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Englewood Pioneer Days 2010 is scheduled for Monday, September 6th.
The Parade will begin at 10 a.m.
This year's theme: "We're Going Green!"
Visit the website: www.englewoodpioneerdays.com
The Parade will begin at 10 a.m.
This year's theme: "We're Going Green!"
Visit the website: www.englewoodpioneerdays.com
Jimmy Banks at Zekes - Royal Palm Marina Wednesday
Jimi Banks!Wednesday Nights at Royal Palm Marina
Jamaican Me Crazy!
Jimi Banks has been well known nationwide for years on a national touring level as well as locally!! Jimi has played at the Royal Palm before and has been very well received-welcome back! He will be playing Wednesday nights from 6-9PM.
Jimi is known for his hot guitar work in the hit song "PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC."
Name me one person that hasn't heard of THAT song?
Cardboard Boat Races!
Why not float your boat this year!The Cardboard Boat Race is always a popular, creative and funfilled contest!
The Englewood Jaycees' Captain Rick's Cardboard Boad Race will be held at Indian Mound Park.
Kid's Entries sponsored by Lasbury-Tracy Realty Inc. and Artists Acres.
Proceeds to benefit Kid's Needs of Englewood.
Saturday, September 4th
Registration begins at 9:00 AM - Race begins at 10:00 AM
Entry Categories:
- Little Sailors: 14 and under (must have parent's consent)
- Open Class Sailors: (15 & over, 15-18 must have parent's consent)
- New Family Class: Mom, Dad & the Kids ($30 Entry)
- Business Sponsored Boats in any Class ($30 Entry)
For registration, rules & regs, visit www.englewoodwoodpioneerdays.com.
Michael O'Donnell Memorial Fish-A-Thon
Dear Friends,Pioneer Days are fast approaching and a few of the old time traditions are being revived this year.fishing
In addition to the Labor Day Parade and block party, I am excited to be part of the Pioneer Days – Michael O’Donnell Memorial Fish-A-Thon. The greatest memory a parent can have is fishing with their child and watching the excitement on their faces as they reel in the “Big” fish. Fishing is a shared experience for the child as well as their adult fishing buddy. My family has taken on this part of the Pioneer Day tradition in honor of our son, brother and friend. My son, Michael, lost his life June 18, 2010 while spear fishing with his twin brother out at Boca Grande.
Fishing has been a part of my three boys’ lives from early on and into their adulthood. Michael always loved to have company visit and take them out fishing. He was known as “Captain Snookilla” and would always ensure a great time was had by all. Each trip was an adventure with pictures to prove it. (Fish stories were never accepted)
The fish-a-thon will be Sunday, September 5, 2010, during the Englewood Pioneer Day festivities on Labor Day weekend. It will be held at the Tom Adams Fishing Pier – its traditional location. This Fish-A-Thon will be for kids 12 and under.
Children who register before August 26th will receive a free T-Shirt. Registrations should be mailed to: Roger & Cathy Redman - 15409 Avery Road, Port Charlotte, FL 33981. Children will also be able to register the day of the event, but will not receive a T-Shirt unless they pre-register.
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For information you can contact Cathy or Roger Redman at 941-698-9484 or via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Trying Opens at Lemon Bay Playhouse
Sarah Schorr, played by Kim Fisackerly, tries to reason with Judge Biddle, played by Ron Bupp, in "Trying" the season opener Lemon Bay Playhouse.
Trying, by Joanna McClelland Glass, opens the season, running from September 1 thru 19. It is a two-character play based on the author’s experience during 1967-1968 when she worked for Francis Biddle at his home in Washington, D.C. Judge Biddle had been Attorney General of the United States under Franklin Roosevelt. After the war, President Truman named him Chief Judge of the American Military Tribunal at Nuremberg.
The play is about a young Canadian girl and an old Philadelphia aristocrat, “trying” to understand each other in what Biddle knows is the final year of his life. “ ...portrait of generational reconciliation. It is enormously bracing theatre.” - New York Daily News
For Tickets: visit www.lemonbayplayhouse.com or call the box office at (941) 475-6756
