🌱 Rock Cortez Kitchen and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Rock Cortez Kitchen

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 55 degrees.
• Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 71, low: 58.
• Saturday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 74 and low of 64 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cortez

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Zack Pomerleau
  Cortez Kitchen, 4528 119th St W, Cortez
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Rock Cortez Kitchen
  Cortez Kitchen , 4528 119th St W , Cortez
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Balance & Fall Prevention at the Bradenton YMCA
  Bradenton YMCA , 3805 59th St W West , Bradenton
  11:00 am

Saturday December 13

• Gingerbread cookie decorating party
  Ortygia , 1418 13th St W , Bradenton
  10:00 am
• Farmers Market $500
  1210 4th Ave W , Bradenton
  2:00 pm
• Manatee Community Concert Band Presents Home for the Holidays
  SCF Neel Performing Arts Center , 5840 26th St W , Bradenton
  3:00 pm
• A Night Before Christmas Presented by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives
  G T Bray Recreation Center , 5502 33rd Ave Dr W , Bradenton
  4:00 pm
• Making Waves - Date night
  Painting with a Twist , 5917 Manatee Ave W Suite 209 , Bradenton
  7:00 pm
• Careless Whisper - East Coast: Rock N Barrel - Bradenton
  Rock N Barrel Bar and Grill , 6916 14th St W , Bradenton
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Live Entertainment
  Clancy's Sports Bar & Grill , 6218 Cortez Rd W , Bradenton
  5:00 pm
• Mike Partee
  Freckled Fin Irish Pub , 5337 Gulf Dr , Holmes Beach
  7:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Wish Upon a Snowflake Monthly Kids' Challenge
  Island Branch Library Lobby Table,
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Seafood Shack Property Redevelopment.
  A press release was issued today from the concerned Citizens of Cortez Coalition. Check out their website at www.cortezcoalition.com which also has a… (Nextdoor Harbour Landings)

• IMG Academy posted a job opening for Night Auditor, Legacy Hotel at IMG Academy Part Time in Bradenton. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Late Night Team Member in Bradenton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cortez here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bradenton Beach

• Roadwatch – 12-10-2025 (islander.org)

Holmes Beach

• Fire district rescues stroke sufferer from cruise ship (islander.org)
• Looking back, way back (islander.org)
• Albertine Veenstra (thebradentontimes.com)

Bradenton

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-- The Patch AM Team

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