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Saturday, April 24th, 2010 by Mark Chapman

Mon­day, Jan. 30

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

Food Pantry, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 180 Langsner St. Foursquare Gospel Church and St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church sup­ply the only Engle­wood food pantry that is open five days a week. The pantry needs canned meats and fruits, instant pota­toes, pasta prod­ucts, rice, beans of any kind, peanut but­ter and jelly. Dona­tions can be dropped off at Foursquare or St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way. 941−828−7489.

St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church Thrift Shop, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 485 S. Indi­ana Ave. St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church Thrift Shop pro­vides cloth­ing and sundry items at afford­able prices.  The first week of the month and every Sat­ur­day are yellow-tag sale days (half price).  941 474‑1047

Al-Anon, 10 a.m., St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broadway.Monday Morn­ing Sun­shine Group for rel­a­tives and friends of per­sons with prob­lems of alco­holism or addiction.

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

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 Henry Monzello.

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

“Trib­ute to Elvis,” 6 p.m., Lemon Bay High School Per­form­ing Arts Cen­ter, 2201 Placida Road. Mike Albert and the Big “E” Band. $20 gen­eral admis­sion, tick­ets on sale at all Engle­wood Bank & Trust loca­tions. Doors open at 6 p.m., with a preshow spon­sored by Fel­low­ship Church. Pro­ceeds from the show will be used to sup­port var­i­ous local needs through­out the Engle­wood area, includ­ing local food banks, and the Lemon Bay High School wrestling team.

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, Jan. 31

TOPS, 7:30 a.m., 401 S. Broad­way Road. Visit a meet­ing at St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church for free. Dis­cover caring,supportive friends to help you take off and keep off pounds sensibly.

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

Food Pantry, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 180 Langsner St. Foursquare Gospel Church and St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church sup­ply the only Engle­wood food pantry that is open five days a week. The pantry needs canned meats and fruits, instant pota­toes, pasta prod­ucts, rice, beans of any kind, peanut but­ter and jelly. Dona­tions can be dropped off at Foursquare or St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way. 941−276−6720.

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

St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church Thrift Shop, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 485 S. Indi­ana Ave. St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church Thrift Shop pro­vides cloth­ing and sundry items at afford­able prices.  The first week of the month and every Sat­ur­day are yellow-tag sale days (half price).  941 474‑1047

Tringali Bridge Club, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter, 3460 N. Access Road.

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

Faith and Fel­low­ship, 10:30 a.m. to noon, St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way. A group of men and women read and dis­cuss a book with a spir­i­tual mes­sage in an infor­mal set­ting. There is no home­work and no expense for par­tic­i­pants. New mem­bers are welcome.

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, 1 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 gulfcoveumc@centurylink.net. http://www.gulfcoveumc.org.

Tidewell Grief Sup­port, 2 p.m., 401 S. Broad­way Road. Tidewell is con­duct­ing a grief sup­port group at St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church on the sec­ond and fourth Mon­days of the month. RSVP to 941−474−3140

Engle­wood Art Cen­ter Youth Pro­gram, 3:30 to 5 p.m. and 5 to 6:30 p.m., 350 S. McCall Road, Olde Engle­wood. Mem­bers: $50 for four ses­sions, $90 for eight ses­sions. Chil­dren will explore and cre­ate art with all kinds of media, includ­ing draw­ing, paint­ing, col­lage, sculp­ture and works in clay. 941−474−5548; http://eac.ringling.edu

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

Dual Diag­no­sis Recov­ery Anony­mous, 5 to 6 p.m., St David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way. 12-step pro­gram for those suf­fer­ing a men­tal ill­ness and an addiction.

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

Fun Cho­rus, 6:30 p.m., St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way. The group does not hold to a tight musi­cal expec­ta­tion and enjoy singing for retire­ment cen­ters, assisted liv­ing res­i­dences, and senior cit­i­zen com­mu­ni­ties in addi­tion to per­form­ing a spring con­cert. Con­tact R Wei­land, 474‑1510.

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, Feb. 1

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

Food Pantry, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 180 Langsner St. Foursquare Gospel Church and St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church sup­ply the only Engle­wood food pantry that is open five days a week. The pantry needs canned meats and fruits, instant pota­toes, pasta prod­ucts, rice, beans of any kind, peanut but­ter and jelly. Dona­tions can be dropped off at Foursquare or St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way. 941−276−6720.

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

St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church Thrift Shop, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 485 S. Indi­ana Ave. St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church Thrift Shop pro­vides cloth­ing and sundry items at afford­able prices.  The first week of the month and every Sat­ur­day are yellow-tag sale days (half price).  941 474‑1047

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

Preschool Story Time, 11 to 11:45 a.m. Wednes­days, Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. Ages 3–5. Pro­grams pro­vide an oppor­tu­nity to develop and rein­force skills such as read­ing for plea­sure, lan­guage devel­op­ment, let­ter knowl­edge, oral dis­cus­sion, com­pre­hen­sion, and social­iza­tion. Pro­grams include read­ing aloud, rhymes and music, alpha­bet and let­ter recog­ni­tion, cre­ative dra­mat­ics, and related crafts. 861‑1200

Noon Day Eucharist, noon, St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way. Mid-day casual Holy Com­mu­nion and Reflection

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

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

Free light din­ner, 5:30 to 6 p.m., Gulf Cove United Methodist Church, 1100 S. McCall Road, Gulf Cove. Any­one who is expe­ri­enc­ing hard times, is strug­gling, or is home­less is invited to a free meal on the first and third Wednes­days of each month. Con­tact Ron at 822‑1760 to vol­un­teer or for addi­tional infor­ma­tion. http://www.gulfcoveumc.org; 941−697−1747; gulfcoveumc@centurylink.net.

Closet of Hope, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Gulf Cove United Methodist Church, 1100 McCall Road, Gulf Cove. The Closet of Hope at Gulf Cove United Methodist Church offers free cloth­ing for indi­vid­u­als of all ages. To be eli­gi­ble for free cloth­ing, indi­vid­u­als must present a photo ID which reflects their res­i­dence in Char­lotte County or in Engle­wood, North Port, or Venice in Sara­sota County. 697‑1747 or youthdirector@ewol.com. Visit us on the web at http://www.gulfcoveumc.org.

Spir­i­tual book dis­cus­sion, 6 p.m., St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way Road. A small group of men and women meet bi-weekly on the first and third Wednes­days of the month to dis­cuss a book with a spir­i­tual theme and share faith and sup­port. New mem­bers always wel­come. 941−474−3140

St. David’s Youth Group Meet­ings, 6 p.m., St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way Road. Weekly meet­ing to pre­pare a meal together, tend the gar­den, plan activ­i­ties, have fun. All com­mu­nity youth are wel­come. Con­tact Robin, 941−475−7848

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, Feb. 2

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

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

Engle­wood Farm­ers Mar­ket, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pio­neer Park, next to Mango Bistro, 300 block of West Dear­born Street. Local and organic pro­duce, fresh seafood, fresh Ger­man bread, home­made pies, gluten-free baked goods, Bon­sai trees, local honey, can­died nuts, orchids, home­made soups, fresh herbs, ket­tle corn, gourmet French dishes, live music. 941−548−7843. http://www.englewoodfarmersmarket.org.

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.

Quilt­ing group, 9 a.m. to noon, St. David’s Parish hall, 401 S. Broad­way Road. All quil­ters are wel­come. Quilts are made for Appalachia, Head Start and other char­i­ta­ble groups. Quil­ters also may work on their own projects. Con­tact Joan Plock, 941−698−1384; layneplock@embarqmail.com

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

Food Pantry, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 180 Langsner St. Foursquare Gospel Church and St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church sup­ply the only Engle­wood food pantry that is open five days a week. The pantry needs canned meats and fruits, instant pota­toes, pasta prod­ucts, rice, beans of any kind, peanut but­ter and jelly. Dona­tions can be dropped off at Foursquare or St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way. 941−276−6720.

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. 941−697−5533; e-mail gulfcoveumc@centurylink.net.

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

St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church Thrift Shop, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 485 S. Indi­ana Ave. St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church Thrift Shop pro­vides cloth­ing and sundry items at afford­able prices.  The first week of the month and every Sat­ur­day are yellow-tag sale days (half price).  941−474−1047

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

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

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

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.

Angel Food Min­istries, 4 p.m., St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way. Get qual­ity food at a low cost from Angel Food Min­istries. Order at St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church office from 4 to 5 p.m. Thurs­day. Deliv­ery at St. David’s parish hall the last Sat­ur­day of each month. Cash, Debit/Credit, SNAP. Order on-line at http://www.angelfoodministries.com with debit or credit cards. There are no qual­i­fi­ca­tions, min­i­mums, income restric­tions or appli­ca­tions. Every­one is encour­aged to par­tic­i­pate.  Con­tact M L Mat­teo 475‑1334.

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

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 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

Divorce­Care, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Engle­wood United Methodist Church, 900 E. Dear­born St. The goal is to help peo­ple who have been divorced deal with the pain of the past and look for­ward to rebuild­ing their lives. Facil­i­ta­tor: Dr. Con­nie Ellis and Charles Fust. Pre-register by call­ing 941−474−5588. Free Child­care will be pro­vided upon request. $15 for the price of the book.

Fri­day, Feb. 3

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

Liv­ing the Ques­tions, 9 a.m. to noon, St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 404 South Broad­way Road. An intro­duc­tion to pro­gres­sive Chris­tian­ity. Top­ics are thought pro­vok­ing, rel­e­vant, and some­times, con­tro­ver­sial. The for­mat includes wor­ship, a DVD seg­ment, and guided dis­cus­sion. The group meets in the Parish Hall of St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church 2nd and 4th Fri­days, begin­ning in Octo­ber and end­ing in May.

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

Food Pantry, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 180 Langsner St. Foursquare Gospel Church and St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church sup­ply the only Engle­wood food pantry that is open five days a week. The pantry needs canned meats and fruits, instant pota­toes, pasta prod­ucts, rice, beans of any kind, peanut but­ter and jelly. Dona­tions can be dropped off at Foursquare or St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church, 401 S. Broad­way. 941−276−6720.

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

St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church Thrift Shop, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 485 S. Indi­ana Ave. St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church Thrift Shop pro­vides cloth­ing and sundry items at afford­able prices.  The first week of the month and every Sat­ur­day are yellow-tag sale days (half price). 941–474-1047

Rub­ber Stamp­ing, 10 a.m. to noon, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 2, Rooms A&B, 3460 S. McCall Road. $6. Take home three to four crafted items each time. 681‑3742

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. 681-3742Rubber Stamp­ing, 10 a.m. to noon, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter Unit 2, Rooms A&B, 3460 S. McCall Road. $6. Take home three to four crafted items each time. 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.

Empa­thy Work­shop, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Har­mony Rio Stu­dios, 175 S. McCall Road, Old Engle­wood. Free. 941−475−2787

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.

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

Fri­day Night Skate, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Fri­days, Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter, 3460 S. McCall Road. For grades K to 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

Sat­ur­day, Feb. 4

Pick­le­ball, 8 to 11 a.m., Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter, 3460 N. Access Road. Pick­le­ball pad­dle and balls will be avail­able. 941−681−3742; http://www.charlottecountyfl.com.

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

Free break­fast, 9 to 11 a.m., Gulf Cove United Methodist Church, 1100 S. McCall Road, Gulf Cove. Any­one who is expe­ri­enc­ing hard times, is strug­gling, or is home­less is invited to a free meal on the first and third Sat­ur­days of each month. Con­tact Ron at 822‑1760 to vol­un­teer or for addi­tional infor­ma­tion. http://www.gulfcoveumc.org; 941−697−1747; gulfcoveumc@centurylink.net.

Closet of Hope, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Gulf Cove United Methodist Church, 1100 McCall Road, Gulf Cove. The Closet of Hope at Gulf Cove United Methodist Church offers free cloth­ing for indi­vid­u­als of all ages. To be eli­gi­ble for free cloth­ing, indi­vid­u­als must present a photo ID which reflects their res­i­dence in Char­lotte County or in Engle­wood, North Port, or Venice in Sara­sota County. 697‑1747 or youthdirector@ewol.com. Visit us on the web at http://www.gulfcoveumc.org.

St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church Thrift Shop, 9:30 a.m. to noon, 485 S. Indi­ana Ave. St. David’s Epis­co­pal Church Thrift Shop pro­vides cloth­ing and sundry items at afford­able prices.  The first week of the month and every Sat­ur­day are yellow-tag sale days (half price).  941−474−1047

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

Native Amer­i­can Flute Music & Sto­ries, 2 to 3 p.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. Lydia Swys­tun will talk about the his­tory of the flute, per­form a flute con­cert with audi­ence inter­ac­tion and tell sto­ries with music.

Cof­fee Party polit­i­cal dis­cus­sion group, 3 to 5 p.m., Har­mony Rio Stu­dios, 175 S. McCall Road, Olde Engle­wood. 941−475−2787

Cruizin’ on Dear­born, 5 to 8 p.m., West Dear­born Street. Old-time cars and old-time tunes. Hun­dreds of old-car enthu­si­asts and scores of old cars brighten Dear­born Street. Most restau­rants are open.

Arts Alliance of Lemon Bay Grand Relocation-Opening, 5 to 8 p.m., 452 W. Dear­born St. Stu­dent Schol­ar­ship art show and recep­tion. Meet Savana Jazmin Hib­bert “Van Jazmin” and Gabriella Lai Lopez “Gabbi.” Van is a stu­dent at Rin­gling Col­lege of Art and Design and Gabbi is a stu­dent at State Col­lege of Florida. See the works of Joyce Matthews, who we lost in a car acci­dent this month. 941−475−7141 or http://www.artsallianceoflemonbay.org

Sun­day, Feb. 5

Giant Com­mu­nity Garage Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tringali Recre­ation Cen­ter, Unit 4, 3460 S. McCall Road (access road). The cost to rent a space inside the gym­na­sium is $26.75; out­side space in the park­ing lot is $21.40. 941−681−3742, or http://www.CharlotteCountyFL.com.

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

Wednes­day, Feb. 8

Dr. P.J. Esterline’s 1800’s Mir­a­cle Magic Med­i­cine Show,  10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. Old-fashion cure-all snake-oil show, his­tor­i­cally accu­rate (no sales involved).

Thurs­day, Feb. 9

GFWC Rotonda West Woman’s Club monthly meet­ing, 11 a.m., Amer­i­can Legion Post #113, 3436 Indi­ana Road. Lunch choice: meat loaf or tuna salad plate. $8. For infor­ma­tion and to make a reser­va­tion, con­tact 941−698−0687

Sat­ur­day, Feb. 11

Magic and com­edy of Brian Staron, 3 p.m., Engle­wood United Methodist Church, 700 E. Dear­born St. Foun­da­tions Early Child­hood Edu­ca­tion Cen­ter fundraiser. Advance tick­ets: $10 adults, $12 at door. Chil­dren 12 and younger free. 941−474−5588. Free nurs­ery care.

Thurs­day, Feb. 16

Colos­sal Rum­mage Sale Early-Bird Night, 4 to 6 p.m., Engle­wood United Methodist Church Fel­low­ship Hall, 700 E. Dear­born St. $5 Shop Early admis­sion fee. Pro­ceeds sup­port local char­i­ta­ble pro­grams. 474‑8467.

Fri­day, Feb. 17

Colos­sal Rum­mage Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Engle­wood United Methodist Church Fel­low­ship Hall, 700 E. Dear­born St. Free admis­sion. Pro­ceeds sup­port local char­i­ta­ble pro­grams. 474‑8467.

Sat­ur­day, Feb . 18

Colos­sal Rum­mage Sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Engle­wood United Methodist Church Fel­low­ship Hall, 700 E. Dear­born St. Free admis­sion. Pro­ceeds sup­port local char­i­ta­ble pro­grams. 474‑8467.

Sun­day, Feb. 19

Exsul­tate!: “Sounds from Witty to Won­drous,” 3:30 p.m.,Grace United Methodist Church sanc­tu­ary, 400 E. Field Ave., Venice Island. $17; stu­dents $5, avail­able at the door, at the Paper Pad in Venice, or by call­ing 484‑8491. http://www.exsultate.org

Thurs­day Feb. 23

Tod­dler Time with author Suzanne Bloom, 11 a.m., Elsie Quirk Library, 100 W. Dear­born St. Meet the pic­ture book author and illus­tra­tor as she shares her new book, “Feed­ing Friendsies.”

March 31

Cul­tural Guild Hoe­down, 6 to 10 p.m., Rotonda West Amer­i­can Legion Post 113, 3436 Indi­ana Ave. “Hoe­down Sat­ur­day Night” is a fundraiser for Cul­tural Guild of the Greater Cape Haze Penin­sula. Dona­tion for Cul­tural Guild mem­bers is $15, and $17 for non-members. Din­ner fea­tures pulled pork, vari­ety of sal­ads and apple pie. Square danc­ing fol­lows. The pub­lic is wel­come. For infor­ma­tion and tick­ets, call Donna Krabbe at 941−697−4980.