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Marshall Tucker Band comes to Anna Maria
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Marshall Tucker Band comes to Anna Maria

Feb 19, 2019 – SUN contributor
February 5, 2019
By SUN contributor
JazzFest coming to Island next week

JazzFest coming to Island next week

ANNA MARIA – The 16th Annual JazzFest will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 3-5 p.m. at the Sandbar restaurant, 100 Spring Ave. JazzFest features the Gulf Drive Duo, with Bil Bowdish on flute, sax…
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February 2, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Janis Ian charms the Island

Janis Ian charms the Island

HOLMES BEACH – Grammy Award-winning singer, composer and author Janis Ian shared her wit and musical talent with three groups of listeners estimated to number more than 200. It was the most-watched a…
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February 1, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Cortez will rock, swing, jump and jive during fest

Cortez will rock, swing, jump and jive during fest

CORTEZ – The 37th Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival will feature eight musical acts the weekend of Feb. 16-17, including homegrown Cortezians Eric Von and Soupy Davis, and a motley band of se…
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January 25, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival

Solve the Cortez history mystery

Updated Jan. 25, 2019 CORTEZ – We have a winner! Hugh Holmes Jr. of Terra Ceia, Florida submitted a photo of the 2000 Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival T-shirt, “Into the Mulletium,” winning t…
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January 20, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour wows ‘em at Studio

ANNA MARIA – Actress Jane Seymour capped a busy day in Manatee County by hosting as many as 200 people at a party at The Studio at Gulf and Pine Friday evening. The renowned star of television and…
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January 15, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Island players I Hate Hamlet cast

You’ll love ‘I hate Hamlet’

ANNA MARIA – Every once in a while an actor finds that perfect role, or is it the role that finds that perfect actor? That’s what happens in “I Hate Hamlet” by Paul Rudnick, now playing at the Island…
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January 8, 2019
By Tom Vaught
Studio at Gulf and Pine

Jane Seymour artwork at The Studio

The Studio at Gulf and Pine, 10101 Gulf Drive in Anna Maria, will host Up Close and Personal: The Art of Jane Seymour on Tuesday, Jan. 15, with nearly 50 original watercolors, oils, open heart bronze…
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January 2, 2019
By Tom Vaught

Shamrock Shiver leaves them laughing

The New Year got off to a great start on Cortez Beach when as many as 150 people watched and participated in the annual Shamrock Shiver, a fundraiser with a costume contest judged by the audience and…
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December 22, 2018
By Tom Vaught

Fireworks to bring in the New Year

The Beach House restaurant at 200 Gulf Drive N. in Bradenton Beach will again be the site for the Chiles Group’s annual New Year’s fireworks display. There will be fireworks, a DJ, photo booth, pa…
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December 22, 2018
By Tom Vaught

Dolphin Dash returns to AME

HOLMES BEACH – The Dolphin Dash begins on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 8 a.m. at Anna Maria Elementary School (AME), 4700 Gulf Drive, with a 5K run timed and sanctioned by the Bradenton Runners Club. The…
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