March 13, 2026 3:00 PM
History of Venice - 1976 film
1976 Hack Swain Production Funded by First national Bank of Venice To celebrate the bicentennial of the USA, Venice residents share experiences of how the community developed 50 years after it was created. Featrued are Ralph Anderson, Steve Albee, Jr., Pete Edge, Dave Hamilton, George W. Higel, Ken Higel, Bob Miles, Julian Roberts, Bud Wimmers, and George Youngberg, Sr.
April 10, 2026
Sarasota County during World War II - Sarasota County History Center speaker
May 8, 2026
Searching for Angola - film about a pre-civil war free Black village
March 27, 2026
Writers Festival – afternoon lectures + evening reception
VENICEBOOKFAIR.COM
March 28, 2026
Venice Book Fair – authors and book sales in West Blalock Park
VHI ANNUAL MEETING
Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2-4 p.m.
at the Lord-Higel Coffee House
409 Granada Avenue, Venice, FL 34285
