Longboat Key: Your Calendar

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Savor the Sounds

What: The first Savor the Sounds event will feature a Dixieland Jazz concert in a picnic setting. Bring your own food and drinks or purchase pre-ordered box dinners from Harry’s Continental Kitchens. The evening will end with fireworks. Cost is $5; VIP tables can be purchased for $25 a person. Call 383-2466.

When: 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20

Where: Bayfront Park, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive

Thursday Feb. 11

Meet, Greet & Eat — Takes place from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Harbourside Dining Room, 3110 Harbourside Drive. Officers, managers and residents of Longboat Key’s condominiums and homeowners associations can network with one another. Call 387-9000

'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

Sandpipers Men’s Group — Meets at noon at All Angels by the Sea, Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Guest speaker Michael Jernigan, an injured veteran and founder of Paws for Patriots, will speak. The speech will begin at 12:30 p.m. Call 383-8161 to reserve lunch.

‘The Presidents: Who Were the Best and Who Were the Worst?’ — Takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. In honor of Presidents Day, discuss who you think should make the list of best and worst presidents in history. Cost is $15 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Call 383-9911.

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.

Wednesday, Feb. 17

All Angels by the Sea Fashion Show — Takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Bird Key Yacht Club, 301 Bird Key Drive. Fashions will be from Binjara Traders, Sahara and Ivory Coast.  Lunch will be served. Cost is $35. Call 383-8161.

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.

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].

Wednesdays

‘Take Up Your Cross’ — Takes place at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 to March 16. The Lenten Series focuses on five different individuals who faced adversity in their personal lives, overcame it and used their experience to enrich their service to the world.

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 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.

Wednesdays

Wonderful Wednesdays Book Sales — Take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gently used books will be discounted by 50%. Paperbacks will be 25 cents, and hardback books will be 50 cents to $2.50. Call 383-2011.

Every Wednesday from 9 to 4 the Longboat Library at 555 Bay Isles Road, will be discounting by 50% its extensive collection of "gently used" books. Popular paperbacks will be selling for 25 cents and hardback books, many of them best sellers, will be 50 cents to $2.50.
A bargain for everyone on Longboat.

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.