Bingo in Bradenton Beach

Try your luck at bingo at the Annie Silver Community Center, 102 23rd St., Bradenton Beach, each Thursday during season, and it's smoke-free. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and play starts at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome for fun and prizes. For more information, call 778-1915.

Learn more about the estuary

The Sarasota Bay Estuary Program (SBEP) is sponsoring free kayak tours of the waters around the barrier islandss through April as part of its Bay Wise Kayak Program.

The next tours are Lido Mangrove Tunnels, Feb. 2 and 18; followed by Blind Pass, March 3 and 17; and Lyons and Blackburn Bay, April 7 and 21. Log onto sarasotabay.org to register or for more information. Participants are required to bring their own kayaks.

Discover the plants, animals, habitats, and restoration projects that distinguish Sarasota Bay. Mote Marine Laboratory School Programs Coordinator Brad Tanner, an expert kayaker, is the tour guide for this annual program.

Cortez Museum director speaks

Karen Riley Love, director of the Cortez Maritime Museum, will address the Anna Maria Island Kiwanis Club at its next meeting on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 8:30 a.m. at the café at Manatee County Public Beach, in Holmes Beach. Members of other Kiwanis Clubs and of the public are welcome.

Stamp collectors hold exhibition

The Sarasota Philatelic Club will hold its annual Sarasota National Stamp Exhibition at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium, 801 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, on Friday, Feb. 3, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and on Sunday, Feb. 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

More than 36 dealers are expected at this event to assist everyone from the novice to the veteran stamp collector. There will be free appraisals, a silent auction, a learning center, door prizes and United States and United Nations Postal Service stations. Admission and parking are free.

Call Jack Seaman at 941-922-7191, or e-mail him at jakcman@verizon.net. for more information. You can see the club's website at www.sarasotastampclub.com.

Players rep. to speak

Manatee Players Managing Artistic Director Rick Kerby will discuss the group's upcoming season when he speaks at the regularly scheduled Rotary Coubl of AMI luncheon meeting at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the BeachHouse restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive N., Bradenton Beach. He also will bring some performerers to entertain the group. The meeting is open to all members and visiting Rotarians. Lunch is $10.

Stamp club meets in Sarasota

Current and future stamp collectors are invited to the next meeting of the Sarasota Philatelic Club on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 3975 Fruitville Road, just east of Beneva Road. For more information, call Fran Schlusemann at 941-739-0908 or e-mail hanksfran@aol.com or www.sarasotastampclub.com.

Writers meet next week

The Gulf Coast Writers will meet Wednesday, Feb.8, at l:15 p.m. at Island Branch Library 5701 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Members are asked to bring their creative writings to read.

Meet other Wisconsinites

Residents and visitors are welcome to attend the 55th Annual Wisconsin Day on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 248 South Harbor Drive, Holmes Beach, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This popular event usually draws about 400 people.

There will be a potluck lunch; attendees need to bring a hot or cold dish to feed at least eight people plus their own table settings. The organizers will provide baked beans, coffee and hot water for tea. There will be door prizes and a 50/50 raffle, live music by a polka band and parking is free. The cost is $5 per person.

For more information, call Robert Schendel, at 941-746-2018, or Joy Sujecki at 941-708-0149.