Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 12th of August.
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🏘️ Community
Local animal shelters in Bradenton are launching an initiative today to help animals recover and find homes, with community members urged to volunteer or donate supplies (check local community centers for details).
Compass Hotel at Anna Maria Sound and Friends of Manatee County Animal Welfare are hosting the second Jimmy Buffett campaign to help shelter animals, with a pet adoption event on Saturday, Aug.
15, & a Jewelry to the Rescue sale on Saturday, Aug. 22; raffle tickets run through Sept. 7.
🎭 Culture
Reggae band Jah Movement, winner of Manasota Honors 2021 Musical Artist of the Year, is set to perform at Island Time Bar & Grill on Anna Maria Island, where Shantel Norman leads a show blending reggae with R&B, soul and funk in a relaxed tropical setting.
Dead Set Florida will perform classic Grateful Dead tunes this Sunday evening at Encore Live.
The upscale venue offers live music, tasty drinks & a relaxed dining experience for fans to enjoy.
The Remarkable Women event will celebrate the 19th Amendment by honoring local women's voting rights with speeches and activities.
It is scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m.
Oscura will host Slimers with Offset Era, ProctoBoy, and The Disorderly this Saturday, Aug.
15, with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the reimagined Old Manatee venue known for award-winning food & drinks.
Sugar High from Sarasota will energize guests tonight at Clancy's Irish Sports Pub off Cortez Rd in Bradenton; the venue is known for its bar-fare food plus a famed Tiki-hut bar that hosts live music indoors and outdoors.
Kettle of Fish, a blues rock band known for sharing stages with acts like Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Roger Waters' Band, is performing at Clancy's Irish Sports Pub (6218 Cortez Road West) in Bradenton.
The venue offers bar fare and live music indoors and outdoors in a relaxed atmosphere.
The Crossfire Creek Band will perform at 88 Live Piano Bar in Bradenton — a family-owned, 5000 sqft venue with an Italian kitchen — playing fresh covers of today’s country hits.
Tampa Bay's Stormbringer band, celebrated for 32 years of performing challenging rock classics, will perform live at Encore Live (with a $10 cover and VIP seating available online) to offer music fans an exciting night of iconic hits.
🎓 Education
On Aug. 4, the Manatee County School Board meeting observed by the League of Women Voters Education Issues Committee approved the Model Manatee program for high school students starting Sept.
26 and set plans for the Back to School Jam on Aug. 8 at LECOM Park.
🏛️ Government
Town officials in Anna Maria are considering paid parking to ease island congestion.
They will review the proposal soon to help reduce traffic and improve parking for residents and visitors.
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