Contact:  Jason Bartolone, Communications Specialist   941-928-3988; jason.bartolone@SarasotaFL.Gov

Sarasota, FL: City administrative offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. 

Residential garbage, recycling and yard waste collection and commercial garbage collection schedules will be unaffected during the holiday week. 

Hours of operation at recreation and cultural arts facilities for Nov. 11 will vary:

• Arlington Park and Aquatic Complex, 2650 Waldemere St., will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (last reservation at 1 p.m.) 

• Lido Pool, 400 Benjamin Franklin Drive, will be open from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. 

• Nature Trails at Bobby Jones Golf Club, 1000 Circus Blvd., will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  
  
• Payne Park Tennis Center, 2050 Adams Lane, will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  
  
• Robert L. Taylor Community Complex, 1845 34th St., will be open from 6-10 a.m.
  
  
• Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail - The Box Office will open at 10 a.m.

The annual Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, at Osprey Avenue in downtown Sarasota and will move east to west on Main Street, ending at Gulfstream Avenue. The festivities will culminate in an 11 a.m. ceremony at Chaplain J.D. Hamel Park at the corner of Gulfstream Avenue and Main Street. 

For more information on garbage and recycling collection, contact the Solid Waste Division at 941-365-7651. 

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