CENTER NOTES

Rock concert

The ORCHESTRA, featuring former members of the Electric Light Orchestra, will perform at The Center on Tuesday, March 21, performing hits including Evil Woman, Do Ya, Mr. Blue Sky and more. Chairs will be provided at the indoor concert. The Sandbar restaurant will have a cash bar on site. No smoking or vaping is allowed on Center property. Free valet parking is available on Magnolia Avenue by the main entrance of The Center. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the opening act at 7 p.m. and the headliner at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $55.

Solar system workshop

The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature presents Our Solar System at The Center. Participants will learn the true size, scale and structure of the solar system through models and movement. The educational workshop is Thursday, March 23 from 10:30-11:45 a.m. Register by Thursday, March 16. The cost is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. For more information, visit Culture@centerami.org or call 941-778-1908.

Potluck dinner

Would you like to meet new people and make new friends? Come to The Center for a potluck dinner on Friday, March 24 from 5-8 p.m. Bring your own drinks and a dish to share. No registration is necessary. For more information, email chris@centerami. org or call 941-778-1908 ext. 217.

Sip N Wick

Make your own candle with Sip N Wick at The Center on Wednesday, March 29 from 6-8 p.m. Step-by-step candlemaking instructions will be provided. Attendees may bring their own wine and take home up to three finished candles. The cost is $50 for members and $55 for non-members. Price includes one candle. Additional candles are $35 each. Register by Thursday, March 23 online at centerami.org/culture or call 941-778-1908.

Health and Wellness fair

Come to The Center on Friday, March 31 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a day of physical, mental and emotional well-being at the health and wellness fair. The fair will include yoga classes, cardio workouts, dances and iRestore, as well as workshops dedicated to meditation, drinking water importance, weight loss and emotional intelligence. There will be CPR training, ice baths with Devs Bevs and a presentation by the Neuro Challenge Foundation. There will be live music by Trevor Bystrom and Paul Fornier. Lunch will be provided by Grub. Food from local vendors will be available for purchase. Children may participate in crafts including making flower crowns with Mindful Blooms and painting with Spread Love Guru. Passes go on sale Wednesday, March 15. All-day passes as well as passes for individual workshops are available. All-day passes are $20 for members and $40 for non-members. View pricing options and purchase passes at centerami.org/ events or call 941-778-1908.

Help clean local beaches

Members of the community are invited to a beach cleanup on Saturday, April 1. Participants will gather at The Center at 9 a.m. and walk together to the Gulf of Mexico to clean up the beach. Trash bags, gloves, water and a light snack will be provided. The clean-up is from 9-11 a.m. For more information, email customerservice@ centerami.org or call 941-778-1908.

Residents spruce up their community

The owners of the Seaside Gardens Civic Association have come together this spring to do a little sprucing up and a little spring cleaning. The group recently repainted the four stanchions marking the entrance to the neighborhood on 62nd and 63rd streets in Holmes Beach along with refurbishing and landscaping the area, adding stone to common areas and seawalls and flying a new American flag in the community park illuminated with a solar light.