Small Business Saturday takes place today! It’s kind of a big deal here on the island. That’s because Lovegrove Gallery & Gardens is one of the perennial organizers of Shop Small Saturday. Many Matlacha Island businesses will be taking part in the event again this year, and it all starts at Lovegrove Gallery and Gardens, where [...]
I am thrilled to tell tell you that The Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy is now open for the season. Located at 2121 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, the museum is dedicated to “collecting, preserving and exhibiting works of artistic and whimsical importance” and enjoys a growing reputation for collecting and exhibiting culturally-significant, contemporary artwork [...]
George Washington proclaimed Thanksgiving Day in 1789; and the sixteenth U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln reaffirmed it in 1863. Since then it has been an official U.S. holiday. But giving thanks has its underpinnings in the Bible. Giving thanks is mentioned in the Bible at least 140 times. The word praise is similar in meaning, and it [...]
