🌱 Fancy Women Bike Ride​ + Sea Life Returns + Senior Museum Day Trip

Hello again, Dunedin! I'm back with your new copy of the Dunedin Patch newsletter. Let's get this day started off right with a quick guide to everything you need to know about what's happening around town, including updates on...

• A local halfway to St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
• This weekend's Fancy Women Bike Ride event.
• A senior day trip to the Museum of American Arts.

Today's newsletter is sponsored by Studio 1212 Art Gallery

Visit Dunedin’s Studio 1212 Art Gallery — for two years in a row, named by Tampa Bay Magazine the best small art gallery cooperative for 2023

Since 1971, Studio 1212 – a nonprofit art gallery owned and managed by an all-volunteer group of local, award-winning artists — has been a part of the creative community in the Dunedin area.

Here are a few things you can do at Studio 1212:

• Attend an exhibit of local artists (check out the schedule here)
• Get your own artwork critiqued for free by volunteer artists (on the first Saturday and third Tuesday of each month at 10am)
• Support local artists by buying their work – art prints, note cards and fine hand-crafted gift items – in the gift boutique
• Sign up for a workshop to expand and improve your own artistic abilities
• Join other local art lovers by becoming a benefactor of Studio 1212 (Learn more here.)

Studio 1212 is located at 234 Monroe St. in Downtown Dunedin and is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit Studio 1212 — a part of the Dunedin area arts community for over 50 years.

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Now, today's weather: Mostly sunny and humid. High: 90 Low: 78.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Dunedin:

1. Pinellas County's free Fancy Women Bike Ride event will kick off this Saturday, Sept. 16, at 6:30 p.m. Participants will meet at Dunedin’s Harbourside Grill for a 5-kilometer bike ride dressed in their fanciest attire. The worldwide event will take place across 200 cities in an effort to elevate women from various backgrounds as they reclaim and carve out safer bike routes. A similar event is scheduled for Sept. 17 at 10 a.m., leaving from Perry Harvey Sr. Park in Tampa. (Creative Loafing Tampa)
2. Drone footage taken along the Dunedin Causeway shows that sea life has returned to local waters after Hurricane Idalia. John Yanchoris, a local man who often captures videos of sharks and stingrays with his drone, told WFLA, “When a hurricane comes, sharks and other sea life can sense a drop in barometric pressure, and they go to deeper waters.” Wednesday was the first day since the storm he noticed that the sea life had returned! (WFLA)
3. The Hale Senior Activity Center is offering a day trip to the Museum of American Arts & Crafts Movement in St. Pete on Oct. 25 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Guests will enjoy various works of art and architecture within the five-story building. The price is $40 per person, which includes entry, a guided tour, and bus transportation. Those interested must register by Sept. 22. (City of Dunedin via Facebook)

Dunedin Patch Pic of the Day:

Thank you, Max Brandt, for sharing this awesome photo you captured in Weaver Park!

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Today in Dunedin:

Thursday, September 14

• International Drum Circle at the Hale Senior Activity Center (10 a.m.)
• Mah-Jongg at the Hale Senior Activity Center (12:30 p.m.)
• Sunset Jazz Series at Fenway Hotel (6 p.m.)
• Free Comedy Night at Soggy Bottom Brewing Co. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Dunedin Public Library now offers Book Club Bags! Each bag contains between 7 and 10 copies of a book that you can check out for up to 56 days. There are dozens of titles available for your book club to enjoy! (City of Dunedin via Facebook)
• Meet Elena, an adorable pup available for adoption at Pinellas County Animal Services. This independent lady can entertain herself for hours with a simple toy. If you're looking for a four-legged bestie, Elena's your gal! (Pinellas County Animal Services via Facebook)
• Save the dates for this year's Honeymoon Island Fall Fest on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22! The festival will be held on Honeymoon Island and is free to attend when you pay for park entry. (Friends of the Island Parks via Facebook)
• Flanagan's Irish Pub is holding a halfway to St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Sept. 17 at noon. Stop by to enjoy discounted Jameson and Guinness drafts and live music between 7 and 11 p.m. (Flanagan's Irish Pub via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! I'll see you around.