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• Depot and Circus Car Tours

  • When
    December 21, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    303 E. Venice Ave., Venice, FL 34285

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• Depot and Circus Car Tours

  • When
    December 23, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    303 E. Venice Ave., Venice, FL 34285

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• Depot and Circus Car Tours - CLOSED

  • When
    December 25, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    303 E. Venice Ave., Venice, FL 34285

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• Depot and Circus Car Tours

  • When
    December 28, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    303 E. Venice Ave., Venice, FL 34285

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• Depot and Circus Car Tours

  • When
    December 30, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    303 E. Venice Ave., Venice, FL 34285

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• VAHS Traveling Exhibition

  • Start
    January 01, 2025
  • End
    January 31, 2025
  • Location
    William H. Jervey, Jr. Venice Library 300 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL 34285

  
  

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• Depot and Circus Car Tours

  • Start
    January 01, 2025
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  • End
    April 30, 2025
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  • Schedule
    52 sessions
  • Location
    303 East Venice Avenue Venice, FL 34285

  

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• Windjammers Concert

  • When
    January 11, 2025
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    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    303 East Venice Avenue Venice, FL 34285

  
  

  On Saturday, January 11th, the Windjammers Circus Band will perform circus music from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the north end of the Historic Venice Train Depot.  Enjoy this program by bringing your lawn chairs, blankets, and refreshments, and relax on the grass in Rollins Coakley Railroad Park.

  Everyone is invited to attend this FREE concert.  Be sure to visit the Depot and the Circus Train Car Museum.  There will be overflow parking in Legacy Park, if needed.  

  "Since its founding in 1971, WJU Members have proudly participated in what has evolved as our core mission:  Preservation of, Education about, and Performance of the music played in traditional American Circus and Wild West Shows."

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• VAHS Speakers Bureau - Mable Ringling

  • When
    January 17, 2025
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    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library 4143 Woodmere Park Blvd. Venice, FL 34293

  

  
  

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  A woman of mystery, a socialite, and a noted philanthropist, Mable Ringling was one of the most glamorous settlers in the Sarasota area during the 1920s.  Join Sue Chapman from the Venice Area Historical Society as she recounts Mable's intriguing life in-character as Mable herself!
  

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• "The Depths of History at Venice, Florida: Archaeology from the Most Ancient Past to the Venice Train Depot and Beyond"

  • When
    January 21, 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice 1971 Pinebrook Rd. Venice, FL 34292

  The Venice Area Historical Society will be presenting:

  
  

       

                              Dr. Uzi Baram

  
  

  The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series is sponsored by the Venice Area Historical Society, with permanent funding provided by the Bill Jervey, Jr. Charitable Foundation.  All programs are FREE and OPEN to the public.  Seating is limited, so please plan to arrive early.

  
  

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• Venice Area Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit Rally

  • When
    January 31, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    597 S Tamiami Trail, Venice, FL 34285

  

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• "Venice Dreamers--Early Settlers in Venice"

  • When
    February 18, 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice 1971 Pinebrook Rd. Venice, FL 34292

  The Venice Area Historical Society will be presenting:

            

                                 Clarissa Thomasson

  The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series is sponsored by the Venice Area Historical Society, with permanent funding provided by the Bill Jervey, Jr. Charitable Foundation.  All programs are FREE and OPEN to the public.  Seating is limited, so please plan to arrive early.

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• "Creating Sarasota County"

  • When
    March 18, 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice 1971 Pinebrook Rd. Venice, FL 34292

  The Venice Area Historical Society will be presenting:

  
  

           

                                       Dr. Frank Cassell     

  
  

  The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series is sponsored by the Venice Area Historical Society, with permanent funding provided by the Bill Jervey, Jr. Charitable Foundation.  All programs are FREE and OPEN to the public.  Seating is limited, so please plan to arrive early.

  
  

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• "Meet Bertha Palmer, Founding Mother"

  • When
    April 15, 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice 1971 Pinebrook Rd. Venice, FL 34292

  The Venice Area Historical Society will be presenting:

  
  

             

                                      Sue Chapman  

  
  

  The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series is sponsored by the Venice Area Historical Society, with permanent funding provided by the Bill Jervey, Jr. Charitable Foundation.  All programs are FREE and OPEN to the public.  Seating is limited, so please plan to arrive early.

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