Orchard Festival, Free HIV testing, One-Night Rodeo, more

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SATURDAY: The festival will be held Saturday, June 21, 8:30 a.m.-noon, at Colonial Oaks Park. It will feature free youth birdhouse-building workshops, fruit tastings, and information on growing fruit trees and the "Growing Fruit Trees and Kids" program.
SATURDAY: The North Port Library will host a free discussion titled "Overview of Parkinson's Disease and the Supportive Role of Neuro Challenge Foundation" Saturday, June 21, 10:30 a.m.-noon.
Free HIV testing will be available to the public at several locations in Sarasota County as part of the 20th Annual National HIV Testing Day observance during the next several weeks.
Free HIV testing will be available to the public at several locations in Sarasota County as part of the 20th Annual National HIV Testing Day observance during the next several weeks.
Health Department and Emergency Management officials will host a free luncheon meeting to update local faith-based organizations on procedures for the upcoming hurricane season on June 25.
Don your Stetson and grab your boots, because local country music sensation One Night Rodeo is bringing its smooth-as-sipping whiskey harmonies mixed with a high-octane, full-throttle show to the Venice Community Center.  
Sarasota County's beach lifeguard operational hours have been extended from 10 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. daily. The extended hours will run through the Labor Day weekend.  
 
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