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• VAHS "Centennial Celebration Exhibit" at the Venice Art Center

  • Start
    November 07, 2025
  • End
    December 04, 2025
  • Location
    390 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL 34285

  Visit the Venice Art Center to view VAHS's Centennial Celebration Exhibit now until December 4th.

  Celebrate History with Us!

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• Depot & Circus Car Tours - closes at 1:00 pm

  • Start
    November 24, 2025
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  • End
    December 31, 2025
  • Schedule
    17 sessions
  • Location
    303 East Venice Avenue Venice, FL 34285

  

  PLEASE NOTE:  Tours are given between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays only.

  

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• City of Venice Holiday Parade

  • When
    November 29, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • Location
    TBD

  VAHS is proud to participate in the City of Venice's Holiday Parade, "All Aboard the Centennial," to kick-off the official Centennial celebrations on November 29th.  The parade starts at 6:30 pm.

  VAHS is partnering with the Venice Antique Automobile Club to showcase a dozen of its antique cars.  As a VAHS member, we are inviting you to march with us in the parade.  If you have limited mobility, there are a few seats available to ride in the antique cars.  The dress for the event will be a historical train theme, featuring jeans, a blue/gray shirt, a red bandana, a train whistle, and a train hat (available for easy purchase on Amazon).

  There will be a post-parade gathering at the Sands on Miami restaurant located at 239 Miami Avenue W.  To register to march in the parade, ride in a car, or to attend the afterparty, please click on the button below.  Please respond by November 19th.

  ALL ABOARD!
  

  Let the celebrations begin!

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• VAHS Holiday Luncheon

  • When
    December 05, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM
  • Location
    Venice Yacht Club 1330 Tarpon Center Drive Venice, FL 34285
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  You and your guests are cordially invited to celebrate the holidays by attending the Venice Area Historical Society's Annual Holiday Luncheon to be held at the Venice Yacht Club.

  
  

  This year's guest speaker will be Venice's own world-renowned aerialist, Tito Gaona.

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• The Venice Centennial Lecture Series - Irvin Lewin

  • When
    December 09, 2025
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    300 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL 34285

  The Venice Project:  Beyond the Garden City

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• The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series - Curt Whittaker

  • When
    December 16, 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    1971 Pinebrook Rd, Venice, FL 34292

  The Lost Creeks of Venice

  
  

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• Depot & Circus Car Tours - closes at 1:00 pm

  • Start
    January 03, 2026
  •  
  • End
    April 29, 2026
  • Schedule
    51 sessions
  • Location
    303 East Venice Avenue Venice, FL 34285

  

  PLEASE NOTE:  Tours are given between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm.

  
  

  

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• The Venice Centennial Lecture Series - Jeana Hilligoss

  • When
    January 13, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    300 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL 34285

  The Life of Ann Worthington
  

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• The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series - Corky Dalton

  • When
    January 20, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    1971 Pinebrook Rd, Venice, FL 34292

  Venice’s Design Started with Nature
  

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• Venice Area Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit Rally

  • When
    January 30, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    597 S Tamiami Trail, Venice, FL 34285

  
  

  Visit our Booth at the Non-Profit Rally

  

  
  

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• The Venice Centennial Lecture Series - Charlotte Waisman

  • When
    February 10, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    300 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL 34285

  Women in Florida History
  

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• The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series - Bruce Stephenson

  • When
    February 17, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    1971 Pinebrook Rd, Venice, FL 34292

  The Brotherhood of Man in Nature, John Nolen’s Plan for Venice, Florida

  
  

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• The Venice Centennial Lecture Series - Sue Chapman

  • When
    March 03, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    300 Nokomis Ave S, Venice, FL 34285

  A Reflective View of Venice
  

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• The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series - Irvin Lewin

  • When
    March 17, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    1971 Pinebrook Rd, Venice, FL 34292

  John Nolen’s Venice and Mariemont Projects: Communities in Contrast

  
  

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• Giving Challenge 2026

  • Start
    April 15, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • End
    April 16, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  

  
  

  Click Here to Donate to Venice Area Historical Society during the Giving Challenge

  
  

  April 9-10, 2026

  Noon-Noon

  
  

  Preserve Key Historic Assets at
  

  Venice Train Depot

  Support the Ongoing Critical Initiatives of the Society

  The Patterson Foundation Will Match All Donations 1:1

  between $25 and $100

  
  

  VAHS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and has registered with the State of Florida to solicit contributions.  A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES AT WWW.800HELPFLA.COM OR BY CALLING TOLL-FREE WITHIN (800-435-7352) OR OUTSIDE (850-410-3800) FLORIDA.  REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.” Ch 32089

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• The Betty Intagliata Lecture Series - Les Standiford

  • When
    April 21, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    1971 Pinebrook Rd, Venice, FL 34292

  Battle for the Big Top: The Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus

  

  Les Standiford is the author of 25 critically acclaimed books, including 10 novels and the New York Times best-selling non-fiction Last Train to Paradise, now in its 40th printing.  His novel Spill and his non-fiction work The Man Who Invented Christmas, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, were made into feature films.  The latter starred Christopher Plummer and Dan Stevens and was reviewed on MSNBC in 2024 as “the most underrated Christmas film of the 21st Century,” and has been listed by numerous publications, including Good Housekeeping and The San Francisco Chronicle, as among the Top Ten Christmas films of all time.

  He is a Distinguished University Professor of English and Founding Director of the Creative Writing Program at FIU, and holds the MA and PhD in literature and creative writing from the University of Utah.  In Spring 2024 he was named a “Florida Icon” by Florida Trend magazine, an honor awarded to individuals such as H. Wayne Huizenga, Janet Reno, Bobby Bowden, and Stetson Kennedy.  His book Battle for the Big Top, which examines the cultural influence of the American Circus, received the 2022 Gold Medal for General Interest Non-Fiction from the Florida Book Awards.

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