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EUMC pancake brunches return Saturday

Monday, November 28th, 2011 by Mark Chapman ,
with photos by courtesy EUMC

Brunch Chair­man Peter Patrick poses infrontof one oflast year’s crowds.

The stacks are back.

The Men’s Fel­low­ship group kicks off the 39th year of its pan­cake brunches from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sat­ur­day, Dec. 3, in the Engle­wood United Methodist Church Fel­low­ship Hall, 700 E. Dear­born St. The brunches run through April 21

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Playhouse brings Harry Truman to life

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 by Mark Chapman ,
with photos by Rob Davis

Jack Rabito plays Harry Tru­man in “Given ‘Em Hell Harry” at the Lemon Bay Playhouse.

For­mer Pres­i­dent Harry Tru­man will be brought to life in “Give ‘Em Hell Harry” by Samuel Gallu at the Lemon Bay Play­house at 7:30 p.m. Sat­ur­day, Dec. 3, and 2 p.m. Sun­day, Dec. 4.

This one-man play will be pre­sented with Jack Rabito as the con­tro­ver­sial and unflinch­ingly eth­i­cal 33rd pres­i­dent of the United States.

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Exsultate! concert season opens Dec. 4

Sunday, November 20th, 2011 by Mark Chapman ,
with photos by courtesy Exsultate!

Exsul­tate! opens its 2011–2012 three-concert sea­sons Dec. 4.

The cham­ber chorale Exsul­tate! begins its 10th con­cert sea­son with “Sounds of the Sea­son” at 3:30 p.m. Sun­day, Dec. 4, in the Grace United Methodist Church sanc­tu­ary, 400 Field Ave. E., on Venice Island.

Con­duc­tor and Artis­tic Direc­tor Stephen Johns said, “As promised in the sub­ti­tle, this hol­i­day treat will sing out from ‘Cathe­dral Bells to Sleigh Bells Around the World.’ Our top-notch ensem­ble Jubi­late! and Venice High School’s Le Voci di Venezia Cham­ber Choir will join Exsul­tate! as we explore the musi­cal tra­di­tions of Europe, Amer­ica, and beyond. The pro­gram will include vocal lit­er­a­ture from var­i­ous cul­tures and styl­is­tic peri­ods with a few sur­prises for our audience.”

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Volunteer gardeners needed at Cedar Point Park

Monday, November 14th, 2011 by Mark Chapman ,
with photos by Bill Dunson

A Man­grove Buck­eye butterfly.

Vol­un­teers are needed at the Native Plant and But­ter­fly Gar­den at Cedar Point Envi­ron­men­tal Park, 2300 Placida Road.

The gar­den is spon­sored by the local Man­grove Chap­ter of the Florida Native Plant Soci­ety. Vol­un­teer gar­den­ers and FNPS mem­bers work together tend­ing this gar­den from 9 to 11 a.m. Mon­days. Learn about Florida native plants and their wildlife value. No pre­vi­ous knowl­edge is required.

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Free Thanksgiving Dinner at GCUMC

Monday, November 14th, 2011 by Mark Chapman

Gulf Cove United Methodist Church will host a free Thanks­giv­ing din­ner for the com­mu­nity from noon to 3 p.m. on Thurs­day, Nov. 24.

Din­ner will con­sist of turkey and all the tra­di­tional fix­ings. Indi­vid­u­als who are home­bound may call before Thurs­day and request deliv­ery if their home is within 10 miles of the church. Orders for take-outs will not be accepted early, but can be requested that day at the door.

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Christmas bazaar to fill EUMC Fellowship Hall

Monday, November 7th, 2011 by Mark Chapman ,
with photos by courtesy EUMC

Hand­made crafts will fill the Engle­wood United Methodist Church’s gymnasium-sized Fel­low­ship Hall at 700 E. Dear­born St. from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30   p.m. Sat­ur­day, Nov. 19, for the annual Christ­mas Bazaar. There is plenty of free park­ing, and the event is hand­i­capped accessible.

Hand­made crafts will be on sale at the Engle­wood United Methodist Church Christ­mas Bazaar.

Get into the hol­i­day spirit brows­ing through an array of Christ­mas dec­o­ra­tions, trees, orna­ments, wreaths, Afghans, baby quilts, wall hang­ings, pil­lows, hand-painted items, children’s and other gifts made by the United Methodist Women’s Cre­ative Work­shop. Buy baked goods made by the women and nuts and honey sold by the United Methodist Men.

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Surviving the Holidays session at EUMC

Sunday, November 6th, 2011 by Mark Chapman

Engle­wood United Methodist Church will offer a Grief­Share sem­i­nar on Sur­viv­ing the Hol­i­days. The sem­i­nar will be offered twice: 3 to 5 p.m. Wednes­day, Nov. 9, and 9 to 11 a.m. Sat­ur­day, Nov. 12.

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United Way needs sponsors for Walk-A-Thon

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 by Mark Chapman

The United Way of South Sara­sota County (UWSSC) is look­ing for busi­nesses and orga­ni­za­tions to help spon­sor the 6th Annual Venice Com­mu­nity Walk-A-Thon, which is sched­uled for Sat­ur­day, Feb. 25, at Cen­ten­nial Park in Venice.

Spon­sor­ships include: Gold ($500), Sil­ver ($250) and Bronze ($100).

Addi­tional in-kind spon­sors are needed for the event. Spon­sors will receive on-stage recog­ni­tion, space to hang their ban­ner, their name and logo on T-shirts and men­tion in all print media.

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