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PLAYBILL Volume 5, Issue 10
Broadway
Promenade
Condominium
Association,
Inc.
Friday, October 11th 2013Friday, October 11th 2013
5 5 -- 7 pm in Club Room7 pm in Club Room
BYOB & a snack to shareBYOB & a snack to share
SHOPPING CART COURTESY
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE !
It is very important to remember to return
shopping carts to Publix.
Carts are being left in the common areas (especially the garage). An unattended cart can be dangerous to your neighbors in case of emergency it blocks an open path and it is discourteous to the dedicat-ed staff members who must remove and
return abandoned carts.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND COOPERA-
TION!
BROADWAY PROMENADE IS
NOW ON FACEBOOK!
Please check us out and meet your
neighbors!
The WiFi here continues to improve with bet-ter bandwidth coverage as we continue to add “hot spots” in both buildings.
The fee continues to be a one-time charge of $100.00 for wireless access and a $200.00 use fee for an installed “hot-spot” connected directly into your residence from one of our business class routers. There are no limits or additional charges for the number of devices used.
From time to time, heavy use, particularly from the use of multiple streaming devices in an area, subscribers may see a slowdown that are connecting wirelessly.
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Halloween is one of the oldest holidays celebrated around the world. It’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. Over 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United King-dom as well as France celebrated their New Year on the 1st of November. This date was chosen as mark-ing the end of summer harvest and the beginning of dark, cold winter and death. Celts believed the on the night before New Year that the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead dimmed and the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. Celts felt that the presence of the spirits allowed the priests to make predictions about the future. The prophecies gave assurance and direction.
To commemorate the coming of the spirits the Celts wore costumes and burned crops and animal sacrifices to the spirits. By 43 A.D. the Roman Empire had conquered much of Celtic land and in the course of 4 hundred years of ruling the Celtic lands they combined the Roman Holidays of Feralia (passing of the dead) and Pomona (goddess of fruit and trees) with Samhain. The apple is the symbol of Pomona and in-corporation of the apple with the other celebrations may explain the tradition of ‘bobbing for apples’ that is practiced on Halloween.
Eventually, with the spread of Christianity, Pope Gregory III (731-741) expanded the holiday to in-clude all saints and martyrs to be celebrated. All Saints were celebrated on November 1st and All Souls on November 2nd. It is believed that the church was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related but church sanctioned holidays. The form of celebration was still bonfires and costumes of saints, angels and devils. The celebration was also called All-hallows or
All-Hallowmas and the night before it, began to be called All-hallows eve, which for the Celtics, evolved into Halloween.
Halloween came to America but was limited in the colonies because of rigid Protestant beliefs. Over time customs and ethnic groups meshed and a distinctly American version of Halloween emerged. The first celebrations were public events which celebrated harvest where neighbors shared stories of the dead, told each others fortunes, danced and sung and made mischief of all kinds.
When America was flooded with new immigrants in the second half of the 19th century, especially the millions of Irish fleeing the potato famine helped to popularize Halloween nationally. Taking from Irish and English traditions, Americans began to dress up and go from house to house asking for food or money which has become today’s ‘trick or treat’ practice.
Halloween Inspirations
“When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be with you on Halloween”. Irish
“Eat, drink and be scary”. Unknown
“A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween”. Erma Bombeck
On Halloween the thing you must do
Is pretend that nothing can frighten you
And if something scares you and you want to run
Just let on like it’s Halloween fun! Unknown
‘When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, it’s near Hal-loween’. Unknown
‘The littlest pumpkins have the biggest grins’. Halloween saying on a small pumpkin.
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Concierge’s Corner By Diane Jastram
Riverhouse Reef and Grill
995 Riverside Drive, Palmetto, FL 34221
www.Riverhousereefandgrill.com (941) 729-0616
Hello Everyone! I waited until we had our wonderful October weather to write about the
Riverhouse Reef and Grill because I would highly recommend eating outside with an amazing view
of the Manatee River. The location is simply amazing and the food is very reasonably priced
ranging from $8 - $28. The atmosphere is casual yet elegant. Upon walking in the door there is a
bar on the left and a hostess stand on the right. Décor of brick and rich wood, and huge glass
walls revealing a clear view of the River and Marina creates an instant feeling of relaxation.
There are tablecloths/candles on the dining room tables and a brand new patio seating area of
brick and wood.
I visited on a Thursday evening which happens to be Prime Rib night. There was also a spe-
cial appetizer and fish entrée that evening. My friends chose the $18 prime rib and it was a very
healthy sized melt in your mouth piece of beef. I order the Chilean sea bass fish special which
was a delight at $22. The wine list was not extensive but provided a decent variety to choose
from. Service was excellent with appetizers served promptly and dinner came about 10 minutes
after our appetizers were cleared. Very pleasant epicurean experience.
Now for entertainment, not only did we have live music by acoustic guitar and a singer but
were also delighted by the antics of frolicking dolphins in the river as the sun slowly set in the
background. Truly wonderful and just a 20-25 minute drive from home.
I will briefly go over some of the offers:
Daily Happy Hour runs 3 - 6 pm, $2.50 Drafts, $4 Wines, Margaritas, Planters Punch, and Arnold
Palmers $5 appetizers
Margarita Mondays $3 Margaritas
Tuesday is Ladies Night where ladies drink free from 7– 7:30 pm
Wednesday is Taco Trifecta serving soft shell crab taco dinner at $18
Thursday is Prime Rib night at $18 with live music
Friday through Sunday there are weekend specials and live music.
When you are finished enjoying your dinner experience if you still want to continue your evening
out and burn some calories you can take a walk across the water at River Walk.
Enjoy!!!
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Columbus Day
In remembrance of Christopher Columbus’ arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492 on the sec-
ond Monday in October people are invited to celebrate the discovery of their country. Some towns and cities
hold church services and parades. New York and San Francisco are noteworthy. The first celebration origi-
nated in San Francisco in 1869 as a celebration of Italian American heritage. The first state-wide celebration
was in Colorado in 1907. In 1937 it became a holiday across the country and since 1971 it has been cele-
brated on the second Monday in October.
Not all parts of the USA celebrate this holiday. It is controversial because the settlement of the Euro-
peans led to the demise of history and cultures of the indigenous peoples. It is not a public holiday in Califor-
nia, Nevada and Hawaii. Indigenous People’s Day is celebrated in Berkeley California and South Dakota cel-
ebrates Native Americans’ Day.
Columbus is portrayed as the discoverer of the New World. This is controversial as there is evidence
that Viking explorers from Scandinavia were the first Europeans to cross the Atlantic. In addition to the fact
that the land was already populated by indigenous people who ‘discovered’ the Americas thousands of years
before.
Inspirational Quotes
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
Great scientific discoveries have been made b men seeking to verify quite erroneous theories about the
nature of things.
When asked by an anthropologist what the Indians called America before the white man came, an Indian
said simply, “Ours”.
If Columbus had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock.
America’s one of the finest countries anyone ever stole.
He leaves in the background of fame all other navigators whose names are written in the priceless an-
nals of discovery.
Columbus went around the world in 1492. That isn’t a lot of strokes when you consider the course.
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October 2013 Sarasota Events
Every Saturday 7am-1pm Downtown Market
Every Wednesday from Oct—May Phillippe Farm House Market
Every Friday Drag Queen Bingo at the Players Theatre
Every Friday ‘Live from Downtown—It’s Friday Night. Street performers
6 - 9 pm (rotating locations each week)
First Friday Music on Main - Lakewood Ranch 6 - 9 pm
Third Thursday Cocktails at Ca d’Zan 5 - 8 pm
Third Friday of the Month -Towles Court Art Walk
10/2 - Phillippi Farmhouse Market returns 9 am - 2 pm every Wednesday from October through May . Features local produce, plants, music, arts, crafts and vendors. 5500 S. Tamiami Trail, Free admission.
10/4 - Live/It’s Friday Night, 5 Points Park and Palm 6 - 9 pm
10/4-5 - Sahib Shrine Circus—2075 Bahaia Vista St. Check Web for tickets and show times.
10/5 - Light Plane & Golden Age Radio Control Model Airplane Fly-In, Sarasota R/C Squadron Field, 8730 Bee Ridge Road
10/11 - Free Music Friday - Al Fuller performing live at Centennial Park. .Free 7 - 9 pm,
10/11-13 - Strider World Championship & Sarasota Kids Fest , BMX Track, 1590 N. Tuttle - 2 - 5 year old rac-ers, 8 am - 1 pm
10/12 - Master Gardeners 9th Annual Plant Sale, Sarasota County Extension Offices, 6700 Clark Road
8 am - 1 pm
10/13 - Pumpkin Patch Party—St. James United Methodist Church , 2049 North Honore, 6 - 8 pm
10/13 - Sarasota’s Got Talent Competition, Sarasota Military Academy 7 pm
10/17 - Get Down Downtown Street Party, Old Main Street Bradenton, 5 - 10 pm
10/18 - Live/It’s Friday Night, Towles Court 6 - 9 pm
10/18 - 19 - Ana Maria Island Bayfest 10 am - 10 pm
10/19 - Auto-Rama 2013, St. Armand’s Circle 11:30 am - 4 pm
10/19-20 - Downtown Art and Craft Festival - Orange and Main 10 am - 5 pm
10/19-20 - Hungarian Festival - starting at noon Robarts Arena
10/20 - Firehouse Chili Cook Off - 2 - 5 pm Morton’s Market
10/20 - Siesta Key Beach Bash 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm
10/26 - Florida Blue Blues and Music Festival , Sarasota Fair Grounds, Tickets $27, $32 and $60
10/26 - Annual International Beer Festival, Main Street, Lakewood Ranch 5 - 9 pm
For more details on local events:
Www.escapetosarasota.com
Click on the Event Tab and choose your month
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Bro ad way Pr o mena de
Con do min iu m
Assoc ia t ion , In c.
COMMITTEES
Tree House - Jo Rita Stevens
Gym /Garage- Lynne Sheldon
Maintenance /Security - James Leake
Signage - Bill Jacobs
Social - Zada Pirollo
Wish List - Joan Glidden
Fining Committee - Bob Shaffer
Communications Committee -
Joe Niziolek [email protected]
Lease/Rental - TBA
WiFi - Bob Pirollo
Cast and Crew BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dan Cerone - President - [email protected]
Bob Pirollo - Vice President - [email protected]
Aaron Wilner - Secretary - [email protected]
Jonathan Whitney - Director -
Ray Carty - Treasurer - [email protected]
Staff Support
Stacia Searcy Scofero, LCAM, AMS, CMCA
Manager - [email protected]
Tomi Andrews - Assistant Manager
Cathy Runkle - Office/Front Desk
Diane Jastram - Front Desk Associate
Darcie Borregard - Front Desk Associate
Security - (941) 951-0260
Stephen O’Reilly - Security Weekdays
Jerry Hansen - Security Weekdays/ends
Chuck Britton - Security Weekdays/ends
Doug Langford - Security Weekends
Maintenance
Tony Suarez
Julio Suarez
Thank you Everyone!