🌱 Scholarship Fashion Show + Second Friday Art Market + Local Birds

Morning, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning with everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town. In today's issue, you'll find these stories and more...

• A pop-up book and art sale at the DFAC
• The Dunedin Youth Guild's Annual Scholarship Luncheon and Fashion Show
• Second Friday Art Market is back in Pioneer Park

Today's newsletter is sponsored by Studio 1212 Art Gallery

Visit Dunedin’s Studio 1212 Art Gallery — voted Tampa Bay Magazine’s best small art gallery cooperative for 2022

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 10 a.m.)
• 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.

Now, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 81 Low: 67.

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Here are the top stories in Dunedin today:

1. The Dunedin Youth Guild is hosting its Annual Scholarship Luncheon and Fashion Show on March 11 at 10:30 a.m. in the Dunedin Community Center. This year's theme for the show is "All Around The Town," with clothing provided by Suncoast Hospice. The event will kick off with a pop-up “Hospice Shop” in the building lobby between 9:30 and 11 a.m., where guests can shop deals on garments and accessories. The main event begins at 10:30 a.m. and includes lunch catered by Palate Culinary Services, door prizes, a fashion show, and more. Tickets can be purchased from any Dunedin Youth Guild member, by calling 727-734-0394, or online here. Proceeds from this event support the Scholarship Program for Dunedin students. (Dunedin Youth Guild via Facebook)
2. Dunedin's Second Friday Art Market is back in Pioneer Park! The event will kick off on Feb. 10 between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. and continue on the second Friday of every month. Stop by to shop from various vendors selling crafts, photographs, original artwork, and more! Any vendors interested in participating in these events can contact the organizers through Facebook. (Joshua Lammerding via Facebook)
3. The Dunedin Public Library is hosting "Nesting Shorebirds and Seabirds of Tampa Bay" on Feb. 15 between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. The informative seminar will be led by Holley Short, shorebird program manager of Audubon Florida. Guests will learn about five local shorebird species, how to ID them, and how to help if a bird is in trouble. No registration is required. (Dunedin Public Library)

Dunedin Patch Pic of the Day:

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Today in Dunedin:

• DFAC Virtual Conversation with multi-media artist S. Toxosi (1 p.m.)
• S.T.E.A.M at Hope Grove (1 p.m.)
• Ukulele Society Open Mic Jam at The Honu (6 p.m.)
• Yoga & Mimosas at The Wild Iris Cafe (6:15 p.m.)
• Music Trivia at Caledonia Brewing (7:30 p.m.)
• Music Bingo at Cricketers Pub (7:30 p.m.)
• Comedy Open Mic Night at Soggy Bottom Brewery (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A countywide shoe drive is happening now through Feb. 28. They're looking for donations of new kids' shoes and socks. Drop-off locations in Dunedin include Boulevard Awning Co.,
  Bozarth Contracting, and the Dunedin Community Center. (Republican Liberty Caucus of Pinellas County via Facebook)
• The Dunedin Fine Art Center is hosting a Pop-Up Book and Art sale on Feb. 11 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the DFAC's Cottage Campus. Stop by to shop for jewelry, paintings, art supplies, books, and much more! (DFAC)
• The Dunedin Concert Band is holding its Winter Concert on Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. in the Dunedin Community Center. The "El Pirate Capitan Jazz" show will include songs appropriate for families with kids 7 and older. Tickets are available online now. (DMS)
• Are you planning to enter the bagpipe or drumming competitions coming up at the Dunedin Highland Games? Keep in mind that the deadline is March 11! Those interested can register for the pipe band, solo drumming, or solo piping competitions online here. (City of Dunedin Pipe Band via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll see you soon!