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Bradenton Beach celebrates recovery at Christmas on Bridge Street
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Bradenton Beach celebrates recovery at Christmas on Bridge Street

Dec 9, 2024 – Leslie Lake
October 15, 2024
By Leslie Lake
Cortez Stone Crab and Music Festival canceled

Cortez Stone Crab and Music Festival canceled

CORTEZ – The 12th annual Cortez Stone Crab & Music Festival is canceled this year due to the impacts of recent hurricanes. The festival was scheduled for Nov. 9 and 10. It’s a Cortez tradition…
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September 23, 2024
By Jason Schaffer
Island Players kick off 76th season with Crimes of the Heart

Island Players kick off 76th season with ‘Crimes of the Heart’

ANNA MARIA – Manatee County’s oldest community theater, the Island Players, kicked off its 76th season on Sept. 19 with a production of Beth Henley’s award-winning “Crimes of the Heart,” which runs t…
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September 23, 2024
By Jason Schaffer
Sundown Get Down celebrates back to school

Sundown Get Down celebrates back to school

BRADENTON BEACH – It was a beautiful day for a Back to School Bash on Bridge Street as the Bradenton Beach Merchants Association held its third Sundown Get Down street party on Sept. 19. The event…
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September 17, 2024
By Jason Schaffer
Island Players kick off 76th season

Island Players kick off 76th season

ANNA MARIA – The Island Players, Manatee County’s oldest community theater, will launch its 76th season on Thursday, Sept. 19 with Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart, directed by Players’ veteran dire…
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July 4, 2024
By Sun staff
May 21, 2024
By Leslie Lake

Bridge Street Merchants plans monthly street festival

BRADENTON BEACH – The Bridge Street Merchants Association (BSMA) has big plans for the coming year, including monthly street parties on Bridge Street. The new monthly event, billed as “Sun Down Get…
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May 7, 2024
By Jason Schaffer
Island Players produce thrilling ‘Woman in Black’

Island Players produce thrilling ‘Woman in Black’

ANNA MARIA – Anyone who regularly attends performances by the Island Players is used to lighthearted comedies that have the audience in hysterics for a great deal of the time they are in their seats…
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May 6, 2024
By Joe Hendricks
New book highlights Drift In’s past, present, future

New book highlights Drift In’s past, present, future

BRADENTON BEACH – Casey Hoffman and Paul “Big Sexy” Weremecki have written a book about the Drift In bar. Published in March, the 144-page book is aptly titled, “Drift In, Stumble Out” and tells t…
April 30, 2024
By Jason Schaffer
Island Players present ‘The Woman in Black’

Island Players present ‘The Woman in Black’

ANNA MARIA – The Island Players conclude their historic 75th season with “The Woman in Black,” directed by Kelly Wynn Woodland and stage managed by Kristin Mazzitelli. According to Woodland, this pl…
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April 15, 2024
By Jason Schaffer
Artists’ Guild features Patterson

Artists’ Guild features Patterson

HOLMES BEACH – The last Holmes Beach Night Market of the season packed the sidewalks with shoppers, diners and art lovers on April 12, who were introduced to the Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island’s…
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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