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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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 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 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.
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.
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.
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]
October/November 21 Page Turners
August 21 Page Turners Book Report
July 21 Page Turners Book Report
June 21 Page Turners Book Report
April 21 Page Turners Book Report
March 21 Page Turners Book Report
February 21 Page Turners Book Report
January 21 Page Turners Book Report
December 20 Page Turners Book Report
November 20 Page Turners Book Report
October 20 Page Turners Book Report
September 20 Page Turners Book Report
August 20 Page Turners Book Report
July 20 Page Turners Book Report
June 20 Page Turners Book Report
May 20 Page Turners Book Report
April 20 Page Turners Book Report
March 20 Page Turners Book Report
February 20 Page Turners Book Report
January 20 Page Turners Book Report
December 19 Page Turners Book Report
November 2019 Page Turners Book Report
October 2019 Page Turners Book Report
September 2019 Page Turners Book Report
August 2019 Page Turners Book Report
July 2019 Page Turners Book Report
June 2019 Page Turners Book Report
May 2019 Page Turners Book Report
April 2019 Page Turners Book Report
March 2019 Page Turners Book Report
February 2019 Page Turners Book Report
January 2019 Page Turners Book Report
December Page Turners Book Report
November Page Turners Book Report
October Page Turners Book Report
August Page Turners Book Report
April Page Turners Book Report
March Page Turners Book Report
February Page Turners Book Report
January Page Turners Book Report
To register or for more information about any of the Lifelong Learning Classes please call (941) 309-5111. Zoom classes available.
