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Holiday of Treasures Open House is Friday

Dec 11, 2018 – Joe Hendricks
December 4, 2018
By SUN contributor
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Holiday fun abounds at the Center’s Lester Day

ANNA MARIA – Despite the Florida heat, The Center of Anna Maria Island was transformed Dec. 1 into a winter wonderland for the 17th Annual Lester Family Fun Day. The annual event, sponsored by Chu…
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December 4, 2018
By Tom Vaught
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Bethlehem Walk draws a crowd

ANNA MARIA – The cool temperature Sunday evening was perfect for a walk around the block, and that’s what a group of worshippers did as they celebrated Roser Community Church’s Annual Bethlehem Walk…
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November 27, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
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Christmas on Bridge Street nears

BRADENTON BEACH – Sponsored by the Bridge Street Merchants and the Anna Maria Island Sun, the annual Christmas on Bridge Street holiday celebration will unfold on Saturday, Dec. 15. This year’s fa…
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November 27, 2018
By Joe Hendricks
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Holiday boat parade sets sail

BRADENTON BEACH – Bradenton Beach Marina president Mike Bazzy invites boaters to participate in the inaugural Bradenton Beach Holiday Boat Parade on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Intracoastal Wa…
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November 20, 2018
By Tom Vaught
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Relive Christmas at the Bethlehem Walk

ANNA MARIA – The Roser Community Church Bethlehem Walk will be held at the church at 512 Pine Ave. starting at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2. The annual Christmas event is an opportunity to re-enact…
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November 20, 2018
By Joe Hendricks

Tree lighting Saturday

BRADENTON BEACH – The annual lighting of the Bridge Street Merchants’ Christmas tree is scheduled for approximately 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24. There had been discussion among the Bridge Stree…
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November 13, 2018
By Joe Hendricks

Holiday events taking shape

BRADENTON BEACH – The Bridge Street Merchants are finalizing their plans for the annual Christmas on Bridge Street holiday celebration taking place this year on Saturday, Dec. 15. Bridge Street Me…
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July 4, 2018
By Sun staff

Parade goes off with a bang

The Fourth of July parade went off with a bang on Anna Maria Island this morning, courtesy of the Privateers good ship, Skullywag. In the true spirit of Independence Day, participants on the float…
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July 3, 2018
By Tom Vaught
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Fourth of July holiday fun

The Fourth of July is one of the busiest holidays on Anna Maria Island with a parade, a park party and fireworks at the beach. The Anna Maria Privateers Fourth of July Parade starts at 10 a.m. at…
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March 20, 2018
By SUN contributor
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Going green for St. Patrick’s Day

Thanks to Sean Murphy, the 20th Annual Beach Bistro St. Patrick’s Day Parade was arguably the best one yet. The luck of the Irish descended on Holmes Beach March 18 in the form of a beautiful day…
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April 9, 2025
11:45 am

The Off-Stage Ladies of the Island Players, April luncheon meeting