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Gulf Coast Builders Exchange – Pull! Join the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange November 14, 2014, from 10am-4pm, as they host a Sporting Clays Tournament at Knights Trail Park. Limited to First 120 Shooters! $120 pp ot $400 foursome Includes lunch, 50 shells per participant and raffle ticket. Does not include golf cart or shotgun. DEADLINE: November 3rd Click HERE for more information Knights Trail Park 3445 Rustic Road Nokomis, Fl 34275 (941) 488-3223 (941) 488-3223
What Is The Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation? Shaun P. Merriman, President and CEO of Gateway Bank, announced that Gateway Bank is hosting an Awareness “Happy Hour” Event for Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation (JAJF) on October 28, 2014, from 5:30pm-7:30pm in the bank’s lobby located at 1100 S. Tamiami Trail (at Bahia Vista Street) in Sarasota. The event will spotlight what JAJF and the Sarasota hospitality community are doing for young, late-stage families from across the U.S. brought here to our beaches. You must RSVP to attend. Featured on CBS News Sunday Morning, NBC Sunday […]
Why Do Thousands Try To Cross the Mediterranean in Flimsy, Crowded Boats? In 2014 alone, nearly 3,000 people have died while fleeing Africa across the Mediterranean Sea – including some 500 in one incident in September. What reasons motivate so many African migrants to undertake the dangerous crossing to Europe? What ethical questions should inform our responses to patterns of mass migration? Acclaimed African writer Véronique Tadjo will address those questions in a talk entitled “In Search of a Better Life: The Perils of Hope,” at New College of Florida. Tadjo will discuss the issue of migration in the context […]
Free Admission To Ringling With Any RIAF Ticket. Enjoy free admission to the entire estate throughout the festival with any RIAF performance ticket. Explore the Museum of Art, Circus Museum and Ca’ d’Zan. Discover lite-bites, and lively conversation at Ringling’s Gatehouse Gatherings and relax with friends while you enjoy the sounds of Jazz Sunsets on the Bay. Great seats are still available, buy your tickets today! Click HERE for more Information. Vijay Iyer Trio, jazz ensemble. Duo Amal, Two pianists – two pianos. Keigwin + Company, contemporary dance. The Table, puppetry by Blind Summit Theatre. Tangram, classical dance and circus […]
Ringling College of Art + Design Presents PINC.Sarasota On Thursday, November 6 2014, join the Ringling College of Art + Design at Florida Studio Theater as they present PINC.Sarasota. PINC.Sarasota will bring together a gathering of global visionaries, cementing Sarasota as an epicenter for thought leadership in North America. What better place to invite YOU to a consortium of global thinkers for a ONE-DAY event featuring 16 inspiring speakers, intermezzos of artistic, visual and theatrical performance, and Haute Cuisine Dinner? For more information call (941) 548-9889 or visit www.pincsarasota.com.
Chef Paul Mattison At Dakin Dairy Farms Benefits Harvest House. Friday, October 17 from 6pm at Dakin Dairy Farms under the Oaks enjoy a special evening. Chef Paul Mattison / Dakin Dairy Farm’s Five-Course Pasture to Plate Wine Dinner Menu: 1 – Cheese & Beer Tasting, led by David Curran, Certified Cheese Professional 2 – Beet & Goat Cheese Salad 3 – Mangrove Snapper 4 – Braised Three Suns Ranch Bison Tortellini 5 – Tres Leches Dessert • $125 includes tax and tip benefitting the Harvest House • Sponsors include Dakin Dairy Farm, Eat Local Week, Edible Magazine, Marmalade Salon […]
Winterfest Music Festival Enters 2nd Year. Winterfest 2015 will be held February 28, 2015 at Lakewood Ranch’s Premier Sports Campus on Post Road in Lakewood Ranch. The music festival, in its second year, will feature top-shelf national and local musical acts of all different types. This year, the gates open at noon and music starts at 1 p.m. Festival-goers should bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. The Palmetto-based Del Couch Music Education Foundation will be a Winterfest beneficiary. The non-profit organization was formed to provide students with opportunities to create and learn the art of music. Winterfest […]
Gateway Bank To Join In Worldwide Simultaneous Performance Of “Thriller”. Join Gateway Bank for Thrill the World-SRQ, a worldwide simultaneous dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” on Saturday, October 25th from 3 – 6 p.m. at Gateway Bank on the corner of Bahia Vista and US 41. Showtime is at 5:00 p.m. sharp. Practice sessions start now, and you must register to participate! No dance experience necessary, and all ages welcome. It’s $10 to register, and proceeds will benefit the Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation (JAJF). For more information and to register, visit www.jajf.org/events. Instructor is Cory Boyas, and […]
Sarasota Opera Wants To Help You Understand Opera. For the second year in a row, Sarasota Opera will offer its popular “Understanding Opera” seminar series open to anyone interested in learning more about this dynamic art form. Executive Director Richard Russell and Director of Artistic Administration Greg Trupiano, who have more than 60 years of collective experience in the opera industry, will team up to offer specially crafted discussions designed to delve into different areas of the world of opera. These enjoyable morning talks will take place at the Jonas Kamlet Library in the Deane Carroll Allyn Pavilion Building next […]
American Heart Association’s “Heart Walk” Gateway Bank’s Beneficiary. Shaun P. Merriman, President and CEO of Gateway Bank, announced that Bank employees raised $7,160 for the American Heart Association’s (AHA) local Heart Walk that took place on September 20 at Payne Park in Sarasota. In addition, Merriman served on the AHA’s Executive Leadership Team, and the Bank sponsored the event at the “Fit Friendly” level. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, Merriman challenged his employees, 41 in total, to recruit 30 walkers and raise $150 each, for a team total of $4,500. Not only did the team meet their […]
Habitat For Humanity To Break Ground On 204th Home. Come celebrate with Habitat for Humanity Sarasota as they break ground on their 204th home on Jarvis Road in Sarasota. Groundbreaking Ceremony Thursday, October 2, 2014 9:30-10:15 am 7125 Jarvis Road, Sarasota, FL 34241
St. Pete Chillounge Night Presents “Cirque Du Chill”. Chillounge Night, the ultimate outdoor lounge party, is teaming up with The Circus Arts Conservatory to bring Cirque du Chill – an epic and dynamic circus arts presentation to St. Pete’s Straub Park on November 22nd, 2014. Cirque du Chill will feature spectacular entertainment by world-renowned circus artists that will be unlike any Chillounge Night experience yet to date. The evening will be full of surprises as guests engage in breath-taking entertainment that only the circus arts can provide. Expect the unexpected as acrobats perform extraordinary feats of balance and agility, aerialists […]
Free Food And Special Release Beer At Darwins. Darwin Brewing Co is hosting their first annual “Finchtoberfest” celebration at noon on Sat., Sept. 20 in conjunction with the opening of the annual Munich Oktoberfest in Germany. The event will include free food, live music and a special release German-style lager. Finchtoberfest is free and open to the public. Darwin’s on 4th is catering the event, offering free food to guests from 2 to 6 p.m. with Chef Darwin Santa Maria grilling German bratwurst and Peruvian favorites. Brewmaster Jorge Rosabal, trained and educated in Germany, will be on hand for tastings […]
3rd Annual All In For “GIG” Casino Night. Date: Saturday September 27th 2014 Time: Start time is 6pm Location: Gold Coast Eagle – 7501 Wireless Court, Sarasota 34240 Benefiting: The Center for Building Hope and Local Families affected by Cancer Cost: $100 Tax Deductible Donation includes: Beer, Wine, Food, Chips for Casino Games or the Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament. There will be a chance to win Prizes for anyone playing in the Casino and Prizes for the Top Winners in the Poker Tournament. Check out our facebook page and join the event page to stay up to date with info […]
New College Of Florida No. 5 Among National Public Liberal Arts Colleges. U.S. News & World Report has again ranked New College of Florida the No. 5 public liberal arts college in the nation. The rankings, part of the “Best Colleges 2015” edition, were released today on the magazine’s website. The ranking marks the 10th consecutive year New College has been listed in the top six public liberal arts colleges nationwide. New College trails only four military service academies in the category. U.S. News & World Report also named New College to its “Least Debt” list. New College is one […]
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Saturday, October 18, 2014
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