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• Depot & Circus Car Tours - closes at 1:00 pm

  • Start
    October 04, 2025
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  • End
    October 25, 2025
  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    303 East Venice Avenue Venice, FL 34285

  

  PLEASE NOTE:  Tours are given between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm.

  
  

  

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• The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series - Josh Goodman

  • When
    October 21, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    1971 Pinebrook Rd, Venice, FL 34292

  From Horse & Chaise to Venice:   A History
  

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• New Member Orientation

  • When
    October 26, 2025
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    303 E. Venice Avenue, Venice FL 34285

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  The Venice Area Historical Society invites you to its New Member Orientation on Sunday, October 26th, 2025, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the Freight Room at the 1927 Historic Venice Train Depot.

  Explore the Depot Campus while learning from our Board Members about the structure, captivating history, and special events this organization offers.  In addition, we will also provide a quick demonstration on navigating the VAHS website.  Most importantly, this is a great opportunity to meet other new members, Board Members, and learn about all of our volunteer opportunities.

  The event is FREE and light refreshments will be served.  The RSVP deadline is October 24th.  To register, please click New Member Orientation.

  We look forward to celebrating Venice history with you!

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• The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series - Larry Humes

  • When
    November 18, 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    1971 Pinebrook Rd, Venice, FL 34292

  Working on the Railroad:  The BLE & Venice
  

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• The Venice Centennial Lecture Series - Irvin Lewin

  • When
    December 09, 2025
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    300 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL 34285

  The Venice Project:  Beyond the Garden City

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• The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series - Curt Whittaker

  • When
    December 16, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    1971 Pinebrook Rd, Venice, FL 34292

  The Lost Creeks of Venice

  
  

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• The Venice Centennial Lecture Series - Jeana Hilligoss

  • When
    January 13, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    300 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL 34285

  The Life of Ann Worthington
  

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• The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series - Corky Dalton

  • When
    January 20, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    1971 Pinebrook Rd, Venice, FL 34292

  Venice’s Design Started with Nature
  

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• The Venice Centennial Lecture Series - Charlotte Waisman

  • When
    February 10, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    300 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL 34285

  Women in Florida History
  

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• The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series - Bruce Stephenson

  • When
    February 17, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    1971 Pinebrook Rd, Venice, FL 34292

  The Brotherhood of Man in Nature, John Nolen’s Plan for Venice, Florida

  
  

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• The Venice Centennial Lecture Series - Sue Chapman

  • When
    March 03, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    300 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL 34285

  A Reflective View of Venice
  

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• The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series - Irvin Lewin

  • When
    March 17, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    1971 Pinebrook Rd, Venice, FL 34292

  John Nolen’s Venice and Mariemont Projects: Communities in Contrast

  
  

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• The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series - Les Standiford

  • When
    April 21, 2026
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    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    1971 Pinebrook Rd, Venice, FL 34292

  Battle for the Big Top: The Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus

  

  Les Standiford is the author of 25 critically acclaimed books, including 10 novels and the New York Times best-selling non-fiction Last Train to Paradise, now in its 40th printing.  His novel Spill and his non-fiction work The Man Who Invented Christmas, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, were made into feature films.  The latter starred Christopher Plummer and Dan Stevens and was reviewed on MSNBC in 2024 as “the most underrated Christmas film of the 21st Century,” and has been listed by numerous publications, including Good Housekeeping and The San Francisco Chronicle, as among the Top Ten Christmas films of all time.

  He is a Distinguished University Professor of English and Founding Director of the Creative Writing Program at FIU, and holds the MA and PhD in literature and creative writing from the University of Utah.  In Spring 2024 he was named a “Florida Icon” by Florida Trend magazine, an honor awarded to individuals such as H. Wayne Huizenga, Janet Reno, Bobby Bowden, and Stetson Kennedy.  His book Battle for the Big Top, which examines the cultural influence of the American Circus, received the 2022 Gold Medal for General Interest Non-Fiction from the Florida Book Awards.

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