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

Sarasota, FL:  City of Sarasota administrative offices will be closed Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day.

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

Hours of operation at recreation and cultural arts facilities are as follows:

• Arlington Park and Aquatic Complex, 2650 Waldemere St., will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Lido Pool, 400 Benjamin Franklin Drive, will be closed. 

• Nature Trails at Bobby Jones Golf Club remain closed for the ongoing golf course renovation and restoration project. 

• Payne Park Tennis Center, 2050 Adams Lane, will be open 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  
  
• Robert L. Taylor Community Complex, 1845 34^th St., will be open 6-10 a.m.
  
  
• Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail - The Box Office will be closed.

The City, in conjunction with the Sarasota Patriotic Observance Committee, will host the annual Memorial Day parade at 10 a.m. Monday, May 30, in downtown Sarasota, to be followed by a ceremony at approximately 11 a.m. at Chaplain J.D. Hamel Park.

Due to the parade, the Bay Runner will operate a modified route from South Lido at Ted Sperling Park to the Ringling Boulevard-Palm Avenue intersection from 8 a.m. until the conclusion of the parade and ceremony at about noon Monday.

The community is also invited to attend a dedication ceremony for a patriotic-themed public mural, “Reveille” by artist Danielle Glaysher, at 6 p.m. Monday, May 30, at Veterans of Foreign Wars Sunshine Post 3233, 124 S. Tuttle Ave. The mural was funded by the Karp Foundation in coordination with the City’s Office of Public Art and Sarasota Mayor Erik Arroyo, who will attend Monday’s ceremony.

For more information about the mural dedication, contact Mary Davis Wallace from the City’s Office of Public Art at 941-263-6349.

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

About the City of Sarasota:  Distinguished by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top 10 Best Places to Live in the U.S., the City of Sarasota is a diverse and inclusive community located on Florida’s Suncoast with 56,000 year-round residents, several internationally recognized cultural arts venues, stunning sunsets along Lido Beach and Major League spring training baseball with the Baltimore Orioles.  Learn more about us at www.SarasotaFL.Gov