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Piper Barde with the Easter Bunny
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 10, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Bird Key Yacht Club Easter

Stevie Dee the magician would need a very large hat to pull the Easter bunny out of at Bird Key Yacht Club's Easter party on April 8. Instead, Mr. Bunny made his rounds before the magic show. An egg hunt followed the festivities.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Blake DeJongh
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 10, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Yacht Club Easter

The Easter Bunny hopped on over to Sarasota Yacht Club for an Easter celebration on Saturday, April 7. Magician Stevie Dee put on a show and made inflatable Easter hats and bunnies for the children. They made crafts and enjoyed an ice-cream bar, too.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Katherine Crane sprints to find the next egg
    By
  • Mallory Gnaegy
  • April 10, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sand Cay egg hunt

It took less than two minutes for the hundreds of eggs at Sand Cay Beach Resort to be found on Friday, April 6. It was a wild dash for the most eggs, and more than one child had an overflowing basket.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Muriel Hendricks and Marjorie Rosenthal
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 10, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Emanu-El Passover Seder

An estimated 255 people were in attendance as Temple Emanu-El celebrated the start of Passover Friday, March 6. All generations were represented at the Seder, where Rabbi Brenner Glickman reminded guests of the importance of family before beginning the ceremony.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Grace and Anna Ourednik
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 9, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Trinity United Methodist Church Egg Hunt

Families celebrate Easter at Trinity United Methodist Church Children and their parents celebrated Easter in style Saturday, April 7, at Trinity United Methodist Church. In addition to an egg hunt, guests enjoyed a magic show and photo opportunities with the Easter bunny.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Aviana Garrison
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • April 9, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Children's Garden Easter Egg Hunt

Families celebrated Easter at the Sarasota Children's Garden's by searching for the nearly 1600 eggs hidden throughout the garden. Children climbed, crawled and explored the grounds in search of eggs. Blake Fagan found the golden egg, which earned him a gardening basket.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Yoshihito Nishioka was the winner of the wild card tournament.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 9, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Open Wild Card Tournament

The Sarasota Bath and Racquet Club held the Sarasota Open Wild Card Tournament April 6 - 8. There were 29 players in the three-day tournament. The winner of the wild card was 16-year-old Yoshihito Nishioka.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Mathilde Wesson, 2, was off and running to collect Easter eggs, Saturday, April 7, at St. Michael the Archangel.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 9, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: St. Michael the Archangel Easter egg hunt

St. Michael the Archangel held an Easter egg hunt, Saturday, April 7. The event started at 9:00 am with games, temporary Easter tattoos and making frosted cookies. Kids collected tickets by playing the games that they later turned in for fun Easter themed items.

  • Siesta Key
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Ashley James, Christine Conley, Maleah Howell, Jamie Buckingham and Jack Joy dressed up as the cast of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”, for the Turtle Run, Saturday, April 7, on Siesta Key Beach.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 9, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Run for the Turtles

Mote's 26th Run for the Turtles was a huge success, Saturday, April 7, with more than 1,000 runners and walkers. Both the 1-mile fun-run/walk and 5K took place out on Siesta Public Beach.

  • Longboat Key
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Isabella Sanchez, 4 ½, Zack Sanchez, 7, and Portia Sanchez, 4 ½, sit together on a bench while they wait for their turn to go find Easter eggs.
    By
  • Rachel S. OHara
  • April 9, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: SKVA 12th Annual Easter Egg Hunt

The Siesta Key Village Association hosted the 12th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Games, Saturday, April 7, at Beach Access 5. The event was for children ages 1-6 and egg hunts happened every few minutes for different age groups so that everyone had a fair chance at finding some colorful eggs out on the beach.

  • Siesta Key
  • Neighbors
Pat Bass and Diana Crowley
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • April 8, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Woman's Exchange Anniversary Party

The Woman's Exchange celebrated its 50th anniversary with live music by Jazz Juvenocracy, cocktails and a raffle.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Abigail Cobb
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • April 8, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Jungle Trails and Bunny Tails

Kids and families had a hoppin' good time at Jungle Gardens Easter weekend.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Six-year-old Sophia D’Orazio had fun celebrating her older sister Olivia’s eighth birthday.
    By
  • Jen Blanco
  • April 8, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Polo

East County residents celebrated Easter with a special end-of-the-season polo match April 8.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
A large crowd came out for the Church of the Redeemer’s 16th Annual Good Friday Stations of the Cross walk, Friday, April 6, down Main Street.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: The 16th Annual Stations of the Cross walk

The Men's Ministry of Church of the Redeemer in conjunction with the Sarasota Ministerial Association sponsored the 16th Annual Good Friday Stations of the Cross walk, Friday, April 6.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Alyssa Call, 15 months, had a blast gathering eggs at Harvest United Methodist Church.
  • By Michael Eng and Jen Blanco
  • April 8, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Easter

East County children enjoyed a plethora of Easter activities April 7 throughout the community. Harvest United Methodist Church, University Park Country Club and Lakewood Ranch Main Street all hosted Easter egg hunts Saturday, and pint-sized hunters responded in droves to fill their baskets in celebration.

  • East County
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