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Greetings! Welcome to the Sarasota County Community Connections e-newsletter. Please share this e-newsletter with family, friends and neighbors. Contact us if you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, at communityconnections@scgov.net Boogie nights at VCC TODAY:  Break out the polyester slacks, the wide-collar shirts and your disco mirror ball. Night Fever is bringing its popular  Bee Gees tribute  to the Venice Community Center tonight and tomorrow only. Both shows start at 7 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.   Students present oral histories FRIDAY:  Experience audiovisual presentations of the  stories of native and long-time Gulf Coast residents . Hear their histories and view vintage photographs from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Mildred Sainer Pavilion, New College of Florida.   Newtown community cleanup SATURDAY:  Sarasota County will hold its annual community cleanup in the Newtown a...

Greetings! Welcome to the Sarasota County Community Connections e-newsletter. Please share this e-newsletter with family, friends and neighbors. Contact us if you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, at communityconnections@scgov.net County unveils #1 Beach in USA sign for Siesta Beach Sarasota County Commissioners unveiled a sign recognizing Siesta Beach  as the "#1 Beach in the USA." The 8-foot-by-4-foot sign is located at the beachside entrance of the main pavilion. Free event promotes Newtown healthy homes A free  Healthy Homes event  will be held on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m.-noon at the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex, 1845 34th St., Sarasota. Organized by the local Newtown/North Sarasota community in partnership with Home Depot, the event is designed to help residents learn how to keep their homes dry, ventilated, maintained, clean, pest-free, contaminant-free and safe using the principles from the Nat...

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Electric car gets its revenge   TODAY JAN. 12:  In 2006, the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car" explained how car manufacturers destroyed  their own vehicles. Tonight it's payback time, as  "Revenge of the Electric Car" premieres in Sarasota  for a one-time, 6:30 p.m. showing at Burns Court Cinema. Following the film, Casey Key resident and author Stephen King joins a panel discussion and Q&A. Holiday office closings   Most Sarasota County government offices and services, including libraries, the History Center and recreation centers, will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Here is a complete list of closings . Siesta Key Beach unveils sign   Picture yourself in front of America's No. 1 beach sign at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18. That's when the Sarasota County Commission will unveil the colorful new sign, fashioned after bright retro postcar...

Greetings! Welcome to the Sarasota County Community Connections e-newsletter. Please share this e-newsletter with family, friends and neighbors. Contact us if you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, at communityconnections@scgov.net 'Band Bash' this Saturday!   One of the coolest additions to Selby Library's recent renovation is the new Teen Center, complete with work stations and materials created especially for teens. Now it's time to party , with some of the area's hottest local bands and DJs.  Here's the lineup. Holiday office closings   Most Sarasota County government offices and services, including libraries, the History Center and recreation centers, will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.  Here is a complete list of closings . Planning Commission filling three vacancies  Sarasota County is accepting applications for three ...