Fish News
The Spring 2010 issue of The Rootbumper is available here
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Dates to Remember:
* First Tuesday of the Month - F.I.S.H. Board Meeting - 7:00PM, Community Center
* February 20th and 21st - Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival
* March 13-14 - Springfest on Anna Maria Island
* April 16-18 - Great Florida Gulf Coast Small Craft Festival, Museum Grounds
* First Tuesday of the Month - F.I.S.H. Board Meeting - 7:00PM, Community Center
* February 20th and 21st - Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival
* March 13-14 - Springfest on Anna Maria Island
* April 16-18 - Great Florida Gulf Coast Small Craft Festival, Museum Grounds
Fishing Festival Information
Make plans now to attend starting Saturday February 20, 2010 and running through the weekend. The theme is "White Boots Ready."
Experience the hospitality of the Historic Cortez Village along with Live Music, Fabulous Florida Seafood, Arts, unique Museum Displays and Family Fun. Saturday-Sunday February 20-21, 2010 from 10 am to 6 pm Admission - $2, kids under 12 FREE 4600 124th St. West, Cortez FL 34215. Proceeds benefit F.I.S.H. Preserve.
Parking:
Expanded parking east of festival area (15-minute walk)
Remote Parking: Cortez Commons shopping mall parking lot (corner of Cortez Rd and 59th St, 5584 Cortez Rd., Bradenton, FL 34209) or Coquina Beach with shuttle bus to Cortez. Round-trip remote shuttle service $2.
Cortez cook-off set!
Got mullet? Got the best mullet recipe on the west coast of Florida?
The annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival Cook-off will take place Saturday, February 20, 2010 the first day of the two-day celebration in the historic fishing village. The Islander is sponsoring the event, at which chefs — novices and pros in separate contests — will serve a panel of judges their best mullet dishes. There is no entry fee for novices, but restaurants must pay a $25 fee.
Also, there is no limit on the number of entries from one person. So, a contestant might arrive to the contest a mullet feast — smoked mullet, fried mullet, broiled mullet, sautéed mullet, stir-fried mullet, blackened mullet, barbecued mullet, grilled mullet, baked mullet, maybe even ceviche mullet. Restaurant winners receive bragging rights for a year, a certificate and center-stage honors at the festival. Individuals will compete for a “Best Mullet Recipe” first prize of $100. A runner-up will receive $25 and the winner of the “Most Original Recipe” category will receive a dinner for two at the Star Fish Company Restaurant.
Entry forms are available at The Islander Web site, www.islander.org, at the CVHS web page, www.cortezvillage.org and at the newspaper office in the Island Shopping Center, 5404 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Entrants must include recipes for their dishes, as well as deliver them “ready to eat” on plain covered white “disposable” tableware or in plain plastic containers. Entries must be delivered by 1 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Cortez Community Center, 4523 123rd St. Court W. Winners will be announced at about 3 p.m.
Proceeds from the cook-off and the festival benefit the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage and its efforts to preserve property and the fishers’ way of life in the village.
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The Fishing Festival Entertainment Schedule has just been released and is shown below.
Saturday - February 20th:
1000 - 1045am Richard Culbreath Group
1045 - 1100am Sunshine Express Cloggers
1100 - 1145am The Crackerbillys
1145 - 1200am Sunshine Express Cloggers
1200 - 1230pm Blessing of the Fleet/Awards Ceremony
1230 - 1245pm Richard Culbreath Group
1245 - 1:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
1:00 - 1:45pm The Crackerbillys
1:45 - 2:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
2:00 - 2:45pm Soul R Coaster
2:45 - 3:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
3:00 - 3:45pm Richard Culbreath Group
3:45 - 4:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
4:00 - 4:45pm Soul R Coaster
4:45 - 5:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
5:00 - 5:45pm Richard Culbreath Group
5:45 - 6:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
Sunday - February 21st:
1000 - 1055am Triad Folk Band
1100 - 1145am Manatee River Bluegrass Band
1145 - 1200pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
1200 - 1245pm Richard Culbreath Group
1245 - 1:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
1pm - 1:45pm Manatee River Bluegrass Band
1:45 - 2:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
2:00 - 2:45pm The Wheedles
2:45 - 3:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
3:00 - 3:45pm Richard Culbreath Group
3:45 - 4:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
4:00 - 4:45pm The Wheedles
4:45 - 5:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
5:00 - 5:45pm Richard Culbreath Group
5:45 -- 6:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
Experience the hospitality of the Historic Cortez Village along with Live Music, Fabulous Florida Seafood, Arts, unique Museum Displays and Family Fun. Saturday-Sunday February 20-21, 2010 from 10 am to 6 pm Admission - $2, kids under 12 FREE 4600 124th St. West, Cortez FL 34215. Proceeds benefit F.I.S.H. Preserve.
Parking:
Expanded parking east of festival area (15-minute walk)
Remote Parking: Cortez Commons shopping mall parking lot (corner of Cortez Rd and 59th St, 5584 Cortez Rd., Bradenton, FL 34209) or Coquina Beach with shuttle bus to Cortez. Round-trip remote shuttle service $2.
Cortez cook-off set!
Got mullet? Got the best mullet recipe on the west coast of Florida?
The annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival Cook-off will take place Saturday, February 20, 2010 the first day of the two-day celebration in the historic fishing village. The Islander is sponsoring the event, at which chefs — novices and pros in separate contests — will serve a panel of judges their best mullet dishes. There is no entry fee for novices, but restaurants must pay a $25 fee.
Also, there is no limit on the number of entries from one person. So, a contestant might arrive to the contest a mullet feast — smoked mullet, fried mullet, broiled mullet, sautéed mullet, stir-fried mullet, blackened mullet, barbecued mullet, grilled mullet, baked mullet, maybe even ceviche mullet. Restaurant winners receive bragging rights for a year, a certificate and center-stage honors at the festival. Individuals will compete for a “Best Mullet Recipe” first prize of $100. A runner-up will receive $25 and the winner of the “Most Original Recipe” category will receive a dinner for two at the Star Fish Company Restaurant.
Entry forms are available at The Islander Web site, www.islander.org, at the CVHS web page, www.cortezvillage.org and at the newspaper office in the Island Shopping Center, 5404 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach. Entrants must include recipes for their dishes, as well as deliver them “ready to eat” on plain covered white “disposable” tableware or in plain plastic containers. Entries must be delivered by 1 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Cortez Community Center, 4523 123rd St. Court W. Winners will be announced at about 3 p.m.
Proceeds from the cook-off and the festival benefit the Florida Institute for Saltwater Heritage and its efforts to preserve property and the fishers’ way of life in the village.
********
The Fishing Festival Entertainment Schedule has just been released and is shown below.
Saturday - February 20th:
1000 - 1045am Richard Culbreath Group
1045 - 1100am Sunshine Express Cloggers
1100 - 1145am The Crackerbillys
1145 - 1200am Sunshine Express Cloggers
1200 - 1230pm Blessing of the Fleet/Awards Ceremony
1230 - 1245pm Richard Culbreath Group
1245 - 1:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
1:00 - 1:45pm The Crackerbillys
1:45 - 2:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
2:00 - 2:45pm Soul R Coaster
2:45 - 3:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
3:00 - 3:45pm Richard Culbreath Group
3:45 - 4:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
4:00 - 4:45pm Soul R Coaster
4:45 - 5:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
5:00 - 5:45pm Richard Culbreath Group
5:45 - 6:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
Sunday - February 21st:
1000 - 1055am Triad Folk Band
1100 - 1145am Manatee River Bluegrass Band
1145 - 1200pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
1200 - 1245pm Richard Culbreath Group
1245 - 1:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
1pm - 1:45pm Manatee River Bluegrass Band
1:45 - 2:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
2:00 - 2:45pm The Wheedles
2:45 - 3:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
3:00 - 3:45pm Richard Culbreath Group
3:45 - 4:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
4:00 - 4:45pm The Wheedles
4:45 - 5:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers
5:00 - 5:45pm Richard Culbreath Group
5:45 -- 6:00pm Sunshine Express Cloggers