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 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27

Where: Harbourside Dining Room, 3110 Harbourside Drive

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 and Sunday, Jan. 31

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.

Tuesday, Feb. 2

“Masters of Blown Glass” — Takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. Award-winning glass artists Kathleen Mulcahy and Ron Desmett will discuss their work and the Pittsburgh Glass Center. Cost is $15 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Call 383-8811.

Friday, Feb. 5

Tea for the Sea — Takes place from 2 to 5 p.m. at Harbourside Dining Room, 3110 Harbourside Drive. 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. Call 388-4441, Ext. 393.

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 by Patchington and hair 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 bestselling book in the category of business planning and forecasting. Cost is $15 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Call 383-8811.

Sunday, Feb. 14

“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.

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.

Mondays

Memoir Writing Class — takes place at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month at All Angels by the Sea, Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Classes are taught by David Rice. Call 383-8161.

Mondays and Wednesdays

Skeletal Fitness — Takes place at 11:15 a.m. at Bayfront Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive. 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.

Tuesdays

Gentle Yoga — Takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. at Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Carol McClenahan will be leading a gentle yoga class designed to improve balance, strength, endurance and flexibility. A $10 donation is suggested. RSVP to [email protected] or 383-6493.

Transitions Support Group — Meets at 10 a.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Liz Cupo will lead the group. Call 383-8161.

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.

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.

Rabbi Michael Eisenstat Lecture Series — Takes place at 2 p.m. January 20, 27 and Feb. 3 at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. Rabbi Eisenstat will speak on the subject “The Rise, Glory and Disappearance of Sephardic Jewry.” Call 383-3428.

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.

Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning (SILL) — Takes place at 10:30 a.m. beginning Jan. 15 at Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The 12-part international SILL lecture series will be shown via DVD. $75 for all 12 lectures; $8 per individual lecture. RSVP to [email protected] or 383-6493.

Moving Free — Takes place at 11:15 a.m. at Bayfront Recreation Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Mirabai Holland will teach this yoga fusion, core, balance, fall prevention, stretch and mobility workout. workout. Cost is $10 for members; $15 for nonmembers. Call 201-956-1466.

“iPhones, iPads and iPods — The Basics and More” — Takes place from 1 to 3 p.m. through Jan. 29 at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The class will be a hands-on experience. Bring all of your fully-charged iOS devices. Cost for the four classes is $100 for members; $110 for nonmembers. Call 383-8811.

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.