Sarasota Visitors Guide 2008 - (Page 7) Get Festive Sarasota is home to a wealth of arts and cultural festivals, street fairs, and culinary and wine showcases. Residents For another adventure, head west on Blackburn Point Road and over the 1920s-era swing bridge. You’ll wind up on breathtaking Casey Key where megamansions perch alongside the endless stretch of the Gulf of Mexico. Take time for a walk or a picnic on Nokomis Beach, the oldest public beach in Sarasota. Ready to add to your shark tooth collection? Venice, the “Shark Tooth Capital of the World,” awaits you with its family-friendly Venice Municipal Beach — the spot for prehistoric shark tooth hunting. At the more secluded Caspersen Beach, a boardwalk over the dunes affords an eagle’s-eye view of coastline flora and fauna. Save time for window shopping in Venice’s historic downtown with its landscaped plazas, Mediterranean-style buildings, and collection of galleries and boutiques. Later, for an appetizing dose of Florida’s best, hang out for sunset. Nearby, North Port offers 163.9 miles of canals and waterways, ideal for kayaking, canoeing and fishing. If your muscles ache, you can soak them in the artesian springs at Warm Mineral Springs just a few miles away. Farther south, you’ll discover Englewood and Manasota Key, a tranquil one-road paradise with four pristine beaches. A sandcastle or two later, head for Englewood’s Dearborn Street, with its eclectic mix of jewelry, art and antique shops. The Green Street Church Museum, built in 1926, was once the town’s only church. From north to south, Sarasota and Her Islands’ possibilities are endless. And they’re all up to you. are treated to special ticket prices at area museums during September’s 30 Days of Discovery. Every November, downtown Sarasota comes alive with the Sarasota Reading Festival, and January’s three-day Arts Weekend festival celebrates Sarasota’s cultural treasures. The Sarasota Film Festival puts Sarasota in the limelight for two weeks Sarasota Reading Festival each April. In spring, Venice’s Sharks Tooth Festival offers up art, music and shark’s teeth — old Florida-style. Spring’s Sarasota Jazz Festival and June’s Sarasota Music Festival are acclaimed worldwide. And foodies flock to the Florida Winefest Stone Crab, Seafood and Wine Festival in April, Savor Sarasota in June, and the Stone Crab, Seafood and Wine Festival in October. Intrigued? For a full calendar of events, visit www.sarasotafl.org/things_to_do/events/. www.sarasotafl.org 7 http://www.sarasotafl.org/things_to_do/events/ http://www.sarasotafl.org
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