Friends of The Hammock is hosting its Annual Meeting at the Hale Senior Center – Sunshine Room January 28, 2020 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. The meeting is open to the public. Refreshments will be served at this interactive event. The meeting will include a presentation on The Wild Side Of Dunedin – A Photographic Pursuit by Mikell Herrick.
Membership in Dunedin Council of Organizations is up for renewal. 2020 Membership Dues are:
1) Business $50 per year
2) Not-For-Profit Organization $20 per year
3) Individual $15 per year
We want to thank those members who have already renewed. New members who joined after October 1, 2019 do not renew at this time. If your organization has not yet renewed there are two ways to renew your membership:
* Pay your Dues online using a Credit Card, Debit Card or PayPal Account. If your contact info or website/social media have changed, update the attached renewal application, and bring it to the next meeting or mail/email it to us.
* You may also pay by check or cash. Just update the attached renewal application with any changes and mail it with a check, or bring it to the next meeting.
Thank you for your continued participation and support. We look forward to bringing you informative and thought provoking programs in the coming year, as well as opportunities to network with key business leaders and decisionmakers in our community.
Not sure if your organization has renewed? Reply to this email or give me a call at 727-279-0631.
Thank you
Larry Franklin
Membership Chair
Dunedin Council of Organizations
Golf Tournament
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
and the Pinellas Police Athletic League
January 13, 2020
Innisbrook Golf & Country Club
Taoist Tai Chi Society Open House
January 4, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
1370 Main Street
Dunedin, FL 34698
January 8, 2020, 5:15 – 6:45 pm
Temple B’nai Israel
1685 S. Belcher Road
Clearwater, FL 33764
The Dunedin Branch of the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA is hosting two open houses in the new year! Beginner classes begin at our Main Street location on January 5. We will also have a new beginner class starting January 15 at Temple B’nai Israel. All are welcome! Join us in finding stillness and balance in 2020!
For more information, visit our website or email dunedin.fl@taoist.org.
Hogmanay Party
December 31, 2019, 8:00 pm – 1:00 am
Scottish American Society
917 Louden Ave., Dunedin
Are You My Neighbor?
A Discussion on Poverty in Pinellas
December 14, 2019, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Scottish American Society
917 Louden Ave., Dunedin
Hear about Pinellas County’s economic divide and how we, as neighbors, can get involved to make a difference. Learn about:
· the hidden poverty in our neighborhoods
· how poverty affects children and families
· what we as a community can do
We’ll start with a fact based overview about families and children living in poverty by Mr. Tim Dutton, Executive Director of Unite Pinellas, followed by questions to Nicole Carr, Pinellas County School Board, Beth Houghton, CEO of the Juvenile Welfare Board, and Pat Gerard, Pinellas County Commissioner.
This event is a COMMUNITY DISCUSSION, free of charge, and we hope that residents impacted most by poverty will be able to join and be part of the discussion! We’ll provide a free all-day bus pass for the first 20 community participants who rely on public transportation. The Dunedin Library is on Bus Route #78. Light refreshments will be served.
SPONSORS: This FREE event is the latest in a series of Hot Topic events hosted by the League of Women Voters of North Pinellas and the League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues through education and advocacy.
For more information, call 703-929-9222, or register here.
Haggis Celtic Concerts Presents:
A Celtic Christmas Concert
December 18, 2019, 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Scottish American Society
917 Louden Ave., Dunedin
Haggis Celtic Concerts presents our first annual Celtic Christmas featuring a trio of world champion Celtic musicians: Dave Curley, Colin Farrell and Shane Farrell. Just in time for Christmas we offer an evening of exciting and heart warming holiday music and song. Singer, dancer, guitarist Dave Curley has played with Slide, Runa, One For The Foxes, the Brock McGuire Band, The Ashley Davis Band, and Moya Brennan of Clannad. Fiddle and whistle player Colin Farrell plays regularly with Lunasa, Off Kilter, Flook, The Elders, The Ashley Davis Band and The Crannua Collective. Fiddle, banjo and mandolin player Shane Farrell has played with The Irish Rovers, Lúnasa, The Banshees, The Pigeon Kings, The Brayzen Heads and The Danny Burns Band among others. Their show is fast paced with brilliant musicianship and dynamic arrangements of classic songs and tunes. Don’t miss this amazing night of holiday favorites
Tickets available on line at eventbrite.com or at the Celtic Shop of Dunedin, 354 Main St., Dunedin. Cash only please. $15 in advance, $18 at the door. For more information phone: 727-465-6229.
Support the Scottish American Society!
Scottish culture is a major component in Dunedin’s identity. Please help SAS to maintain and grow it. Become an Affiliate Partner of the Scottish American Society of Dunedin for just $175 and receive:
Helping SAS will allow them to keep the programs going and maintain our historic landmark.
The Haggis Celtic Concerts and Dunedin Live:
Haggis Winter Music Fest
January 23-26, 2020
Downtown Dunedin
For four days we are hosting the first Celtic Music Festival in numerous venues throughout Downtown Dunedin! Downtown Dunedin always has live music on the weekends, and many establishments are going to partner with us to provide Celtic entertainment during this weekend long Festival.
Venues Include: Flanagan’s Irish Pub, Rosie’s Tavern, Caledonia Brewing, Stirling Wines, and up to 6 more have expressed an interest in joining in! We plan to feature the very best in Traditional and Modern Celtic Music, Celtic Music Workshops, Whisky and Beer Tastings, and Dance Recitals. The headline band is award-winning Skerryvore from Scotland. Throughout the weekend, Skerryvore will hold meet-n-greets, instrument workshops, play at our Center as well as an outdoor concert in Pioneer Park.
This event provides great opportunities for you to support the arts in Dunedin as well as to get your business name in front of the right people!
We Need Your Support
Please consider helping support us. There are several ways for you to sponsor our events: From financial donations, providing accommodation for the Artists, or supplying products or services as payments in kind. We can put together a package to suit your business needs and your budget. As we are a 501 C 3 Organization, you will also be able to write at least some of your donation off in your next tax declaration.
For more information, visit: https://haggiscelticconcerts.com/haggis-live-festival-2020/
Dunedin Garden Club Meeting
Saturday, November 2, 2019, 1:00 pm
Dunedin Public Library Community Room
223 Douglas Avenue
Dunedin, FL 34698
House of Mercy and Encouragement:
Coffee with the Counselor
October 29, 2019, 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Our Lady of Lourdes
Conmy Center – Room B
750 San Salvador Drive
Dunedin, FL 34698
Friends of Hammock Park: Dine Out for the Hammock
Saturday, October 28, 5 to 10 pm
Casa Tina’s Restaurant
365 Main Street
Dunedin, FL 34698
We had a lot of fun & success meeting our members last year, so we’re doing it again! Bring the family out for dinner and meet your fellow “Friends”!
Honeymoon Island State Park
& Friends of the Island Parks:
Halloween in the Park
October 25-26, 6 pm to 10 pm
Honeymoon Island State Park
Dunedin, FL 34698
North Pinellas Conservation Committee
Florida Gulf Coast Hope Spot Weekend Celebration!
October 25-26, 2019
Hope Spot Gala at the Fenway
(tickets required, available here)
October 25, 2019
Downtown Dunedin
(multiple locations throughout the day)
October 26,2019
10 am – evening
Join the City of Dunedin, Blue Green Connections, Mission Blue, and Dr. Sylvia Earle in downtown Dunedin for festivities celebrating the newest Mission Blue Hope Spot! Saturday events include Science Talks at the Dunedin Library (10am), a City Ceremony at Pioneer Park (1pm), Mad Science family-friendly events + mini film festival (1:30pm), a Scientific Pub Crawl (1:30pm), and more!
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office “Stars” Hockey Team
Tampa Bay Skating Academy
255 Forest Lakes Blvd. N.
Oldsmar, FL 34677
Come support the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office as their new hockey team, the Stars, hits the ice!
North Pinellas Conservation Committee:
Building Better Neighborhoods
Through Sustainability
October 19, 2019, 9 am to 1 pm
Ross North Recreation Complex
1426 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue
Clearwater, FL 33756
Hosted in partnership with the Clearwater Neighborhood Coalition and the Sierra Club, this is Clearwater’s first-ever sustainability conference. It’s free to attend and features local speakers and organizations. Topics to be covered include Florida-friendly landscaping, energy efficiency, plastic contamination, waste management, and savvy consumerism.
Click here for a flyer and invite your neighbors!
