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Abode
At Abode we look forward to providing our customers with
a sense of style and beauty.
225 Miami Avenue West, Venice, FL 34285
941-218-4486
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Black Label Mobile Food Trailers & Catering
Black Label Mobile Food Trailers & Catering is a chef-inspired, premium quality, professional mobile food service. We are 2 chefs sharing the exclusive and refreshing experience of SoCal with you in SW Florida.
304-268-7510
blacklabelFTC@gmail.com
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Venice Locale
121 Miami Ave W, Venice, FL 34285
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Brass Transit – The Musical Legacy of Chicago
March 2 @ 7:00 pm
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Jay White as Neil Diamond
March 3 @ 3:00 pm
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Featuring over 400 unique items for you to buy-it-now or bid on!
Open now!
Buy-it-Now and Price-as-Marked items can be purchased and taken with you
from now until 9:00 AM on March 6th.
Bidding is open from now until 6:00 PM on Wednesday, March 6th.
Reception Wednesday, March 6, 5:00-7:00 PM
FINAL BIDS are at 6:00 PM
We are open Monday-Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM and Saturday: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
| The Olivia Show: March 11 | |
Venice Theatre
941-488-1115
| Friday, March 15 from 11am-2pm | |
The Venice Symphony premiere of Rimsky-Korsakov’s spectacular Scheherazade is the showpiece of this concert that includes Maurice Jarre’s sweeping Overture from Lawrence of Arabia and Ernest Gold’s majestic and moving theme from Exodus along with works by Modest Mussorgsky and Camille Saint-Saens.
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Seminars
Learn from the experts. We’re proud to conduct free educational
seminars led by our experienced Wealth Strategists.
Registration required
March 6 @ 10am
Selecting a Successor Trustee to Minimize Stress on Family
Register HERE for 3/6
March 19 @10am
Will and Trusts: Creation and Funding
Register HERE for 3/19
March 21 @10am
Out-of-State Wills & Trusts and the Benefits of Florida Residency
Register HERE for 3/21
Crews Bank & Trust
207 S Tamiami Trail, Venice FL 34285
| Next meeting is Tuesday, March 19 | |
5.69 miles, approx. 29 minutes
To RSVP, email City Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinator
Darlene Culpepper at dculpepper@venicefl.gov
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Meet Clyde & Niki Butcher - Spring Open House
Saturday, March 23 from 10am-3pm
Join the Butchers at their Venice Gallery & Studio ‘Meet the Artists’ spring event on Saturday, March 23rd, from 10 am to 3 pm. Clyde and Niki will be available to sign books and are looking forward to telling stories of their photographic adventures and beyond with you.
Experience the return of Clyde’s “America the Beautiful” exhibit, which has completed its decade-long journey across America and will be showcased in the showrooms. Additionally, enjoy a temporary exhibit exclusively for this event: a retrospective of Clyde’s photographic journey from 1971 to 1986, displayed in the darkroom.
Attendees will also have a sneak peek into Clyde's new book, “Lifeworks,” with the mock-up book on display, along with a never-before-seen photograph that will be featured in the limited edition book, limited to just 75 copies.
Here at the Venice Gallery & Studio, you will get a glimpse of how Clyde and Niki create their art, from capturing the environment, to getting the vision onto paper, and to the final framed artworks themselves –plus all of the time and hands-on work in between that makes their art so remarkable.
This event is FREE and open to the public. Questions?
Give us a call 941-486-0811.
Venice Gallery & Studio
237 Warfield Ave, Venice, FL 34285
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March 23 @ 7:00 pm
The Broadway Boys is a collection of diverse male voices from the New York stage. Representing shows such as HAMILTON, WICKED, JERSEY BOYS, THE LION KING, THE PHANTON OF THE OPERA, LES MISERABLES, MAMMA MIA and many more, The Boys rearrange traditional musical theater tunes with elements of pop, funk, gospel and rock for an exciting new take on Broadways’ greatest hits. The Broadway Boys are the first group of its kind, standing alone as the only touring group singing exclusively showtunes. Created in a workshop directed by TONY/EMMY/GRAMMY/Golden Globe-winning Billy Porter, music directed by OSCAR/TONY/GRAMMY-winning Justin Paul, and produced by Broadway’s Jesse Nager, The Broadway Boys live show features explosive musical arrangements, biographical stories, and behind-the-scenes Broadway insight that only seasoned Broadway performers can deliver.
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Child hunger is a problem we can solve together.
The Walk to End Summer Hunger will mark the start of a six-week-long campaign to raise funds to feed children at risk of hunger over the summer.
Sunday, March 24, 2024
7:30 a.m. site opens | 8:30 a.m. walk starts
Nathan Benderson Park
1-mile "fun" walk and 5k walk
All are welcome
$25 adults, $15 children
Includes T-shirt and light breakfast
Contact:
Becky Wright
bwright@allfaithsfoodbank.org
941.549.8131
Campaign Chair: Lisa Krouse
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VENICE: Circus Secrets Tours on March 14 led by Bob Collins, depart from the Historic Venice Train Depot, 303 East Venice Avenue in Venice.
A percentage of net proceeds will be donated to each participating partner to support the programs and services they provide that keep Sarasota County history alive.
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Carillon Recitals
Saturdays at 10am
Venice Performing Arts Center
Abundant parking is available but only limited seating is provided. Attendees may listen from their cars or bring their own seating. Recitals last 30-45 minutes and take place rain or shine (but not when electrical storms are nearby).
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Bay Point Church Bargain Center
233 Miami Ave West, Venice, FL 34285
941-488-9560
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City of Venice advisory board vacancies
Want to get involved in the community, but aren’t exactly sure how? Volunteering on a City of Venice advisory board is an excellent way to get started. Applications are now being taken for the following boards:
The Historic and Architectural Preservation Board (HAPB) has a vacancy for a resident seat. All HAPB members, other than members who are registered architects, shall be City residents or the owners of real property located within the City. HAPB members shall have a demonstrated commitment to historic preservation and, to the extent possible, shall be professionals or retired professionals from the disciplines of: 1. Historic preservation; 2. History, archaeology, folklore, or anthropology; 3. Architecture, historic architecture, or architectural history; 4. Land use planning or historic preservation planning; 5. Real estate, land development, general or building contracting; 6. Landscape architecture or historic landscape architecture; 7. Conservation, curation, or museology; 8. Preservation law; 9. Professional engineering; or 10. Finance. This board meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 9 a.m. in City Hall Council Chambers.
The Citizen Tax Oversight Committee has two seat terms that are expiring soon. This board meets at least annually and otherwise as needed in Council Chambers to conduct an annual review of the expenditures made by the City from sales tax proceeds to ensure that expenditures have been made in accordance with infrastructure project lists and any changes thereto. The board meets as needed to review any changes made by the City to infrastructure projects or to the allocation of sales tax proceeds for the sole purpose of ensuring that all procedural requirements have been followed. Members shall be residents of the City of Venice. No member may be a full-time employee of the City or private individuals or employees of private firms under contract with the City.
Application deadline is Monday, March 4.
More information on these boards and requirements, including an application, can be found online HERE. You can also contact Recording Secretary Amanda Hawkins-Brown in the City Clerk’s Office at ahbrown@venicefl.gov or 941-882-7391. If you are selected to serve on a board, you will be required to comply with state financial disclosure, public records, and sunshine laws.
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Daiquiri Deck- Downtown Venice
300 W Venice Ave, Venice, FL 34285
(941) 488-0649
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Business Partners
Banyan House Vacation Rentals
Berlin Patten Ebling, Attorneys at Law
H & H Signs
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Our Mother's House
Venice Farmers Market
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Beth & Jack Gehring
William & Lauren Ginand
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