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Saturday, April 24th, 2010 by Mark Chapman

Sun­day, July 25

Moose Lodge Break­fast, 9 a.m. to noon Sun­days, Engle­wood Moose Lodge, 55 W. Dear­born St. Order all you’d like for $5. Com­plete break­fast with table ser­vice and all made to order. Enjoy break­fast and help local Moose char­i­ties. Din­ing entrance and park­ing is in rear of build­ing (on Green Street). For menu, go to http://www.englewoodmoose.com. 473‑2670

Church ser­vice, 9 a.m., Hol­i­day Travel Park, 1475 Flamingo Drive. Non-sectarian ser­vices in the club­house with the Rev. Bob Trim­ble. 810−845−5257

Mon­day, July 26

Men’s Fel­low­ship Prayer Break­fast, 7 to 8 a.m. Every Mon­day, Engle­wood United Methodist Church Fel­low­ship Hall, 700 E. Dear­born St., for men of all denom­i­na­tions. Good food and infor­ma­tive pro­grams. $2 dona­tion. 474‑5588.

Myakka River Wood­carvers, 8 to 11 a.m. Mon­days, Encore RV Park, 3737 El Jobean Road, El Jobean. All are wel­come. 697‑7933

Jazzer­cise, 9 to 10 a.m. Mon­days, Engle­wood Sports Com­plex, 1300 S. River Road. Light for­mat, but all lev­els are demon­strated. 214‑8780

Tringali Tap­pers, 9 to 11 a.m. Mon­day and Thurs­day, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 1, 3460 S. McCall Road. $12/week, $48/month. 681‑3742

Tami­ami Writ­ers, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Mon­days, Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St.. The group will take part in fun writ­ing activ­i­ties as well as study lit­er­ary selec­tions. There are no fees, but mem­bers must obtain their own copies of selections.

Adult Skate, 10 a.m. to noon Mon­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 4, 3460 S. McCall Road. $2. 681‑3742

Bingo, 10:30 a.m. Mon­days, St. Fran­cis Church Hall, 5265 Placida Road, Grove City. Free cof­fee and dough­nuts at inter­mis­sion. Through May 15. 697‑4899, 697, 4525

Extreme Gam­ing with Paul Stone­bridge, 2 to 4 p.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. Ages 9 and older. 861‑5000.

Bal­let, Jazz and Tap, 3:30 to 5:45 p.m. Mon­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 1, 3460 S. McCall Road. $30/5 weeks, $25 extra per­son, sec­ond class $20. Susanna Maz­zar teaches chil­dren through adult the art of bal­let, tap and jazz. 681‑3742

All You Can Eat Spaghetti, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Amer­i­can Legion Post 113, 3436 Indi­ana Road, Rotonda West. $7.50. Open to the pub­lic. Enter­tain­ment by The DooWop Crew.

Super Mini Sports, 6 to 7 p.m., Tringali Gym­na­sium Unit 4, 3460 S. McCall Road. Six-week pro­gram for chil­dren 3 to 5 to learn basic fun­da­men­tals of bas­ket­ball, soc­cer and T-ball while prepar­ing them for orga­nized sports. This is a parent-child par­tic­i­pa­tion course (par­ents required). Cost includes T-shirt. $30 per player. 681‑3742

Coun­try Line Dance with Eileen Hax­ton, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mon­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 1, 3460 S. McCall Road. $5. 681‑3742

Singers Wanted, 6:45 to 8 :45 p.m. Mon­days, Engle­wood United Methodist Church, 700 E. Dear­born St. Sun­coast Chorale. Tenors and bari­tones needed. 888−326−8403

Yoga with Linda Davi­son, 7  to 8 p.m. Mon­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 2, Rooms A&B, 3460 S. McCall Road. $12/4 weeks. 681‑3742

Tues­day, July 27

Beach yoga, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tues­days, Engle­wood Beach. All Wel­come. Bring an extra-large towel or blan­ket. Dona­tion. 473‑0135

Hawai­ian Hula for Begin­ners, 9 to 10 a.m. Tues­days, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 6970 Mine­ola and May­port Roads. Learn favorites includ­ing “Tiny Bub­bles” and “Pearly Shells.” $6/class. 474‑6412

Forty Car­rots’ Part­ners in Play, 10:15 to 11 a.m. Tues­days, Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. Ages 1–5. Forty Car­rots Fam­ily Cen­ter is bring­ing a FREE class to Elsie Quirk Library for you and your child. Every week you will have the chance to enjoy mean­ing­ful play­time together, expe­ri­ence new activ­i­ties, join in circle-time fun, spend time with other fam­i­lies, and get valu­able par­ent­ing infor­ma­tion. Atten­dance is lim­ited to 10 fam­i­lies on a first come, first served basis. 861‑1200

Engle­wood Rotary Club lunch and meet­ing, noon to 1 p.m. Tues­days, Sun­coast Audi­to­rium, 700 Med­ical Blvd. $9 per per­son for mem­bers and their guests. 474‑0987

Friend to Friend, noon to 3 p.m., Gulf Cove United Methodist Church Room 109/110), 1100 S. McCall Road, Gulf Cove. This social gath­er­ing pro­vides a place where adults of all ages can meet for fel­low­ship and develop new friend­ships.  Expect fun, laugh­ter, a relaxed atmos­phere, and more fun! If you wish to attend, all you need to bring is a non-alcoholic bev­er­age for your­self, a wide-open heart, and a wel­come spirit. 941−697−1747; e-mail gcumc@ewol.com ; http://www.gulfcoveumc.org.

Sea Tur­tle Adop­tion Cel­e­bra­tion, 2 to 3 p.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. Ages 5 to 11.

Teen Scene, 5 to 7 p.m. Tues­days, Jen­ner­a­tions Well­ness Fit­ness Cen­ter, 2828 S. McCall Road No. 7. Kids ages 10 to 17 are wel­come to work out in a safe and mon­i­tored envi­ron­ment. Stop in for a free trial. This pro­gram is designed to put exer­cise back into our children’s lives while cre­at­ing a healthy habit of well­ness. 460‑8177

Zumba, 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Tues­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 1, 3460 S. McCall Road. $7. 681‑3742

Tae Kwon Do with Gene Marsh­ner, 6 to 8 p.m. Tues­days and Thurs­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter, 3460 S. McCall Road. $40 monthly, $20 per addi­tional fam­ily mem­ber. 681‑3742

Ball­room Dance Classes, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tues­days, Engle­wood Sports Com­plex, 1300 S. River Road. Latin and Amer­i­can styles taught by instruc­tor John Gor­don. Each class is com­plete – come once or sev­eral times. Sin­gles $10, cou­ples $16. 662‑6480.

Wednes­day, July 28

UMW Cre­ative Work­shop, 7:30 a.m. to noon Wednes­days, Engle­wood United Methodist Church Fel­low­ship Hall, 700 E. Dear­born St. Drop in to make quilts, pil­lows, Christ­mas dec­o­ra­tions, children’s and other novel items that raise money for local char­i­ties. 475‑0602

Sea­grass Adven­ture Wad­ing Trip, 9 a.m., Cedar Point Park, 2300 Placida Road. Reser­va­tions are required. After an intro­duc­tory pro­gram on aquatic envi­ron­ments, par­tic­i­pants will walk a short dis­tance to Lemon Bay where, using dip nets and hand view­ers, they will wade into the mangrove-protected waters in search of the plants and ani­mals that reside there. All chil­dren must be accom­pa­nied by an adult. 941−475−0769.

Jazzer­cise, 9 to 10 a.m. Wednes­days, Engle­wood Sports Com­plex, 1300 S. River Road. Light for­mat, but all lev­els are demon­strated. 214‑8780

Line Danc­ing with Eve, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednes­days, Amer­i­can Legion Post 113, 3436 Indi­ana Road, Rotonda West. First hour easy dances. Pub­lic wel­come. $4. 697‑8733

Coun­try Line Dance with Eileen Hax­ton, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednes­days and Fri­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 1, 3460 S. McCall Road. $4. 681‑3742

Kaye Byrnes, Sto­ry­teller, 11 a.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. Ages 4 to 8. 861‑5000.

Knit­ters for Appalachia, 1 to 3 p.m., St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way.  474‑3140

Gym­nas­tics, 4:15 to 8:15 p.m. Wednes­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 4, 3460 S. McCall Road. Taught by Gina Ban­nan. Pre-school (ages 3–5) $28/4 weeks; Advanced Gym­nas­tics ages 7–15, $44/4 weeks; Gym, Tum­ble and Cheer, K-5, $38/4 weeks; Com­pet­i­tive All-Star Cheer Squad, $38/4 weeks. 961‑5037

Food for the Soul, 4:30 p.m., Gulf Cove United Methodist Church , 1100 S. McCall Road, Gulf Cove. From 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Portable 201, the Rev. Bill con­ducts “Pastor’s Bible Study” based on next Sunday’s ser­mon. From 5:30 to 6 p.m., an optional, light din­ner is served; the weekly cost is $3 per per­son, with a $10 fam­ily max­i­mum. After din­ner, there are var­i­ous activ­i­ties for all ages. At 6:30 p.m., a nurs­ery is avail­able for the very young, and “Jesus Rocks” is offered for grades K-5 in room 109. The meet­ings for mid­dle school “FROGS” (Fully Rely­ing On God’s Spirit) and high school “Unfazed” youth start at 6 p.m. in Portable 206. At 6:30 p.m., adults can attend a ses­sion in Portable 201 or in Room 102. All ses­sions end at 7:30 p.m. 941−697−1747; e-mail gcumc@ewol.com; http://www.gulfcoveumc.org.

Bal­let, Jazz and Tap, 5 to 6 p.m. Wednes­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 1, 3460 S. McCall Road. $30/5 weeks, $25 extra per­son, sec­ond class $20. Begin­ning adult Rock­ette style. 681‑3742

Crib­bage, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Wednes­days, Rotonda Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 3754 Cape Haze Drive. Seven games against dif­fer­ent oppo­nents. $5 per per­son, all goes to prize pot. ACC rules, no mug­gins. A new deck of cards will be given to any­one who scores 24, 28, 29 or grand slam hand on the last play day of the month. Boston Bob, 276‑1511 or Jim at 697‑7535

The Yard BBQ’s, 5:30 to 7:15 p.m., The YARD, Gulf Cove United Methodist Church, 1100 S. McCall Road, Gulf Cove. Young Adults (18 to 35). Din­ner, fun times and clean relax­ation. Bring the kids for din­ner (a $2 dona­tion is requested), fol­lowed by age-appropriate activ­i­ties after din­ner. Meet at the church before head­ing over to The YARD. RSVP youngadultsGCUMC@gmail.com or call 941−681−0477.

Hawai­ian Hula Danc­ing, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednes­days, Sun­coast Audi­to­rium, 700 Med­ical Blvd. Part of the H2U pro­gram at Engle­wood Com­mu­nity Hos­pi­tal. 474‑6412

Lego Builders Club, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. 861‑5000.

Yoga with Pauline Stone, 7 to 8 p.m. Wednes­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 1, 3460 S. McCall Road. $12/4 weeks. 681‑3742

Thurs­day, July 29

Beach yoga, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thurs­days, Engle­wood Beach. All Wel­come. Bring an extra-large towel or blan­ket. Dona­tion. 473‑0135

Hawai­ian Hula for Begin­ners, 10 to 11 a.m. Thurs­days, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 6970 Mine­ola and May­port Roads. Learn favorites includ­ing “Tiny Bub­bles” and “Pearly Shells.” $6/class. 474‑6412

TOPS 512, 7:30 a.m. Thurs­days, Cham­ber of Com­merce, 601 S. Indi­ana Ave. Take off pounds sen­si­bly. Vis­i­tors wel­come. 475‑8744

Par­ents Time Out, 9 a.m., Engle­wood United Methodist Church. FREE drop-in child care for chil­dren ages 1 to 5. Fun filled morn­ing with games, sto­ries and crafts. For more details, call 941−681−3169 or visit http://www.foundations-eumc.com. See the Engle­wood Edge story on the pro­gram at http://www.englewoodedge.com/2010/03/30/eumc-to-offer-parents-a-time-out/

Tringali Tap­pers, 9 to 11 a.m. Thurs­day, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 1, 3460 S. McCall Road $48/month for twice a week; $12/week, $48/month. 681‑3742

Crafty Ladies of Gulf Cove United Methodist Church, 9 to 11:30 a.m., Gulf Cove United Methodist Church Oak’s Cove, behind church), 1100 S. McCall Road, Gulf Cove. You do not need to wait for the Fall Bazaar or the Jan­u­ary Arts & Crafts Show to pur­chase hand-crafted items. They are avail­able every Thurs­day morn­ing (except hol­i­days) from 9 to 11:30 a.m. http://www.gulfcoveumc.org. 941−697−1747; e-mail gcumc@ewol.com.

A Quiet Time with God, 9 to 10 a.m. Thurs­days, St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way. Come any­time dur­ing the hour and stay for as long as you wish to pray or medi­ate. We will pray for each other if any­one has a request, oth­er­wise pri­vate, indi­vid­ual time in our chapel area. All are wel­come. 474‑3140

Line Danc­ing Club, 9:30 a.m. Thurs­days, Christ Lutheran Church, 701 N. Indi­ana Ave. Engle­wood Coun­try Lin­ers 423‑1898; 697‑3100

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Day, 11 a.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. Ages 5 to 11. 861‑5000.

Tod­dler Time, 11 to 11:45 a.m. Thurs­days, Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. Ages 1–3 with a care­giver. Pro­grams pro­vide an intro­duc­tion to early lit­er­acy skills includ­ing book shar­ing, sim­ple con­cepts, and lan­guage devel­op­ment. Pro­grams are related to expe­ri­ences famil­iar with tod­dlers and include read­ing aloud, music and move­ment, let­ter and shape recog­ni­tion, vocab­u­lary devel­op­ment and play­time with edu­ca­tional toys. 861‑1200

Coun­try Line Dance with Eileen Hax­ton, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thurs­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 1, 3460 S. McCall Road. $4. 681‑3742

Women’s Resource Cen­ter Peer Coun­sel­ing, 1 to 4 p.m., Engle­wood United Methodist Church, 700 E. Dear­born St. Make an indi­vid­ual appoint­ment with a trained, car­ing, non-judgmental vol­un­teer who lis­tens, pro­vides sup­port and makes refer­rals.  Call The Women’s Resource Cen­ter of Sarasota’s Venice office to sched­ule a con­fi­den­tial appoint­ment. $5. 941−485−9724; http://www.theWomensResourceCenter.org.

Scams, Frauds and Iden­tity Theft, 2 p.m., Gulf Cove United Methodist Church, 1100 S. McCall Road. Dale Phillips of the Char­lotte County Sheriff’s Office will explain what to watch for. Fol­low­ing her dis­cus­sion, there will be a brief ses­sion on credit card debt and a short intro­duc­tion to Dave Ramsey’s Finan­cial Plan­ning ses­sions that begin in August. The entire ses­sion could take two to three hours. The com­mu­nity is invited to attend this free ses­sion. 941−830−0121. http://www.gulfcoveumc.org

Tae Kwon Do with Gene Marsh­ner, 6 to 8 p.m. Thurs­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter, 3460 S. McCall Road. $40 monthly, $20 per addi­tional fam­ily mem­ber. 681‑3742

Kiwa­nis Club of Englewood/Cape Haze, 6 to 7 p.m. Thurs­days, Sassy Snap­per, 70 N. Indi­ana Ave. Net­work­ing begins at 5:30. Every­one is wel­come to attend. 445‑0751

Engle­wood Bridge Club, noon to 4 p.m. Thurs­days, Rotonda Golf & Coun­try Club, 100 Rotonda Cir­cle. $2. 698‑7945

Teen Scene, 5 to 7 p.m. Thurs­days, Jen­ner­a­tions Well­ness Fit­ness Cen­ter, 2828 S. McCall Road No. 7. Kids ages 10 to 17 are wel­come to work out in a safe and mon­i­tored envi­ron­ment. Stop in for a free trial. This pro­gram is designed to put exer­cise back into our children’s lives while cre­at­ing a healthy habit of well­ness. 460‑8177

Engle­wood Toast­mas­ters, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Thurs­days, Engle­wood United Methodist Church, 700 E. Dear­born St. Toast­mas­ters Inter­na­tional is a non-profit orga­ni­za­tion that gives its mem­bers the oppor­tu­nity to develop and improve their pub­lic speak­ing abil­i­ties through local club meet­ings, train­ing sem­i­nars and speech con­tests. 697‑1352

GAMe Night, 7 p.m., Stained Glass One, Wil­low Plaza, 3031 Placida Road. GAMe stands for Glass Artists’ Meet­ing. Open to any­one who works with glass for inter­ac­tion, shar­ing infor­ma­tion and encour­ag­ing each other. Free. http://www.stainedglassone.net; 941−828−0344.

Fri­day, July 30

Gar­den­ing, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Fri­days, Lemon Bay Gar­den Club, 480 Yale St. Learn about Florida plants, prun­ing, and prop­a­ga­tion while work­ing with us in our club­house gar­dens. 475‑3192

Jazzer­cise, 9 to 10 a.m. Fri­days, Engle­wood Sports Com­plex, 1300 S. River Road. Light for­mat, but all lev­els are demon­strated. 214‑8780

Line Danc­ing with Eve, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fri­days, Amer­i­can Legion Post 113, 3436 Indi­ana Road, Rotonda West. First hour easy dances. Pub­lic wel­come. $4. 697‑8733

Coun­try Line Dance with Eileen Hax­ton, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednes­days and Fri­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 1, 3460 S. McCall Road. $4. 681‑3742

Com­fort Con­nec­tion, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fri­days, Engle­wood United Methodist Church, 700 E. Dear­born St. Super­vised care and social­iza­tion for home-bound adults, regard­less of dis­abil­ity, to allow care­givers per­sonal time. Facil­i­tated by a reg­is­tered nurse and staffed by vol­un­teers from five local churches. $20 for five hours or $5 an hour for less time, includes snack and lunch. Frees reduced or waived for finan­cial need. Reg­is­tra­tion on site. 255‑9192; 474‑5588.

Amer­i­can Legion All-You-Can-Eat Din­ner, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Amer­i­can Legion Post 113, 3436 Indi­ana Road, Rotonda West. $10. Open to the pub­lic. Music by Sonny & Sable.

Fri­day Night Skate, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Fri­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter, 3460 S. McCall Road. For grades K—5. Music, con­ces­sions. You pro­vide the skates. $3 per child. 473‑1018

Sin­gles Soci­ety, 7 to 9 p.m. Fri­days, Engle­wood United Methodist Church, Fel­low­ship Hall, 700 E. Dear­born St. Fel­low­ship, food, and fun for sin­gles in their 50s and 60s. Includes pot lucks, movies, and din­ing out. Nor­mally in Room 400 of Fel­low­ship Hall if not there, check Lampp office build­ing by 7:15 p.m. 474‑5588

Engle­wood Elks Bingo, 5:45 p.m. Fri­days, Engle­wood Elks Lodge, 401 N. Indi­ana Ave. Open to the public.

Movie Night at GCUMC, 6:45 p.m., Gulf Cove United Methodist Church, 1100 South McCall Road, Gulf Cove. New movie each week. Com­mu­nity invited. All money raised through the sale of food items and drinks will be used for the Youth Min­istries of the church.  http://www.gulfcoveumc.org. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Youth Direc­tor Mimi Cook at (941) 697‑1747 or youthdirector@ewol.com.

Sat­ur­day, July 31

Native Plant Walk, 9 to 11 a.m., Don Pedro State Park Land­base, 8450 Placida Road. Join the Man­grove Chap­ter of The Native Plant Soci­ety on a fun and infor­ma­tional slow stroll on trails to learn about Florida native plants from local experts. Be pre­pared for sum­mer heat. Wear shoes that can get wet, a sun hat, and sun lotion, and bring insect repel­lent and drink­ing water. Con­tact Denny Girard with ques­tions, 941−474−1492, dennyg29@msn.com. ($3 fee per vehi­cle for park­ing.) http://mangrove.fnpschapters.org

Beach Yoga, 9 to 10 a.m. Sat­ur­days, Engle­wood Beach. All Wel­come. Bring an extra-large towel or blan­ket. Dona­tion. 473‑0135

Ten­nis clin­ics, 10 a.m. to noon Sat­ur­days, Rotonda Park & Pre­serve Ten­nis Courts, 100 Rotonda Blvd. East, Rotonda West. Clin­ics cover all aspects of the game. $30 per clinic. 681‑3742

Sat­ur­day Night Ser­vice, 6 p.m., Sun­coast Wor­ship Cen­ter, 881 S. River Road. Children’s Church, cof­fee bar. 474‑5045

Sun­day, Aug. 1

Moose Lodge Break­fast, 9 a.m. to noon Sun­days, Engle­wood Moose Lodge, 55 W. Dear­born St. Order all you’d like for $5. Com­plete break­fast with table ser­vice and all made to order. Enjoy break­fast and help local Moose char­i­ties. Din­ing entrance and park­ing is in rear of build­ing (on Green Street). For menu, go to http://www.englewoodmoose.com. 473‑2670

Church ser­vice, 9 a.m., Hol­i­day Travel Park, 1475 Flamingo Drive. Non-sectarian ser­vices in the club­house with the Rev. Bob Trim­ble. 810−845−5257

Coming soon…

Monday, March 1st, 2010 by Mark Chapman

Mon­day, Aug. 2

Teen Poetry Work­shop, 2 to 4 p.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. Work­shop with Johanna Fox. Call to reg­is­ter. 861‑5000.

Tues­day, Aug. 3

Fish Prints with Keith Wil­son, 2 to 3 p.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. Ages 5 to 11. 861‑5000.

Wednes­day, Aug. 4

Lego Builders Club, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. Ages 5 and older. Theme: Indi­ana Jones. 861‑5000.

Thurs­day, Aug. 5

Sand Art, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Engle­wood Beach, Beach Road. Limit 20 chil­dren. Reg­is­tra­tion required. Ages 5 to 11. 861‑5000.

Fri­day, Aug. 6

Help Feed Char­lotte Red­fish Tour­na­ment Cap­tains Meet­ing, 6:30 p.m., Har­poon Harry’s, Fishermen’s Vil­lage, West Retta Esp­lande, Punta Gorda. Meet the other com­peti­tors, learn the rules, enjoy cama­raderie. Ben­e­fits Help Feed Char­lotte. Tour­na­ment is Sat­ur­day morn­ing. 941−637−5953; http://www.flatsmasters.com

Sat­ur­day, Aug. 7

Help Feed Char­lotte Red­fish Tour­na­ment, 5:30 to 6:30 a.m. sign-in, 6:30 a.m. start, Har­poon Harry’s Dock, Fishermen’s Vil­lage, West Retta Esp­lande, Punta Gorda. $2,500 first prize. three-angler teams, com­bined weight of best two red­fish, bait of angler’s choice. Ben­e­fits Help Feed Char­lotte. 941−637−5953; http://www.flatsmasters.com

Back To School Bash, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Engle­wood YMCA, 701 Med­ical Blvd. Spon­sored by the YMCA, local churches and busi­nesses. Free school sup­plies includ­ing back­packs, school sup­plies,  health screen­ings,  hair cuts,  non-sport phys­i­cals and  immu­niza­tions. Sup­plies are lim­ited and are avail­able on a first come, first served basis. Serv­ing grades K-12 for stu­dents attend­ing both pri­vate and pub­lic schools liv­ing within the fol­low­ing Zip Code areas: 34223, 34224, 34295, 33921, 33946, 33947, 33948, 33952, 339536, 33954, 33981. Please bring an Engle­wood local ID or an Engle­wood stu­dent report card. Stu­dent must be present to receive sup­plies. 941−474−5045

Fam­ily film: “The Water Horse,” 2 to 3:30 p.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St.  861‑5000.

Thurs­day, Aug. 12

Beach Story Time, 10:30 to 11 a.m., Engle­wood Beach Pavil­ion, Beach Road.  861‑5000.

Fam­ily film: “Flip­per,” 11 a.m. to 12:35 p.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. 861‑5000.

Wednes­day, Aug. 18

Teen Advi­sory Board, 5:30 p.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. 861‑5000.

Thurs­day, Aug. 19

Fam­ily film: “Surf’s Up,” 11 a.m. to 12:35 p.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. 861‑5000.

Sat­ur­day, Aug. 21

Crab Crawl 5K Run and Well­ness Walk, 7:30 a.m., Char­lotte Sports Park, El Jobean Road. Entry form at http://www.charlottecountyfl.com or call 941−235−5010

Sat­ur­day, Aug. 28

Native Plant Walk, 9 to 11 a.m., Sleep­ing Tur­tles Pre­serve North, 3462 Bor­der Road, Venice. Join the Man­grove Chap­ter of The Native Plant Soci­ety on a fun and infor­ma­tional slow stroll on trails to learn about Florida native plants from local experts. Be pre­pared for sum­mer heat. Wear shoes that can get wet, a sun hat, and sun lotion, and bring insect repel­lent and drink­ing water. Con­tact Denny Girard with ques­tions, 941−474−1492, dennyg29@msn.com. (Meet by the park sign on Bor­der Road.) http://mangrove.fnpschapters.org

Tues­day, Sept. 7

Safe Boat­ing Class, 9 a.m. to noon, New Royal Palm Marina, 779 W. Went­worth St.U.S. Coast Guard Aux­il­iary Flotilla 87.  Learn about boat han­dling, nav­i­ga­tion, trai­ler­ing, safety equip­ment and rules of the road. $25 for a sin­gle per­son, $20 for each addi­tional fam­ily mem­ber. Lee Waters at 941−697−9435. http://www.coastguardenglewood.com

Wednes­day, Sept. 8

Safe Boat­ing Class, 9 a.m. to noon, New Royal Palm Marina, 779 W. Went­worth St.U.S. Coast Guard Aux­il­iary Flotilla 87.  Learn about boat han­dling, nav­i­ga­tion, trai­ler­ing, safety equip­ment and rules of the road. $25 for a sin­gle per­son, $20 for each addi­tional fam­ily mem­ber. Lee Waters at 941−697−9435. http://www.coastguardenglewood.com

Thurs­day, Sept. 9

Safe Boat­ing Class, 9 a.m. to noon, New Royal Palm Marina, 779 W. Went­worth St.U.S. Coast Guard Aux­il­iary Flotilla 87.  Learn about boat han­dling, nav­i­ga­tion, trai­ler­ing, safety equip­ment and rules of the road. $25 for a sin­gle per­son, $20 for each addi­tional fam­ily mem­ber. Lee Waters at 941−697−9435. http://www.coastguardenglewood.com

Sat­ur­day, Sept. 25

Native Plant Walk, 9 to 11 a.m., Man­a­sota Scrub Pre­serve, 2696 Bridge St. Join the Man­grove Chap­ter of The Native Plant Soci­ety on a fun and infor­ma­tional slow stroll on trails to learn about Florida native plants from local experts. Be pre­pared for sum­mer heat. Wear shoes that can get wet, a sun hat, and sun lotion, and bring insect repel­lent and drink­ing water. Con­tact Denny Girard with ques­tions, 941−474−1492, dennyg29@msn.com. (First left off Man­a­sota Beach Road from Engle­wood Road)  http://mangrove.fnpschapters.org

Sat­ur­day, Oct.9

Fly In Break­fast, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Buchan Air­port, Old Engle­wood Road.  Vis­it­ing avi­a­tors fly in and have break­fast under the tent. Res­i­dents may also join then for break­fast and see the vitage air­craft. Break­fast is $6. Call Gene Naples at 941−473−1127 or Russ Kyper at  941−474−7632.

Sat­ur­day, Oct. 23

High­way cleanup, 7:30 a.m., South McCall Road-South Indi­ana Avenue. The Scenic High­way Com­mit­tee adopted a por­tion of the S.R. 776 cor­ri­dor to help keep the area attrac­tive to vis­i­tors and to main­tain a high qual­ity of life for local cit­i­zens. The group will main­tain its area, which extends one mile on each side of the county line. Vol­un­teers are needed to help out. Safety gear and train­ing provided.

Fri­day, Nov. 26

21st annual Christ­mas Light­ing Cer­e­mony, 6 p.m., Rotonda West island gazebo at the Oak­land Hills Marina, Rotonda Cir­cle. Santa will arrive at 6 p.m. and the light switches will be turned on at dusk. A lighted boat parade will be held in con­junc­tion with the cer­e­mony. The light­ing event marks the start of the hol­i­day sea­son in the community.

Sat­ur­day, Nov. 27

Rotonda Christ­mas Parade, 2 p.m.,  Rotonda Cir­cle from Rotonda Boule­vard East to Oak­land Hills Marina.  March­ing bands and units, clas­sic cars, school groups, civic and ser­vice orga­ni­za­tions, churches and more. The committee’s goal is 100 units. Parade rain date is Sun­day, Nov. 28. There is no entry fee. Reg­is­tra­tion infor­ma­tion is avail­able in the Christ­mas Parade arti­cle at http://www.rotondawest.com. E-mail inquiries for parade reg­is­tra­tion and gen­eral infor­ma­tion may be addressed to rotondachristmasparade@gmail.com, or call Don at 697‑3769 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.