🌱 Scenic WAVES - CANCELED and 11 more events

What's up Bradenton Beach! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Christmas in the Garden - Brian Gurl Trio: piano, violin and cello at Longboat Island Chapel
• Scenic WAVES - CANCELED at Bradenton Beach, FL Calendar
• CRA Meeting at Bradenton Beach, FL Calendar

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 64.
• Thursday: Nice with partial sunshine, with a high of 77 and low of 68 degrees.

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📸 Around Bradenton Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bradenton Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• Christmas in the Garden - Brian Gurl Trio: piano, violin and cello
  Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Dr, Longboat Key
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Scenic WAVES - CANCELED
  Bradenton Beach, FL Calendar Bradenton Beach, FL 34217
  1:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• CRA Meeting
  Bradenton Beach, FL Calendar Bradenton Beach, FL 34217
  9:30 am
• City Commission Meeting - CANCELED
  Bradenton Beach, FL Calendar Bradenton Beach, FL 34217
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Office open from 8am-2pm
  Bradenton Beach, FL Calendar Bradenton Beach, FL 34217
  8:00 am

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📣 Bradenton Beach Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Planning and Zoning Board Meeting
  Town of Longboat Key Town Hall , 501 Bay Isles Rd , Longboat Key
  9:15 am
• Free Weekly Tai Chi classes for seniors
  Discovery Villages Sarasota Bay , 1414 69th Avenue West , Bradenton
  10:00 am
• Pop-Up Library
  Town of Longboat Key Town Hall , 501 Bay Isles Rd , Longboat Key
  10:00 am
• POP-UP: Storytime @ Longboat Key
  The Bay Park , 1055 Boulevard of the Arts , Sarasota
  10:30 am
• SWAT Networking Bradenton Luncheon
  Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside , 6906 14th St W , Bradenton
  11:30 am
• Let's Talk Longboat
  Bayfront Park Recreation Center , 4052 Gulf of Mexico Dr , Longboat Key
  3:00 pm
• Pop-Up Stop: Longboat Key
  600 Bay Isles Rd , Longboat Key
  3:00 pm
• Bayshore Bruins vs Parrish Community Bulls
  Bayshore High School , 5401 34th St W , Bradenton
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Walgreens posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Bradenton Beach. Apply here.
• Circle K posted a job opening for Store Assistant (Non-Bonused) in Bradenton Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bradenton Beach here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Cortez

• Tal Siddique selected as chair of Manatee County Commission (yourobserver.com)

Holmes Beach

• The Islander Classifieds: Wednesday, Dec, 17, 2025 (islander.org)
• As Powerball hits $1 billion, Florida Lotto is $6.25 million for Saturday, Dec. 13 (heraldtribune.com)

Longboat Key

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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