One of the best ways to spend Saturday afternoon in Bradenton, Florida, is wandering the Village of the Arts. You’ll find unique art galleries and studios, cafes, a couple of bookstores, and more often than not a little street music by local performers. First Friday night (of the month) Artwalks are also great fun. See [...]

Jo Ellen Gorris is a prolific sculptor who loves to get other people involved. Most Thursday mornings a neighborhood group gathers at Clay in the Garden to do pottery. And almost any other time JoEllen is at her Bradenton studio, you’re welcome to pick up a lump of clay and work along with her. JoEllen’s [...]

Linda Bronkema owns and is “chief quilter” for her shop, Bits & Pieces, in the Village of the Arts district in the heart of Bradenton, Florida. Nice stuff, worth seeing in person!

A video montage I made in an attempt to compress several hours of riotous hip-hop, dance, circus acts, and giant, rotating burning heads into a few minutes. It was a Twilight Zone New Years party @ Exquisite Exhibit in the heart of Bradenton’s Village of the Arts. And you wonder why we live in Florida. [...]

Sometimes, with its old-fashioned neighborhood camaraderie and old houses, Bradenton’s Village of the Arts feels like it’s in the 1950s, not the 2000s. Here’s a casual little New Years Eve get-together at Karen Klosky’s house that easily could have taken place in 1957 instead of 2007.
Karen Klosky and Friends — New Years EvUploaded by roblimo

Village Voices & Eclectic Art Emporium is located at 1010 10th Ave. West in the Village of the Arts, Bradenton, Florida. Owner Dona Lee Gould is an author, editor and driftwood sculptor herself, and often invites other local authors (she carries nothing *but* books by Florida writers) over for booksigning sesssions. She also hosts regular [...]

“Urban Way’s showroom in Bradenton, Florida features retro, modern and contemporary furnishings and accessories. We prowl around for products that are unique, customizable, or which easily blend in with an eclectic home style.”

“…Just walking distance from Bradenton, Florida’s downtown district, in a quaint artist community called The Village of the Arts, Kaos Gallery and the arts studios of Miki Boni and Tom Paulsin sits among a gathering of 1920’s style cottages and bungalows.
“In 2001, Miki Boni and Tom Paulsin bought a house in the newly [...]

A brief tour of The Village Bookshop given by owner Doug Knowlton. He carries fiction (including science fiction and mysteries), poetry, books about art, architecture, new age healing, photography, and many other topics, plus a smattering of used and collectible material. Located in Bradenton’s Village of the Arts.
The Village Bookshop, Bradenton, FloridaUploaded by roblimo

Local jewelry designer and graphic artist Vicki Rollo has opened a new boutique/gallery named Hearts Desire in Bradenton’s Village of the Arts. The gallery features Rollo’s eclectic jewelry created with semi-precious stones, fresh water pearls, Bali silver and beads from around the world. (This is part of my “Cool Bradenton stuff” informal video series. See [...]