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🌱 Which Key Chorale concert is coming to Bee Ridge Road?
Also check out 9 / 11 Twenty Five Year Commemoration AMERICA250 Concert and Service on the Bee Ridge Patch calendar

Good morning to you Bee Ridge! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Key Chorale concert is coming to Bee Ridge Road?
Also on today's calendar: 9 / 11 Twenty Five Year Commemoration AMERICA250 Concert and Service and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 75.
- Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 76 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Conductor leads Key Chorale into his 20th season (wusf.org) — Key Chorale's new season will bring a major choral concert to Church of the Palms on Bee Ridge Road next April, putting a high-profile arts event right in your backyard. The 2026–27 lineup also features collaborations with Sarasota Ballet, Venice Symphony, and other regional arts groups, plus educational and senior-focused outreach programs that extend across Sarasota, Bradenton, and Venice.
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📸 Around Bee Ridge
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bee Ridge
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★ Featured events ★
- 9 / 11 Twenty Five Year Commemoration AMERICA250 Concert and Service →
9810 State Rd 72, Sarasota
5:00 pm
Friday September 11
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Other local events
- Breakfast at Bistro 502
Suncoast Technical College, 4748 S Beneva Rd, Sarasota
9:00 am - Public Hearing to Adopt Final Millage and Budget
Sarasota County Schools Board Chambers, 1980 Landings Blvd, Sara
5:01 pm - League of Women Voters to Speak on Ballot Measures →
Women's Resource Center, 340 S Tuttle Ave, Sarasota
9:00 am - Free Senior Breakfast & Live Entertainment! Open to Public! Make Friends! →
Lockwood Ridge Road, Lockwood Ridge Rd
9:00 am - Breakfast at Bistro 502
Suncoast Technical College, 4748 S Beneva Rd, Sarasota
9:00 am
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
📣 Bee Ridge Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- ROAR! on the Road
Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
10:30 am - Adult Arts & Crafts: Melted Galaxies
Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
2:00 pm - Thinking About the Mediterranean Diet to Support Your Health? Start
Osprey Public Library 337 N. Tamiami Trail, Osprey, FL, 34229, US
2:00 pm - Joe Bernui →
Blase Cafe, 5263 Ocean Blvd., Sarasota
7:00 pm - Creation Station Appointments
Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
10:00 am - Knit and Crocheting Group
Fruitville Public Library, 100 Apex Road, Sarasota
10:15 am - Forty Carrots: Partners in Play
Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
10:15 am
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
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🗞 Nearby News
Siesta Key
- How Sarasota's Cocktail Culture Is Creating New Opportunities for Aspiring Bartenders (sarasotamagazine.com)
- 9 Florida Ice Cream Shops Where the Scoops Are Churned Fresh in Small Batches (travelmag.com)
Sarasota
- Sarasota Labor Day celebration focuses on fair wages, corruption, and oversight (mysuncoast.com)
- Sarasota Fights Fentanyl walk draws hundreds across Ringling Bridge (mysuncoast.com)
- Caring for Pets in Sarasota (sarasotamagazine.com)
Ok Bee Ridge! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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