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Culture/Education

The Center is interested in bringing new art, educational, and cultural classes to our community. If you are looking to enrich your mind or lives, learn about a new subject or art form, or just want to be creative, join in one of our many offered classes. For more information please contact The Center (941) 778-1908 or [email protected]. Interested in teaching a class?  Request for Proposals

 

Living & Exercising with Parkinson's Disease: Meet Your Care Advisor Workshop

Living & Exercising with Parkinson’s Disease

Meet Your Care Advisor Workshop

Thursday, March 30 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

C0st: Free

Join us Thursday, March 30 at 11:30 a.m. for an open discussion with your Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s Care Giver, Yazmil Soriano. Meet Yazmil in this open forum discussion on the Parkinson’s journey and how the Care Advisors of Neuro Challenge can help you and your support system navigate the Parkinson’s Journey.  Refreshments will be served

Following the workshop, The Center’s Adaptive Yoga class is scheduled at 1 p.m. in the Performing Arts Room. Adaptive Yoga requires no prior experience and is designed specifically for individuals living with Parkinson’s Disease and other neuromuscular conditions.

Registration not required. Check in at front desk upon arrival.

For more info: email [email protected] or call us at (941) 778-1908.

Photography Workshop with Jim Rimi

Photography Workshop with Jim Rimi

Saturday, March 25 from 9-11 a.m.

C0st: $55 Members | $65 Non-Members

This two hour fun and informative workshop is taught by Island resident Jim Rimi, a professional photographer, with a fun and laidback approach to teaching. If you have a camera, including smart phones, you will walk away from this class taking better pictures.

This is a hands on photography workshop starts with students starting in the classroom and then outside to put into practice what was just taught. Jim will help and guide the students as they use their new found skills. Jim will also critique each students photos during the workshop. Lighting, composition, shutter speed, depth of field, and new ways of seeing through the camera will be discussed. Jim’s teaching style is fun and laid back.

Members can register here. Non-Members can register here.

For more info: email [email protected] or call us at (941) 778-1908.

Full Moon Yoga Fundraiser - Benefitting AMI Historical Society

Full Moon Yoga Fundraiser

Benefitting Anna Maria Island Historical Society

Tuesday, March 7 from 8:30-9:30 p.m.

C0st: $10 minimum donation – payable to The Center

Devs Bevs Full Moon Yoga sessions are part of a wonderful Island fundraising effort through The Center. Dev will bring her yogi friends to The Center for a fun yoga fundraising event under the moonlight.

Roll up your mat & enjoy an hour of full moon yoga at The Center!

Yoga Session will be led by Salty Buddha Paddle & Yoga Co.

Proceeds will go to Anna Maria Island Historical Society.

Registration not required. Check in at front desk upon arrival.

For more info: email [email protected] or call us at (941) 778-1908.

Healthy Hearing with Optimum Hearing - Hearing Seminar, Hearing Tests and Ear Wax Removal

Healthy Hearing with Optimum Hearing Care

Hearing Seminar Open House

Friday, March 3

Ear Wax Removals:

Friday, March 17

Cost: $70 per ear

Walk-ins welcome from 9 a.m.-noon, OR by appointment until 4 p.m.

To make an appointment, must do so at optimumhearingcare.com.

Hearing Test Days:

Friday, March 24

Cost: FREE

Walk-ins welcome from 9 a.m.-noon, OR by appointment until 4 p.m.

To make an appointment, must do so at optimumhearingcare.com.

For more info: email [email protected] or call us at (941) 778-1908.

iPhone Training with Loretta Estabrooks

iPhone Training with Loretta

March 9 & March 23 | 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

C0st: $10 Members | $15 Non-Members

Attend Tech University to learn more about basic iPhone functions, the latest changes with iOS 16, and iPhone security and privacy.

Ask your iPhone questions at Tech U.

March 9 Session: Members can register here. Non-Members can register here.

March 23 Session: Members can register here. Non-Members can register here.

For more info: email [email protected] or call us at (941) 778-1908.

Sip & Craft with MaryKate

Sip & Craft with MaryKate

Wednesday, March 15 from 6-8 p.m.

C0st: $35 Members | $45 Non-Members

Join MaryKate crafting and creating beautiful greeting cards to send to friends and family. Enjoy visiting and creating, with your favorite “bring your own beverage.” No artistic skill needed. Each participant will make a minimum of eight greeting cards.

Members can register here. Non-Members can register here.

For more info: email [email protected] or call us at (941) 778-1908.

Make Your Own Candle with Sip N Wick

Make Your Own Candle with Sip N Wick

Wednesday, March 29 from 6-8 p.m.

C0st: $50 Members | $55 Non-Members

(Includes one 14 oz Aura candle)

Additional candles: $35/each, max. 3 candles per student per class

Sip your favorite wine while you make your own candles with Sip N Wicks. Step-by-step candle making instructions provided…you provide the wine. Take home your own candle or two or three!

Members can register here. Non-Members can register here.

For more info: email [email protected] or call us at (941) 778-1908.

OLLI Presents: The Second Mrs. Ringling

OLLI Presents: The Second Mrs. Ringling

Wednesday, March 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

C0st: $20 Members | $25 Non-Members

Here in Sarasota, the names John-and-Mable Ringling go together like palms and palmettos. But how many people are aware that there was a second Mrs. Ringling? Just who was this second wife, the New York socialite Emily Haag Buck who married John in 1930, after Mable died in 1929?

The Second Mrs. Ringling blends historical facts gleaned from court transcripts of their divorce proceedings and other sources with a healthy dash of “what if.” It follows John and Emily from their elegant Park Avenue apartment to the sun-drenched terrace of Ringling’s mansion Ca d’Zan, and peeks behind the closed doors of this celebrated couple of the 1930s.

Members can register here. Non-Members can register here.

For more info: email [email protected] or call us at (941) 778-1908.

The Bishop Museum Workshops - For Seniors and Children/Families

The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature: Workshop Series

For Seniors – Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

January 19:     What Is A Museum?

February 2:     The Scientific Process

February 16:   Paleontology & Fossils

March 2:         Manatees and Their Environment

March 23:       Our Solar System

March 30:       Capturing Science

April 6:            How We Build

April 20:          Florida’s Native Wildlife & Adaptations

Cost of Workshops:                     Member:  $10

                                                Non – Member: $20

 

For Children/Families – Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m.

January 18 (Families):            What Is A Museum?
February 1 (Children):            Manatees and Their Environment
February 15 (Families):          The Scientific Process
March 1 (Children):                Our Solar System
March 22 (Families):              Paleontology & Fossils
April 5 (Children):                  Capturing Science
April 19 (Families):                 How We Build
May 3 (Children):                   Florida’s Native Wildlife & Adaptations

Cost of Children Workshops:      Member:  $10                  Non – Member: $20 

Cost of Family Workshops:         Member (either parent or child is the member): 

                                                                Basic Fee:         $15 one child and one parent

$10 each additional adult

$5 each additional child

                                                      Non – Member:

                                                                 Basic Fee:       $25 one child and one parent

$15 each additional adult

$10 each additional child

 

Please register for each workshop by the Thursday before.

For more info: email [email protected] or call us at (941) 778-1908.

Line Dancing with Bob and Bonnie - Beginners & Intermediate

Line Dancing with Bob and Bonnie

Beginners and Intermediate Classes

Tuesdays | January 10-March 28

Beginners from 9-10 a.m.

Intermediates from 10:15-11:15 a.m.

Cost: Free Members/$10 Non-Members

Line up and learn the international dance craze known as Line Dancing. Adults can learn this fun genre of dance. It is easy for most to pick up quickly. Come and give it a try!

To register, call (941) 778-1908.

For more info: email [email protected] or call us at (941) 778-1908.

Dev's Bevs Ice Baths

Ice Baths with Dev’s Bevs

Wednesdays | January 4-March 29

9 a.m. to noon (5 minute interval drop ins)

Cost: $10 Members | $10 + cost of day pass Non-Members

Drop in and experience the benefits of ice baths at The Center with Devinne Whittaker of Devs Bevs. Take a few minutes out for yourself at Devs Bevs Ice Bath Wednesday! Ice baths can reduce inflammation and swelling, relieve sore muscles, improve exercise recovery, improve mental health, and support immunity.

No registration required.

For more info: email [email protected] or call us at (941) 778-1908.

Friends and Family Recovery Support Program

This program is back and in full effect!

1st and 3rd Monday of each month,

6:00pm-7:30pm

*dates are subject to change around holidays etc. 

Through people with shared experiences, the Family and Friends Recovery Network meetings at The Center provide resources and a supportive community for loved ones of individuals who have a substance use disorder, using the SMART Recovery model. While emphasizing interpersonal support, friends and family will also learn skill-building like setting boundaries, coping and techniques for communicating with our loved ones.

Free, No registration required. All are welcome. 
Page Turners Book Club

Each month many of our Page Turners @ CAMI book members meet to talk books. Our unique m.o. is to share our thoughts about any of the books that we individually have read or listened to. We could be hearing reviews of 20 different books! In the process, some of us are inspired to read/listen to a certain reviewed book and come back next month with our own thoughts to share. It can be wild.

Page Turners meet on the first Monday of each month at 4pm at The Center

For more information: [email protected]

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Lifelong Learning Academy
The Ringling College Lifelong Learning Academy (RCLLA) offers non-credit, university level selected by a curriculum committee primarily on the basis of anticipated student interest, balance with other offerings, instructor qualifications, and fit within the constraints of scheduling, space and finances. There are no grades or tests.

To register or for more information about any of the Lifelong Learning Classes please call (941) 309-5111. Zoom classes available.

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Center Hours

Monday 7am-8pm
Tuesday 7am-8pm
Wednesday 7am-8pm
Thursday 7am-8pm
Friday 7am-7pm
Saturday 8am-3pm
Sunday Closed

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Phone: 941.778.1908

Email: [email protected]

Annual Report: Charting A Course

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Center Contact

407 Magnolia Avenue
PO Box 253
Anna Maria, FL 34216

Phone: 941.778.1908

Email: [email protected]

Center Hours

Monday 7am-8pm
Tuesday 7am-8pm
Wednesday 7am-8pm
Thursday 7am-8pm
Friday 7am-7pm
Saturday 8am-3pm
Sunday Closed

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