July 27 - Sunday - 3:30 PM - July Theodore Talk - Free Speech Opportunist: Elon Musk's Degradation of the Town Square. Professor Stephen Wolgast, professor of journalism at the University of Kansas, will demonstrate how the man who calls himself a free-speech absolutist places a higher value on the dollar than others' ideas, and […]
August 9 - Saturday - 12:00 noon - Sarasota Jungle Gardens - 3701 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota, FL 34234. Admission $25. Lunch (if interested) is great fast food ($). Sarasota Jungle Gardens has been delighting visitors since 1939. We are an old Florida zoological garden where you can walk among or hand-feed our flock of […]
August 24 - Sunday - 3:30 PM - August Theodore Talk - Spotting the Signs & Preventing Child Sex Trafficking. Attendees will identify the dangers of technology, including strategies used […]
September 28 - Sunday - 3:30 PM - September Theodore Talk - Antisemitism: Evolution and Escalation - Antisemitism has a long history, well beyond the 20th century. Dr. Shelly Cline, Historian and Director of Education at the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, will examine the evolution of antisemitism from religiously motivated antipathy in early modern times to […]
November 17 - Monday - 2:00 PM - Zoom - Lecture & Discussion: Changes in the Concept of Autism. Our understanding of autism has changed over the last forty years. Historically, autism was diagnosed based on narrow criteria. 'Autisms' are now more often discussed as neurodivergence rather than a single 'disorder' to be treated. This […]
November 19 - Wednesday - 2:00 PM - Zoom - My Life Tracking the Great White Shark. Are shark attacks becoming more frequent along the coast of New England, such as at Cape Cod? How much of our knowledge about these predators has been influenced by the movie "Jaws"? Are there misconceptions? Learn how Great […]
December 10 - Wednesday - 6:00 to 7:00 PM - Herb Guggenheim Reads His Poetry. Come hear a selection of Herb’s accessible, often humorous poetry. (see page 8 for more) […]
January 18 - Sunday - 12:00 noon - FREE - Winter Carnival - Free parking and entry, $$ for Carnival Rides, Games, Food Trucks. The Mall at University Town Center (UTC), […]
February 12 - Thursday - 6:00 PM - $$ - Dancing at JR's Packinghouse 987 Packinghouse Road. Watermelon Wine will be the band. RSVP: Marianne Gill: 941-400-8843 or mariannegill@gmail.com
February 21 - Saturday - 10:45 AM - FREE - Tour of Siesta Key Rum Distillery, 2212 Industrial Blvd. Sarasota. We’ll hear the history of this craft distillery and learn […]