Longboat Key: Your Calendar

DON'T MISS

Tea for the Sea

What: The annual high tea event will celebrate women’s leadership in the fields of science and philanthropy. Tea and hors d’oeuvres will be served, and there will be speakers and a live auction. Cost is $150, and proceeds will go toward Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium. Call 388-4441, Ext. 393.

When: 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5

Where: Longboat Key Club Harbourside Dining Room, 3110 Harbourside Drive

Wednesday, Feb. 3

Free CPR Training — Takes place at 9 a.m. at Longboat Key Fire Rescue, 5490 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Learn the life-saving skills of Hands-Only CPR. Contact [email protected] or 316-1944.

Thursday, Feb. 4 and Feb. 11

'The Power of Rest — How to Renew Your Body' — Takes place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. Sleep expert Matthew Edlund will teach that rest is regeneration and that active rest can be done rapidly anywhere and any time and can advance health. Cost is $40 for members; $45 for nonmembers. Call 383-8811.

Sunday, Feb. 7

Super Bowl Pre-Game Lunch — Takes place following the worship service at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. For more information, call 383-6491.

Monday, Feb. 8

Christ Church Fashion Show — Takes place at 11 a.m. at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Fashions will be provided by Patchington, and hair will be styled by Design 2000. Refreshments will be served. Cost is $15, and proceeds will benefit the Learn to Fish Recovery Center and the church. Call 387-7485 for tickets.

Tuesday, Feb. 9

Longboat Key Democratic Club — Takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Portofino Restaurant, 2600 Harbourside Drive. Frank Alcock, political commentator for ABC 7 and expert in environmental studies and climate change, will speak. Cost is $25. Call 383-9893.

'Entering the Shift Change' — Takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. Futurist David Houle will discuss his best-selling book in the category of business planning and forecasting. Cost is $15 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Call 383-8811.

Thursday, Feb. 11

“There’s No Business Like Shul Business: A Cantor’s Cabaret” — Takes place at 7 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. The Bay Area Cantorial Association’s 13th annual concert will celebrate Jewish life with musical solos and ensembles covering an international range or writers, eras, styles, languages, genres and cultures. Cost is $18. Call 727-785-4568, or email [email protected].

Sunday, Feb. 14

Jazz Sunday — Takes place at 10 a.m. at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Al Hixon and other well-known local jazz artists will perform in this service presided over by the Rev. Vincent Carroll. Call 383-6491.

'Songs from the Heart — The Many Facets of Love' — Takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. Metropolitan Opera baritone Jason Stearns and Lee Dougherty Ross, artistic director and co-founder of Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, will perform a special Valentine’s Day program. Cost is $20 for members; $25 for nonmembers. Call 383-9911.

Tuesday, Feb. 16

Republican Club of Longboat Key — Meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Club John Ringling Room, 220 Sands Point Road. Brian Mast, retired U.S. Army staff sergeant and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Florida’s 18th Congressional District, will speak. Cost is $40 for members; $50 for nonmembers. Call 383-5349.

Thursday, Feb. 18

Historical Society Lecture — Takes place at 7 p.m. at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Amara Nash, of the Florida Maritime Museum, will speak about the history of Cortez Village. Lecture is free. Visit longboatkeyhistory.com.

Friday, Feb. 19

'Mickey Rooney —Beyond Triple Threat' — Takes place from 1 to 2:15 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. Learn about Mickey Rooney and his 80-year career. Cost is $20 for members; $22.50 for nonmembers. Call 383-8811.

Recurring events

Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive

RSVP to [email protected] or 383-6493.

Tuesdays

Gentle Yoga — Takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. Carol McClenahan will be leading a gentle yoga class designed to improve balance, strength, endurance and flexibility. A $10 donation is suggested.

Thursdays

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.

Fridays

Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning (SILL) — Takes place at 10:30 a.m. beginning Jan. 15. The 12-part international SILL lecture series will be shown via DVD. $75 for all 12 lectures; $8 per individual lecture.

All Angels by the Sea, Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road

Call 383-8161

Mondays

Memoir Writing Class — Takes place at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month. Classes are taught by David Rice.

Tuesdays

Transitions Support Group — Meets at 10 a.m. Liz Cupo will lead the group.

Rotary Club of Longboat Key — Meets at 5:15 p.m. Cost is $8. Contact Sydelle Pittas at [email protected].

Fridays

Tai Chi — Takes place at 10 a.m. Cost is free.

Bayfront Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive

Mondays and Wednesdays

Skeletal Fitness — Takes place at 11:15 a.m. Mirabai Holland will teach this Osteoporosis prevention and management in this bone-loading full-body workout. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 201-956-1466.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Pumping the Prime — Takes place at 10 a.m. Mirabai Holland will teach full body strength and core workout. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 201-956-1466.

Wednesdays

Feel Good Yoga Therapeutics — Takes place at 6 p.m. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 316-1988.

Fridays

Moving Free — Takes place at 11:15 a.m. Mirabai Holland will teach this yoga fusion, core, balance, fall prevention, stretch and mobility workout. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 201-956-1466.

Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive

Call 383-6491

Thursdays

Shifting Sands Support Group — Takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Ruth Cushing Room. This group is open to any adult going through a difficult transition.

Sundays

“A Quantum Spiritual Leap for 2016” — Takes place at 9:30 a.m. at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The Rev. Ralph Lebkuecher will highlight the spiritual principles that can transform your life. Call 383-6491.

Longboat Key Club Tavern and Whiskey Bar,  3110 Harbourside Drive

Thursdays

Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key — Meets at 7:30 a.m. Cost is $10 and includes a breakfast buffet. Call Donna at 388-2847.

Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212

Call 383-8811.

Mondays
“Fabric Collage” — Takes place from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 1 through Feb. 22. Students of all levels will learn how to use fabric as a basis for creating finished artworks. Bring a variety of fabrics and sharp fabric scissors. Other materials will be provided for $10 per person. Cost for the four classes is $125 for members; $130 for nonmembers.

Longboat Library, 555 Bay Isles Road

Call 383-2011.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

Computer Assistance — Takes place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Helen DeWitt will assist members with problems they have using the library’s computers. Cost is free.

Wednesdays

Wonderful Wednesdays Book Sales — Take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. hardcover and paperback used books will be discounted. Call 383-2011.

Town Hall, 502 Bay Isles Road

Call Lisa Silvertooth, 316-1999

Tuesdays

Better Your Nutrition — Takes place from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 26 to Feb. 23. The five-week nutrition program will teach participants how to build healthy eating habits. Cost is $45.