Wed, November 11, 2009

BGCC closed

In observance of Veterans Day

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Exhibit—A Pledge of Honor: Five Branches of the U.S. Mili

Oct. 6 through Nov. 14 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Exhibit—A Pledge of Honor: Five Branches of the U.S. Military at Charlotte County Historical Center, 22959 Bayshore Road, Charlotte Harbor.  We salute the men and women of the five branches of the U.S. military with a special exhibit.  Information: 941.629.7278 $2 adult $1 child

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Johann Fust Community Library

Johann Fust Community Library will return to winter hours Oct. 12. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Nov. 14: Diabetes Health Fair

Living Smart Diabetes Self Management Program will hold its seventh annual diabetes health fair from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1365 Viscaya Drive, Port Charlotte 33952. Free eye, hearing and foot screenings. Door prizes, a diabetes art contest and many diabetes-related products. Call (941) 484-1200 or e-mail: lhansonmd@diabetesFl.com.

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Nov. 16: South Gulf Cove Park

The Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners invites the public to the official opening of South Gulf Cove Park at 10150 Amicola St. at 11 a.m. Monday. South Gulf Cove Park was developed with funds from West County park impact fees and from the beginning, the project has had tremendous public support from the South Gulf Cove community, including The Conservancy and Community Trust of South Gulf Cove, Inc., South Gulf Cove Homeowners Association and the South Gulf Cove Advisory Committee. The park set along the Santa Cruz Waterway has a picnic pavilion, playground, basketball court and walking paths. The South Gulf Cove Boat Ramp, opened in 2004, is also located in the park. For more information about South Gulf Cove Park, or to learn about volunteering with Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources, call 625-PLAY (7529) or visitwww.CharlotteCountyFL.com.

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Nov. 18: Swine flu shots

Charlotte County Health Department has scheduled its first public H1N1 swine) flu vaccination clinic for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Charlotte Events Center in Punta Gorda. The H1N1 nasal-spray, known as Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine or LAIV will be used at this clinic. This nasal spray is available for all healthy persons from age 2 through 49 years of age, who are not pregnant. Additionally, injectable vaccine will be available for pregnant women, healthcare and emergency medical services personnel who work with individuals who are severely immunocompromised, and persons ages 6 to 64 years who have health conditions associated with higher risk of medical complications from influenza There will be a strict, individualized screening process to determine the appropriate vaccine for each person, and clients are encouraged visit our website and review the H1N1 vaccine information sheets, and print their completed H1N1 consent form in order to expedite their clinic visit. Visit our website, www.CharlotteCHD.com to view clinic schedules, sign up for H1N1 vaccine clinic email updates, or you can call Charlotte211 and be connected to our local H1N1 vaccine clinic information hotline.

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Nov. 18: The Magic Flute

There is still room for the first 10 a.m. Lifelong Learning lecture, which brings Boca Grande resident Mary Jane Degenero back for a third season discussing opera. All seminars are sold out so the opening lecture is your only chance to hear Degenero discuss Mozart's last staged opera, "The Magic Flute." The opera is filled with secret symbolism, hidden motifs and a crazy, mixed-up plot. For more information, call Mariela Camara at the Friends of Boca Grande Community Center office, 964-0827.

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UMC Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge

Nov. 4, 11,18,25 At Methodist Church

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Wednesdays: Bridge Club

The Boca Grande Duplicate Bridge Club, an ACBL- sanctioned club that awards master points, meets at 12:45 p.m. every Wednesday through April 28 at the Methodist Church, Third and Gilchrist Streets. Players of all levels attend. Reservations are required online at www.bgdbc.org/ or call (888) 407-2622, or e-mail BocaGrandeDuplicateBC@gmail.com.

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Womens International Art Show

The grand opening of the Womens International Art Show will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Rudolph Alexander Gallery at 7630 Sawyer Circle on Gasparilla Road, Port Charlotte. The Womens International Art Show is highlighting four established female artists. • CindyLee is an award-winning internationally known artist creating exceptional work in the ancient techniques of Buon Fresco and traditional panel paintings. Influenced by the German and Italian artists of the 13th through 16th centuries, CindyLee paints with an Old World pallete in contemporary compositions. • Willie Marlowe is an abstract artist whose work is collected internationally. She credits her love of medieval illuminated manuscripts and Persian and Indian miniature paintings as the inspiration for her vibrant colors and small scale works. • Cathy Beausoleil is known for her watercolors and works in painting on silk. Inspired by the underwater world of the Florida coast, her paintings display a brilliant sense of color and fluidity. Cathy is well known in the Gulf Coast arts community and is an exciting addition to this show. • Ronda Jeffer will be showing mixed media work in her distinctive style that sometimes borders on the macabre. Jeffer's use of color and the intricate details hidden within her work are what make her a highly collected contemporary artist. Call Dana Rudolph or Cindylee Alexander at (941) 697-2535 or e-mail rudolphalexandergallery@gmail.com for more information.

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