🌱 Art Club for Kids and 11 more events

Hello Osprey! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 Sarasota Guitar and Amp Show
• Art Club for Kids at Osprey Public Library
• Read with the Dogs at Osprey Public Library

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 73 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 87, low: 72. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Osprey

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 6

• 2026 Sarasota Guitar and Amp Show →
  3000 Ringling Blvd, Sarasota
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday May 16

• Art Club for Kids
  Osprey Public Library, 337 N. Tamiami Trail, Osprey
  10:15 am
• Read with the Dogs
  Osprey Public Library, 337 N. Tamiami Trail, Osprey
  11:30 am

Tuesday May 19

• Introduction to Ancestry.com Library edition
  Osprey Public Library, 337 N. Tamiami Trail, Osprey
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Creation Station Appointments
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  10:00 am
• Forty Carrots: Partners in Play
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  10:15 am
• Sarasota in the 1930s: Sun, Sand, and the Sunset of the Mediterra
  Osprey Public Library, 337 N. Tamiami Trail, Osprey
  2:00 pm
• Arts & Crafts: Junk Journal Junkies
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  2:00 pm
• Read with the Dogs
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  4:00 pm
• Teen Game CafĂŠ
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  4:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• Colleen Cassidy Painting Class
  Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota
  9:00 am
• The Mindfulness Meditation Group →
  Unity of Sarasota, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota
  1:00 pm
• Arts & Crafts: Cupcake Wreaths
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• We would like to have an irrigation well installed to reduce our water bill.
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🗞 Nearby News

Nokomis

• Jessica O. Prentice, 76, formerly of the North Country (northcountrynow.com)
• Drivers in Sarasota County see lowest diesel gas at $4.92 in week ending May 2 (sarasotareview.com)
• See who attended the Be Fabulous Music & Arts Pride Fest in Sarasota (heraldtribune.com)

Venice

• The Honey Baked Ham Company Opens in Venice, Florida (qsrmagazine.com)
• Crews respond to residential fire in Venice, citizens advised to avoid the area: SCSO (tampabay28.com)
• Venice Biennale opens without a jury amid strife over Russian and Israeli participation (yoursun.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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