Venice Community Center 2017-2018 Season
VENICE COMMUNITY CENTER Ongoing Activities AARP Free Tax Preparation Feb. 6 - April 12 Fee: Free Free tax preparation assistance for all ages. No appointments, first-come, first-served. Please bring last year s taxes with you. Tue 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Wed 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Thu 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. Ballroom Dancing Lessons Fee: $40 per person per six-week session Wish you could dance like the competitors on Dancing with the Stars? Learn the waltz, fox-trot, swing, cha-cha and rumba. For details, call 941-496-9692. Wed 6:30-8:30 p.m. Hoola-Fit Fee: Contact Instructor Hoop, dance and fitness come together is one great class. Join certified instructor Heather Kirkendall for this exciting class. For details, call 941-555-1212. Wed 7-8 p.m.
Morning Zumba Fee: $6 Start your day in your tennis shoes and dressed in something comfortable, and dance your way to a fitter you with exciting and unique Latin moves and rhythms. For details, call 941-493-8630. Mon Thu 9-10 a.m. Fit 2B Fab Fee: $90 for 6 weeks, bring a friend for $75 Tue Thu 9:30 10:30 a.m. Exercise class for women only! Core training with light weights, bands and stability balls. Low impact training. Call Heather at 941-539-0621 Pickleball Fee: Contact staff Intermediate+ 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Beginners 2-5 p.m. Open Play 5-8 p.m. Mon Tai Chi for Health Fee: $6 Tai Chi for Health is taught by certified instructor
Nancy Dellamura. Improve balance, increase flexibility, lower your blood pressure, increase bone density, strengthen joints and boost brain function. Practiced at a slow to moderate speed, tai chi integrates the body, mind and spirit, thus promoting health, fitness and relaxation. For details, call 941-492-2167, or email NDellamura@aol.com. Tue Thu 10:30-11:30 a.m. Orchid Society Monthly Meetings Fee: Varies Age: Adult Everything you ever wanted to know about orchids is discussed at these meetings. Beginner orchid fans welcome. For details, call 941-497- 4995. First Wed 7-10 p.m. Venice Florida Corvettes Meetings Fee: Varies Join fellow Corvette enthusiasts the first Tuesday of every month. For details, call 941-966-6351. First Tues 7-9 p.m. Venice Sailing Squadron Monthly Meetings Sept - April Fee: Varies The Venice Sailing Squadron meets the second Wednesday of every month, September through April. For details, call 303-840-2029.
Second Wed 6:30-9 p.m. Oldies Doo Wop Dances Dec 2, Jan 13, Feb 23, March 31, April 21 Fee: $17 Music by Kim Jenkins. Bring your own beverages and snacks. For tickets or information call 941-276-6194. Days vary 7-10 p.m. Antique Shows Jan 6, 7 Feb 17, 18 Fee: $5 s Find the best antiques all under one roof. Furniture, collectibles, jewelry, artwork and much more. For details, call 315-430-8296 or email steveallman@gisco.net. Sat Sun 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. SAND AND SURF FESTIVAL Sat Sun March 24 & 25 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. It s time to get ready for fun at the beach this summer. Join us for our inaugural sand and sirf festival...a festival all about the beach, the surf and having fun! Vendors with beach and surf recreational equipment and merchandise will be here, including music, food and beverages. Admission and parking are FREE! Stop by, this may be the day you buy your dream boat or favorite sunglasses and bathing suit!
Venice Area Orchid Society Orchid Show Sat Sun Feb. 3 & 4 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Vendors will exhibit and sell 1000 s of blooming orchid plants as well as orchid floral arrangements, artwork, jewelry, accessories and supplies. Sarasota Institute for Lifetime Learning (SILL) Lecture Series Tu 2:30 3:30 p.m. Fri 10 11 a.m. Enjoy lectures from leader/speakers from around the world. For tickets, go to www.sillsarasota.org Venice Home Show Sat Sun Feb. 10 & 11 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Home Improvement: landscapers, kitchens, windows, solar, pools & spas, flooring, carpet and much more!
2017/2018 Show Schedule Indulge in excellent entertainment as national touring groups come to Venice. GET READY - A MOTOWN EXPERIENCE Saturday, Jan. 20 For tickets, go to www.allengang.com The Motown era brought soul, style and sophistication to a new level in American music. The world was mesmerized by the smooth harmonies and effortless choreography of groups like The Temptations, The Four Tops, and Gladys Knight & the Pips. Our hearts were moved by the soul-stirring melodies of virtuoso vocalists like Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin. You might think that kind of performance is a thing of the past, but you'd be wrong. We're bringing it ALL back with Get Ready! A Motown Experience. This cutting-edge musical tour pays homage to the Motown legends you love, but does it with a twist. Four spectacular young singers and dancers inject youth, energy and wit into a show that covers all the Motown bases, then throws in a few surprises along the way.
SAVANNAH JACK Friday, Jan. 26 For tickets, go to www.allengang.com Savannah Jack has a dynamic stage show which infuses world class vocals with a high level of energy and showmanship, resulting in an unforgettable musical experience. It is obvious that the band loves making music and is having a blast, whether they are performing in a small venue in Nashville or playing in front of thousands of people in sold out amphitheaters across the country. Savannah Jack brings a highly entertaining and energetic show to the stage, commanding standing ovations night after night at virtually every venue in which they perform. GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA Sunday, Jan 28 2:00 p.m. Tickets: $29+ For tickets, go to www.sunevents.com The legendary Glenn Miller was the most successful of all dance bandleaders in the Swing era of the 1930s and 40 s and today, the 18 member ensemble continues to play many of the original arrangements.
Venice Area Orchid Society Orchid Show Sat Sun Feb. 3 & 4 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Vendors will exhibit and sell 1000 s of blooming orchid plants as well as orchid floral arrangements, artwork, jewelry, accessories and supplies. FLEETWOOD MAC TRIBUTE Thursday, Feb 8 For tickets, go to www.sunevents.com Venice Home Show Sat Sun Feb. 10 & 11 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Home Improvement: landscapers, kitchens, windows, solar, pools & spas, flooring, carpet and much more! ORLANDO TRANSIT AUTHORITY A CHICA- GO TRIBUTE Saturday, Feb. 24 For tickets, go to www.allengang.com
Chicago is a rock-infused, horn-driven musical powerhouse that has inspired generations of professional musicians over the last 40 years. Some of the very best of those musicians found their way to central Florida and came together to form Orlando Transit Authority. OTA is a high-energy Chicago tribute show made up of A -list players who are, first and foremost, Chicago Fans. OTA takes the Chicago tribute to another level by offering a tribute within a tribute to the group that was indirectly responsible for Chicago s success: Blood, Sweat and Tears. QUEEN NATION - A QUEEN TRIBUTE Thursday, March 1 For tickets, go to www.allengang.com Queen s greatest hits preserves the image, sound, and stage persona of vintage Queen. Audiences are amazed at the accuracy of Queen Nation s live retrospective journey through such Queen songs as We Will Rock You Bohemian Rhapsody We Are The Champions Crazy Little Thing Called Love You re My Best Friend Another One Bites
The Dust Under Pressure and many more. They have performed in front of thousands of people at casinos, fairs, festivals and private affairs. SOUTHERN COUNTRY SOUL Thursday, Mar 8 For tickets, go to www.sunevents.com RUS ANDERSON - (ELTON JOHN TRIBUTE) Saturday, April 7 For tickets, go to www.allengang.com The Rocket Man Show is the USA s #1 full-time 70 s & 80 s Elton John Tribute and sets the standard for World-class Entertainment. Our show is an EXACT re-enactment of an early Elton John Concert, featuring gorgeous, exact replica costumes (many items actually worn by Elton), 100% live instruments, faster tempos and various flashy grand pianos. It is an intense, sincere and magical musical journey with NO cheese and NO cheap party Store disco shirts!
Venice Community Center 326 S. Nokomis Ave. Venice, FL 34285 941-861-1380 www.vcc.scgov.net