Your Calendar: Longboat Key

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Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show

What: Enjoy food from local restaurants and drinks from local “celebrities.” The fashion show will feature clothing from J.McLaughlin. Proceeds will benefit the Longboat Key Garden Club’s grants and scholarships. Tickets are $50. Contact Phyllis Black, 383-2567 or [email protected], or email Lyn Haycock, [email protected].

When: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27

Where: Longboat Key Club’s Harbourside Dining Room, 3110 Harbourside Drive.

Sunday, Jan. 10

Circus Ring of Fame — Takes place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at St. Armands Circle Park. The 29th annual event will honor those who have made a significant contribution to the circus. Call 388-1554.

Monday, Jan. 11

Bingo Ice Cream Party — Takes place at 7 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. Enjoy an evening of bingo, food and beverages. Cash prizes will be rewarded. Admission is $25 and includes one free card per game. Call 383-3428.

Tuesday, Jan. 12

Longboat Key Democratic Club — Takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Portofino Restaurant, 2600 Harbourside Drive. Rob Laurie, a public radio broadcaster in Tampa, and Edward James III, who is running for the Florida House of Representatives District 72, will speak. Cost is $25. Call 383-4899.

Saturday, Jan. 16

Classic Antique Car Show — Takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Armands Circle Park. View classic and antique automobiles in this annual event. Call 388-1554.

Tuesday, Jan. 19

Republican Club of Longboat Key — Takes place at 5:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Club John Ringling Room, 220 Sands Point Road. Retired Col. Derek Harvey, of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, will speak. Cost is $40 for members; $50 for nonmembers. Call 383-5349.

Thursday, Jan. 21

Historical Society Lecture — Takes place at 7 p.m. at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Dr. Buddy Powell, of the Sea to Shore Alliance, will speak about the environmental problems facing manatees and what is being done to protect them. Lecture is free. Visit longboatkeyhistory.com.

Tuesday, Jan. 26

Longboat Key Garden Club Meeting — takes place at 7 p.m. at Windward Bay, 4888 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Artist Jamie Kirkell will speak about silk painting. Email [email protected].

Saturday, Jan. 30

Longboat Key Center for the Arts Habatat Galleries Opening ­— takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, 6860 Longboat Drive S. The exhibition will feature contemporary glass art from 21 artists. Call 383-2345.

Saturday, Jan. 30

St. Armands Winter Art Festival — More than 175 artists in the areas of pottery, oil, watercolor, ceramics, jewelry and sculpture will display and sell their original artwork. Call 388-1554.

Recurring events

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Pumping the Prime — Takes place at 10 a.m. at Bayfront Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Mirabai Holland will teach full body strength and core workout. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 201-956-1466.

Computer Assistance — Takes place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Longboat Library, 555 Bay Isles Road. Helen DeWitt will assist members with problems they have using the library’s computers. Cost is free. Call 383-2011.

Tuesdays

Better Your Nutrition — Takes place from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 26 to Feb. 23, at Town Hall, 502 Bay Isles Road. The five-week nutrition program will teach participants how to build healthy eating habits. Cost is $45. Call Lisa Silvertooth, 316-1999.

Line Dancing — Takes place from 2 to 3 p.m. at Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. People with all levels of fitness can learn line dancing. Cost is $10 per lesson. Call 383-6493.

Rotary Club of Longboat Key — Meets at 5:15 p.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Cost is $8. Contact Sydelle Pittas at [email protected].

Wednesdays

Longboat Library Wonderful Wednesdays Book Sales — Take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Longboat Library, 555 Bay Isles Road. Both hardcover and paperback used books will be discounted. Call 383-2011.

Feel Good Yoga Therapeutics — Takes place at 6 p.m. at Bayfront Park Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 316-1988.

Thursdays

Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key — Meets at 7:30 a.m. at the Longboat Key Club’s Tavern & Whiskey Bar. Cost is $10 and includes a breakfast buffet. Call Donna at 388-2847.

Zumba with Suzy — Takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. at Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. A $10 donation is suggested. RSVP to [email protected] or 383-6493.

Shifting Sands Support Group — Takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Ruth Cushing Room at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. This group is open to any adult going through a difficult transition. Call 383-6491.

Fridays

Tai Chi — Takes place at 10 a.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Cost is free. Call 383-8161.