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Featured Events
Upcoming Events
| Title: | What's Cooking? |
| From: | 11:00am Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
| To: | 1:00pm Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
| Presenter: | Alyssa Campione, Spencer Pullen & Suzanne Wardell |
| Location: | Family Services Center |
| Library Branch: | Offsite |
| Audiences: | Adults |
| Categories: | Cooking and baking, Recurring programs, Special events |
| Registration: | Registration is required for this event. |
| Description: | Want to learn how to cook and bake with other interested community members? Join us for What's Cooking! Every month we get together to learn new techniques and taste different kinds of dishes. Registration required. ***This program is best suited for adults.*** The Family Services Center is located at 21500 Gibralter Drive, Port Charlotte, FL 33952. Use the side entrance, facing Easy St. January 4: Cooking for Two February 1: Intro to Beer March 1: Retro Recipes April 5: Coffee May 3: Spice and Tea Company June 7: Olive Oil July 12: Summer Salads August 2: Apple and Pumpkin Recipes September 6: Nutritionist (Advent Health) October 4: Legacy Recipes November 1: All About The Stuffing December 6: Seasonal Sparklers and Party Punch |
| Title: | Poetry Reading With Mary Imo-Stike |
| From: | 3:00pm Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
| To: | 5:00pm Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
| Library Branch: | Punta Gorda |
| Audiences: | Adults |
| Categories: | Special events |
| Description: | Join us in celebrating National Poetry Month with a poetry reading from local author Mary Imo-Stike. Mary Imo-Stike is a resident of Punta Gorda. Her two chapbooks, published by Finishing Line Press, are “In and Out of the Horse Latitudes” and “Beyond the Noisy Membrane.” She will have books for sale after the program. |
| Title: | Lasting Impressions: Cemetery Symbolism |
| From: | 4:00pm Tuesday, April 8, 2025 |
| To: | 5:00pm Tuesday, April 8, 2025 |
| Location: | Large meeting room - PCL |
| Library Branch: | Port Charlotte |
| Audiences: | Adults |
| Categories: | Special events |
| Description: | Exploring the Art, Symbolism and History found in Graveyards and CemeteriesJoin author Paulette Chernack as she explores the art, symbolism and history found in several Florida cemeteries and old New England graveyards. You will discover cemeteries are museums without walls. This program is free and open to the public. No reservations needed. |
