The 32nd Annual Downtown Venice Craft Festival is on Saturday and Sunday, June 14-15!

Sarasota Music Festival’s Levin Plays Mozart is on Saturday, June 14!

Program provided by Sarasota Orchestra:

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Nonet in F Minor

DVOŘÁK Serenade for Strings in E Major

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major

The 32nd Annual Downtown Venice Craft Festival is on Saturday and Sunday, June 14-15!

Sarasota Music Festival’s Rising Stars – 2 is on Sunday, June 15!

Program provided by Sarasota Orchestra:

BARTÓK Contrasts

DEBUSSY String Quartet

DAVID MASLANKA Wind Quintet No. 4

BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet

FANNY MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio

JOHN HARBISON November 19, 1828

SCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 2

Catch Happy Gilmore on Sunday, June 15 at CoolToday Park!

Receive genealogy research assistance at Venice Library on Mondays at 1pm this June starting on June 9!

The Gulf Coast Mineral Fossil and Gem Club meets monthly, and everyone is welcome! The goal of the club is to: “promote, educate, and instruct in the many fields of earth sciences, fossil and mineral specimen collecting, and jewelry design.”

Teens and adults ages 13-30 are invited to watch Pride and Prejudice (2005) and decorate wooden jewelry boxes on Tuesday, June 17! No experience or materials required.

*Registration required.

Salt Your Soul Gift Co. is holding an adults only Clay Hand Building Workshop featuring word mugs on Wednesday, June 18!

*Registration required.

Sarasota Music Festival’s Haydn and Rachmaninoff is on Thursday, June 19!

Program provided by Sarasota Orchestra:

HAYDN/PERRY Divertimento No. 1 in B-flat Major (St. Anthony Chorale)

TURINA Piano Quartet

RACHMANINOFF Cello Sonata

Dueling Pianos in Downtown Wellen Park takes place every 3rd Thursday of the month at Solis Hall from 6pm-10pm.

Sarasota Music Festival’s Rising Stars – 3 is on Friday, June 20!

Program provided by Sarasota Orchestra:

MOZART Quintet for Piano and Winds

JANÁCEK String Quartet No. 1 ("The Kreutzer Sonata")

FRANCK Piano Quintet

SCHUMANN Piano Quintet

POULENC Sextet for Piano and Winds

JOHN HARBISON Wind Quintet

BRAHMS Horn Trio

Sarasota Music Festival’s Heirloom is on Friday, June 20!

Program provided by Sarasota Orchestra:

BARBER Summer Music

STRAUSS Metamorphosen, A Study for 23 Solo Strings

GABRIEL KAHANE October 1, 1939/Port of Hamburg

GABRIEL KAHANE Heirloom: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

Salt Your Soul Gift Co. is holding their Kid's Clay Hand Building Workshop on Saturday, June 21! Kids will create their own clay mushroom votive.

*Registration required.

Suncoast Humane Society is doing a meet and greet with their friendly dogs and puppies at Ace Hardware in Wellen Park the 3rd Saturday of every month from 11am to 2pm!

Sarasota Music Festival’s finale is on Saturday, June 21!

Program provided by Sarasota Orchestra:

KORNGOLD Violin Concerto

SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 in C Major

Catch Wicked on Sunday, June 22 at CoolToday Park!

Suncoast Humane Society’s Paws for Play Summer Camp is June 23-36! Kids going into 1st-6th grade can will receive humane education, participate in animal arts and crafts, meet animal ambassadors, and have hands-on experiences!

*Registration required

Receive genealogy research assistance at Venice Library on Mondays at 1pm this June starting on June 9!

The Venice Coin & Currency Club meets the 4th Monday of each month.

Suncoast Humane Society’s Paws for Play Summer Camp is June 23-36! Kids going into 1st-6th grade can will receive humane education, participate in animal arts and crafts, meet animal ambassadors, and have hands-on experiences!

*Registration required

Watch local artists paint live and ask questions at Venice Library on Tuesday, June 24!

Suncoast Humane Society’s Paws for Play Summer Camp is June 23-36! Kids going into 1st-6th grade can will receive humane education, participate in animal arts and crafts, meet animal ambassadors, and have hands-on experiences!

*Registration required

The City of North Port is holding an Infrastructure Panel at Suncoast Technical College on Wednesday, June 25! Representatives from the North Port Department of Public Works, North Port Utilities and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will be present “to discuss current and future infrastructure initiatives in the North Port area.”

North Port Aquatic Center is holding the World's Largest Swimming Lesson on Thursday, June 26! The World Waterpark Association first launched the event in 2010 to raise awareness for the vital role swimming lessons play in preventing drownings. Learn about water safety, participate in lifeguard games, and more!

*This is a free event, but registration is required. There is a 8-9am session and a 5-6pm session.

Suncoast Humane Society’s Paws for Play Summer Camp is June 23-36! Kids going into 1st-6th grade can will receive humane education, participate in animal arts and crafts, meet animal ambassadors, and have hands-on experiences!

*Registration required

North Port Aquatic Center is holding the World's Largest Swimming Lesson on Thursday, June 26! The World Waterpark Association first launched the event in 2010 to raise awareness for the vital role swimming lessons play in preventing drownings. Learn about water safety, participate in lifeguard games, and more!

*This is a free event, but registration is required. There is a 8-9am session and a 5-6pm session.

Occasions is performing live at Made in Italy on Friday, June 27!

The Great Wellen Pie Bake-Off is on Saturday, June 28! Register to enter your pie or attend the contest and taste pie samples from local vendors and community partners!

Suncoast Humane Society’s HappyCapys Capybara Yoga is on Saturday, June 7 and Saturday, June 28!

Via Suncoast Humane Society:

“A 1 hour relaxing yoga session conducted in the presence of capybaras, creating a calming and joyful atmosphere. Led by certified yoga instructors and available in small groups to ensure an intimate experience.

Minimum age is 14. Minors have to be accompanied by a paying adult.”

Occasions is performing live at British Open Pub on Saturday, June 28!

Catch Wild Robot on Sunday, June 8 at CoolToday Park!

Receive genealogy research assistance at Venice Library on Mondays at 1pm this June starting on June 9!