Hundreds of East County residents turned out for the second annual event.
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Pam Eubanks
| 9:52 p.m. October 21, 2016
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Hundreds of East County residents turned out Oct. 21 for the Block Party at Lakewood Ranch, on Main Street. Guests enjoyed sponsor booths, raffles, giveaways, face painting, food and beer and live music lining Main Street. Lakewood Ranch clubs also joined in the fun, setting up booths about their respective organizations at the end of the street for Lakewood Ranch Community Activities Corp.’s Club Day.
Sabal Harbour's Linda Jannette and Joe Angers enjoy a night out. "We love Lakewood Ranch. It's always nice out here," Jannette says.
Belinda Good, Cindy Laudano and Mary Ann LaLonde, all of Bradenton, lounge on patio furniture set up on Main Street.
Heritage Harbour's Alexis Moore, 6, and her brother, Jarrett, hang out with their parents, Sabrina and Robert, and grandmother, Pat Maynard.
J.R. Jefferson adds cheese to mini hamburgers served up free for guests by Square 1 Burgers.
GAil and Tom Myers, of Braden Woods, find a shady spot to watch the crowds and listen to music with their dog, Taffy.
Faith Frost, of Braden Pines, and Aimee Leigh, of Gates Creek, sample food and enjoy the cooler weather at the block party.
Holly Schwartz, 3, of Sarasota, tries her hand at a game of corn hole.
Missy and Andi Domson, of River Club, regularly attend First Fridays and other events on Main Street.
Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch members Dee McSweeney, Ted Lindenberg, Steve Bordes, Bill Porter and Susan Courter were eager to tell the public about their upcoming Suncoast Food and Wine Festival.
Ryan Adamchak, Stever Bordes and Joe Adamchak represented Merrill Lynch.
As part of Club Day, Lakewood Ranch Running Club members Summer and Andrea Rutsky, Jennifer Tullio, Adrienne and Michael Brady and Chuck Froman promote the club's upcoming Boo Fest run.
GreyHawk Landing's Alexandria Marcus, 3, colors at a Club Day booth as her parents, Rachel and Neil, and new baby brother, Nathaniel, watch.
Robert and Jean Graham, of Lakewood Ranch, check out the club booths.
Jim Martire, of Lakewood Ranch, talks about the state of Indiana and other topics with Wilde Maserati's Jordan Blaugh, who was out showcasing vehicles on the street.
Bill Jarema, of Lakewood Ranch, catches up with Anya Keogh, of Bank of the Ozark, which had a booth at the festival.
Sarasota's J.B. Leeming joins his mother-in-law, Betsy Benac, an East County resident and Manatee County commissioner, and his wife, Ali Leeming.
Michael Kline pours beer on tap for patrons of the event.
Melissa Kennedy, of Grow Financial Credit Union, keeps busy feeding popcorn to party-goers.
Maggie, a new Lakewood Ranch resident, makes a new friend with Terri Burnside, of Sarasota.
Jean and Rick Richardson moved to Lakewood Ranch just two days before the block party.
Guests enjoyed live music throughout the evening of the block party.
Lakewood Ranch's Elliott Eubanks, 3, munches on popcorn while dancing to music at the block party.
