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Garden Club flower show proves flowers can be art

Mar 21, 2023 – Jason Schaffer
March 6, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
Island Players present ‘The 39 Steps’

Island Players present ‘The 39 Steps’

ANNA MARIA – Coming off a hilarious run of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple, The Female Version,” the Island Players are ready to take the audience for a ride across England and Scotland to stop an inter…
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March 6, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
IGW’s March featured artist shines with pastels

IGW’s March featured artist shines with pastels

HOLMES BEACH – Like many artists in the area, Island Gallery West’s March featured artist, Terri Westbrook, is inspired by nature and places she has lived and traveled, including Charleston, South Ca…
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February 28, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
Island Gallery West moving off Island

Island Gallery West moving off Island

HOLMES BEACH – Island Gallery West (IGW) has been operating in the same location for 33 years, but on Friday, March 10, they will say goodbye to AMI and begin the move to downtown Bradenton…
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February 28, 2023
By Joe Hendricks
Heritage Day honors Island’s past, present

Heritage Day honors Island’s past, present

ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria Island Historical Society is hosting its annual Heritage Day celebration on Tuesday, March 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The free, family-friendly Heritage Day celeb…
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February 20, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
AMI Historical Society seeks tourism funds

AMI Historical Society seeks tourism funds

ANNA MARIA – The Anna Maria Island Historical Society (AMIHS), 402 Pine Ave., draws more than 10,000 visitors a year to its volunteer-managed museum and is making plans to inform and entertain future…
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February 16, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
Art Walk showcases local talent

Art Walk showcases local talent

HOLMES BEACH – The Feb. 10 Art Walk brought locals and visitors to two art galleries to see the best of Island art. Participating businesses around the Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island and Isla…
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January 19, 2023
By Jason Schaffer

Island Players bring the laughs

ANNA MARIA – A New York apartment is the setting for a familiar, albeit slightly skewed view of some of Neil Simon’s most beloved characters to bring the laughs. In the late 1960s, Simon intr…
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January 10, 2023
By SUN contributor

Center notes

Enhance your balance skills Lara Malone is coming to The Center of Anna Maria Island for a balance workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The class takes place from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will focus on…
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January 4, 2023
By Jason Schaffer
Plunging into a new year

Plunging into a new year

BRADENTON BEACH – Hundreds of people, many in creative costumes, gathered on the sand for the 15th year of the Shamrock Shiver Charity Plunge. Although the weather was in the high 70s and the sun was…
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December 20, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Privateers join Christmas on Bridge Street

Privateers, Christmas on Bridge Street deliver festive time

BRADENTON BEACH – Holiday merrymakers enjoyed shopping, dining, a movie and a party for a great cause as the Anna Maria Island Privateers and the city’s Christmas on Bridge Street events coin…
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Upcoming Events

April 9, 2025
11:45 am

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