Thank you, Quality Food International Seafood Market! Quality Food is a food truck offering seafood dishes such as crab cakes, grilled or fried grouper, coconut shrimp, calamari, paella, jambalaya, and more. Catch them at festivals and large public events in southwest Florida!
Thank you, Olivine Home, for joining Venice MainStreet! Olivine Home is a home and lifestyle boutique located in the heart of historic downtown Venice. The curated collections offer a mix of modern, vintage, and one-of a-kind items for your coastal lifestyle. Let Olivine Home help you create the perfect coastal oasis in your home.
112 Nokomis Ave S.
Venice, Florida 34285
(833) 984-1366
shopolivinehome.com
Thank you, YouFit Venice, for joining Venice MainStreet! YouFit offers HIIT+ small group training classes led by a personal trainer, Olympic weightlifting platforms and bumper plates, cardio machines, grass-like turf for functional training and stretching, on-demand classes, and personal training. Get your heart pumping, tone your muscles, build strength, lose weight, and increase your flexibility at YouFit!
1228 Jacaranda Blvd
Venice, FL 34292
(941) 244-1150
youfit.com
The Venice Sharks Tooth Festival returns in 2023! Join us on April 22nd and 23rd for an exciting weekend filled with live music, delicious food, and fun activities for the whole family hosted by Venice MainStreet. For more information, visit venicesharkstoothfestival.com.
FREE ADMISSION!
DATES
Saturday, April 22, 2023, 10am-8pm
Sunday, April 23, 2023, 10am-5pm
LOCATION
Centennial Park, 200 West Venice Ave. Venice, FL 34285
VENDORS
Fossil Vendors
Craft Vendors
Jewelry Vendors
Exclusive Venice Sharks Tooth Festival shirt and merchandise
& MUCH MORE!
FOOD & BEVERAGE TRUCKS
Bacon Brands / Brew Burgers
El Guero Tacos
Hammerheads Catering
GitChewSum BBQ
Kona Ice
Quality Food International – Seafood Market
Susu’s Always Fresh
Taste the Vibez Jamaican Cuisine
Budweiser
Coca Cola
MUSIC
Karate in the Garage
Maiden Cane
Bryan Spainhower
Funky Munky Band
Prince Dubious
KIDS ACTIVITIES
Shark themed kids’ area
Face painting by Childlike Productions
Shark tooth hunting sponsored by the Venice Lions Club
Fossil Show & Tell – Fossil Recovery Exploration
Gulf Coast Mineral Fossil and Gem Club
Shark Painting by Aqua Silks Studio
Children’s book signing: Sharks in the Ocean by Katharine Baumgartner
EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS
Gulf Coast Mineral Fossil and Gem Club
Chris Mandell, Co-Owner of Fossil Recovery Exploration, “Under Your Feet: A Focus on Educating Kids -and Adults- About Florida’s Rich Fossil History”
Jeff Heim, owner of Shrk Co.
Venice High School along with the City of Venice will host a “Parade of Champions” on Saturday, March 25 at 11:30 a.m. in downtown Venice. VHS will be celebrating the Venice High Volleyball Team’s 2023 Class 7A State Championship, along with 2 VHS students who captured state swimming titles, Maeve Eckerman and Amadeusz Knop.
The parade will step off at Venice High at 11:30 a.m. and travel west on Milan Ave., north on Nokomis Ave., west on Venice Ave., and north on Nassau St. to the Gazebo in Centennial Park. The parade will include Venice Fire and Police vehicles. School officials and City dignitaries will speak at a program to follow in the park. Come out March 25 and support the athletic accomplishments of VHS, wear your green and show your Venice pride!
Information and image provide by Lorraine Anderson, City of Venice Public Information Officer.
Thank you, Tamiami Amateur Radio Club, for joining Venice MainStreet as a Nonprofit Partner! First organized in 1960, the Tamiami Amateur Radio Club now has more than 100 members engaged in the active pursuit of the amateur radio hobby. The club makes use of new DMR technology, which allows seasonal members to keep in touch with the local, full-time club members here in Venice.
The club has been a proud affiliate of the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) since 1963. Some members are certified Volunteer Examiners (VEs). The club sponsors a monthly FCC license testing session on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 10 am. Club membership is open to all ham radio operators and to those who want to become ham radio operators. Monthly club meetings are held at Venice Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 825 The Rialto, Venice 34285 on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7 PM.
Contact
P.O. Box 976
Nokomis, FL 34274
941-496-8315
secretary@tamiamiarc.org
tamiamiarc.org
Thank you, Blue Breaks Sports Cards & Hobby Shop, for joining Venice MainStreet! Blue Breaks offers over 80,000 singles, supplies, new wax and more. Whether you have a few minutes or hours, you will have fun browsing the collectibles. They are the only Topps MVP and Upper Deck Certified Diamond Dealer store in the area. Enjoy coming out to one of the Trade Nights, sell, trade or exchange and meet fellow sports fans.
Contact
1213 US 41 Bypass S
Venice, Florida 34285
(941) 837-2429
info@bluebreaks.com
bluebreaks.com
Thank you, Venice Shuffleboard Club, for joining Venice MainStreet as a Nonprofit Partner! The Club was organized in 1938 and is still very active with year round games and memberships available on game days. Games are held at Hecksher Park in downtown Venice, 450 W Venice Avenue, Venice, Florida 34285.
2022-2023 Winter Games
November – April
Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays
Sign-in at 12:30pm; games start at 1:00pm
Non-member guests are welcome (arrive by 12:30pm). Daily fee. VSC members will assist you. Equipment is available on game days.
2023 Summer Games
May – October
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
9:30am-11:00am
Non-member guests are welcome. Game day fee for couples is $5 or $3 for single. Equipment available.
Contact
Mary Winn
734-626-4685 (Please leave a message; response within 24 hours)
Facebook: facebook.com/veniceshuffleboard
Thank you, Ken Orton Gallery, for joining Venice MainStreet! The Ken Orton Gallery & Workhouse is the home of Ken Orton original paintings as well as archival reproductions, poster prints and digital copy. It is rooted firmly in the belief that only Ken Orton himself and his highly trained art technicians, digital copy team, and organization are capable of providing Ken Orton prints at museum quality standards. The Workhouse does not outsource its print work to any third party vendors. When you make the decision to become a patron of Ken Orton, you have the confidence that all work is generated by Ken Orton, and the Ken Orton Workhouse and is guaranteed to be a Ken Orton work.
About Ken Orton
Ken Orton was born in Birmingham, England in January of 1951. He attended Birmingham and Manchester Colleges of Art between 1969 and 1973. He taught at the Moseley School of Art in his hometown, before in 1979, leaving England to live in Spain. For 20 years, from 1979 to 1999, he was in charge of the Centre de Arte Joan Miro of the Baleares International School in Palma de Mallorca. In 1999 he left Spain and now lives between his homes in the Catskill Mountains New York and the gulf coast of Florida. Ken Orton’s original oil paintings can be found in many of America’s most prestigious galleries. Additionally, his paintings are located in the United Kingdom in the Catto Gallery Hampstead. Ken Orton Gallery, located in Venice Florida, is the source for all official Ken Orton works.
Contact
Rick Intemann, Production Manager
rick@kenorton.com
Gallery: 941-275-3239
Workhouse: 941-275-3759
116 Corporation Way
Venice, FL 34285
kenortongallery.com
Thank you, Our Mother’s House, for joining Venice MainStreet as a Nonprofit Partner! Our Mother’s House of Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice, Inc. has provided transitional housing to homeless mothers and their children since 1987. The program’s mission is to offer single mothers and their preschool-age children a safe and secure environment to achieve increased self-sufficiency through education, vocational training, and personal growth.
Our Mother’s House provides shelter and guidance for single mothers and their children who would otherwise be homeless. Children attend Early Head Start while mothers are in school or working. Mothers work toward self-sufficiency and work closely with case managers to reach their established goals. They also attend weekly life skills classes, such as parenting, self-esteem, nutrition, and financial literacy. In addition, mothers agree to follow house rules and regulations, follow their care plan, attend house meetings, and accept communal responsibilities.
Child Care
Our Mother’s House and Children First of Sarasota County partner to provide a Early Head Start program for the resident children. The licensed and certified program ensures the children are ready to enter the public school system. Children also receive daily breakfast, lunch, and snacks while in school.
Volunteers
Our Mother’s House welcomes volunteers. Volunteers are needed for assistance with childcare, maintenance, fundraising, and administration. Please consider giving your time to this worthy program.
Contact
P. O. Box 2240
Venice, FL 34284
941-485-6264
Sharladene.senko@catholiccharitiesdov.org
catholiccharitiesdov.org/charities/our-mothers-house/