Interested in seeing past events? Below you can see an archive of previous Community Association events.
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Venetian Gets Sharp!
Eddie Swing sharpened our knives and other implements for us on November 22 in the golf course parking lot. His ‘dance card’ was full with all appointments taken as residents took advantage of his expertise. Eddie’s grandfather in North Carolina started the family tradition. His customer, resident Jack Pritchard, bought knives made from Chinese artillery…
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Venetian Community Grateful to Fire Chief for CPR & AED Training
On November 18, Venice Fire Chief Frank Giddens conducted two classes for residents on CPR, AED, and Heimlich Maneuver training. This training, sponsored by your Community Association, has been ongoing at the VGRC for over a decade, training hundreds of residents in life-saving techniques. Notably, training residents has directly resulted in at least two lives…
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Mayor Pachota Presented Venice’s Plan for Development of Seaboard
This article was updated with more detailed information on November 20th. See last two paragraphs for additional comments made by the Mayor. Mayor Pachota visited the Venetian on November 17, 2025, to present information about Venice’s conceptual plan for developing Seaboard, which is an area comprising 130 acres in Venice City, east of the Intracoastal…
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Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency Seminars
The Community Association hosted two educational seminars on November 3 about Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and Cryptocurrency. Residents were enlightened on the subjects and peppered the speakers with questions on both subjects. Roger Navarro, Information Technology Director for the City of Venice, and Captain Eric Wood, Venice PD, presented on “AI”. According to Mr. Navarro, AI…
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Updates from the Sarasota Memorial Hospital Seminar
Stacey Corley, the Foundation President at Sarasota Memorial Hospital (SMH), provided an update on the remarkable growth and development at SMH. During a seminar held at the River Club on October 28, several growth initiatives were discussed. Notably, Sarasota Memorial stands as the only hospital in Florida to have consistently earned the Centers for Medicare…
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Dr. Cortman on being NICE
Dr. Christopher Cortman, a psychologist with over 35 years of experience, captivated the Venetian audience with an engaging presentation on how to stay connected and lead a fulfilling life in later years. The acronym NICE, which stands for Necessary, Invested, Connected, and Exercise, serves as the guiding principle for this journey for a purpose in…
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Summation and Photos from Medicare 101 Seminar on September 29
Key options and benefits of Medicare were presented at the River Club. The event, sponsored by the Community Association, is the kick-off to the “Knock Your Socks Off” 2025-26 season. The “Knock Your Socks Off” season began with a very well-received talk on Medicare. Residents were treated to an outstanding review of current Medicare coverages,…
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Comcast Service is Out — What do I do?
A resident recently experienced a total internet outage. Comcast was called, however, the tech would not be able to visit straightaway. So, he followed these procedures and connection was re-established. Problem solved!!