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Island daughter a future diva

May 1, 2018 – Tom Vaught
April 3, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Easter bunny

Clouds don’t stop this bunny

ANNA MARIA – Hundreds of kids and their parents showed up for an Island tradition, the Sandbar restaurant’s annual Easter Egg Hunt. This year, they started the hunt a few minutes late to accommoda…
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April 3, 2018
By Tom Vaught
NEST at Robinson Preserve

Nature activities for the family

NEST nature days begin The new Mosaic Center for Nature, Exploration, Science and Technology will open its doors for an afternoon of exploration on Friday, April 6, Tuesday, April 10, and Friday, Ap…
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March 20, 2018
By SUN contributor
Southeast High band

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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March 13, 2018
By Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy

The 20th St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The closer we get to St. Patrick’s Day, the more Irish everyone gets. After a couple of glasses the people at the Bistro bar are speaking Gaelic. The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade started in…
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March 13, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Island Players, The Curious Savage

Kooky comedy at Island Players

ANNA MARIA – When the curtain rises on “The Curious Savage,” by John Patrick, you have to remind yourself it’s taking place in a sanitarium called The Cloisters. Very soon, a brightly colored red-…
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March 13, 2018
By Tom Vaught
St. Patrick's Day Parade 2017

St. Paddy’s parade on Sunday

HOLMES BEACH – The Beach Bistro’s 20th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will happen on Sunday, March 18 at 4 p.m. Those wanting to participate will need to gather at 2 p.m. to check in. Accordin…
March 8, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Oldies

Dancing the afternoon away

Get your tickets to the Oldies Beach Party on Tuesday, March 13, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Sandbar restaurant pavilion. It’s an opportunity to listen and dance to the music that Baby Boomers grew up…
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March 6, 2018
By SUN contributor
Heritage Day

History comes to life at Heritage Day

ANNA MARIA – Chilly Saturday morning temperatures didn’t keep anyone away from this year’s Heritage Day celebrations at the Anna Maria Island Historical Society Museum. Attendees at this year’…
February 20, 2018
By Tom Vaught
Burton/Bratton store

Entertainment

Museums Shake Your Buoy The Florida Maritime Museum (FMM), at 4415 119th St. W., Cortez, presents the Shake Your Buoy donor event and soft opening for the Burton Store on Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 5…
February 19, 2018
By Cindy Lane

Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival celebrates heritage

Updated Feb. 19, 2018 CORTEZ – When kids are petting horseshoe crabs, people are dancing in flip flops to rock and roll and everyone is enjoying fresh seafood under sunny blue skies, you know…
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