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Healthy & Beautiful Homes Four Designs by MyGreenBuildings Sarasota Bay Club A Welcoming, Luxurious & Accomodating Retirement Lifestyle Surgical Breakthroughs Local Hospitals Shine with New Technology Sue Cullen

Having Brunch with Dickie V is Awesome, Baby! Ray Collins

Video Game Addiction: America's Quiet Epidemic? Ryan G. Van Cleave

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From the Editor Julie Milton

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Events Calendar Arts & Culture Culture Matters The Sarasota County Arts Council

Design Dutch Treat Jacqueline Miller

Behind the Scene Debbi Benedict

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From the Desk of: Gwen MacKenzie

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Scene Healthy Advice for Healthy Living

Simply Delicious Susan Cullen

Literary Scene Ryan G. Van Cleave

Curtain Call Terence Fugate

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Rehab, Weight Loss & Fitness for Your Pet Dr. Anne Chauvet's New DVD Shows You How The Man Behind Sarasota's Smartest Heads Hairdresser Jimmy Lewis Cliff Roles

JFCS Community Connections Celebrating a Legacy of Leadership

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ODA's Banyan Ball Asolo Rep's South Beach Soiree Gala The Sarasota Ballet's TuTu Terriﬁc Cocktail Party & Fashion Show Mote Marine's Fashion FantaSea Luncheon

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Asolo Rep's Managing Maxine Opening Night • SMHF's Rock the Roof • The Education Foundation's Evening of Excellence JFCS Celebrity Chefs & Wine Tasting The 7th Annual Coast Cadillac Laurel Oak Cup Club Forty - Forty Carrots Family Center Fundraiser Sarasota Orchestra's Maestro Society

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t has been written and said that people are not reading much these days. I would like to think that’s not true but with the Internet taking over as the number one way to communicate and newspaper circulation way down, trends do point in that direction.

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Yet this magazine, and others like it, continues to thrive. I believe the winning formula is simple: people like to read positive stories about other people. And we have so many powerful and compelling people living in our midst so thankfully there will be many of you to feature for quite some time. When I sift through ﬁfty-three years of SCENE’s archives, it intrigues me to read about and see photos of the many local icons that have graced our pages. These ladies and

April 10 Issue 2.25” X 9.875” tall, 4 color ways. Philanthropists, advocates and community leaders – names like Mertz, Keating, michelle@scenesarasota.com gentlemen have been responsible for supporting the community in so many important

Kane, Peterson, Roskamp, Schoenbaum, Searing, Freidman, Tibbals, McGillicuddy,

Pete’s Repair Shop by Jeffery Kin June 17-20, 2010 A toe-tapping musical! Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan Ball July 15-18, 2010 A crisp wedding reception comedy. Every Girl Wants to be Annie by Peter Nason August 12-15, 2010 A dark drama about the girls who play “Annie.” SUBSCRIBE TO ALL 3 FOR JUST $45!

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Benderson, Toulmin,....and the list goes on and on (please forgive me if your name is not here, as I could not possibly mention everyone that should be mentioned in this space). Because of their generous support and zeal for doing good things, they have helped our community thrive and made our lives more culturally and socially rich. No doubt we will be hearing and reading about them for quite some time. And who among us isn’t innately curious about the people who are making a difference? The world we live in is extremely complicated. For me, picking up a magazine takes my mind to an uncomplicated place and that feels very good. I want to read about good people doing good things. So, whatever they say about how little people are reading nowadays, I feel very conﬁdent that for many of us reading SCENE and magazines similar to SCENE will always remain a feel good thing to do. Happy reading!

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The Fifth Annual

Dick Vitale Gala

to benefit The V Foundation for Cancer Research

In the ďŹ ght against cancer, we all play on the same team.

With Special Guests

Tony Dungy & Tom Izzo

Featuring sports and broadcasting celebrities who will join us to honor them.

Hosted by ESPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s John Saunders

Friday, May 21, 2010 Ritz Carlton Sarasota

For Reservations or Information Call 1-800-4JimmyV or visit www.jimmyv.org

Since 2006, The V Foundation has awarded more than $2.85 million in cancer research funding to local Florida cancer facilities with proceeds from the Dick Vitale Gala. Grants funded with proceeds of the 2010 Dick Vitale Gala will be awarded to pediatric cancer research.

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ODA’s Banyan Ball

elebrating 85 years of school spirit and family and the 30th anniversary of Extravaganza, the school’s annual fundraiser, The Out-of-Door Academy hosted a sold-out crowd at this year’s Banyan Ball and raised in excess of $400,000. Held at the Middle/Upper School’s Uihlein Campus in Lakewood Ranch, The Banyan Ball featured a silent auction of student-crafted class gifts, faculty adventures, and second-home getaways; a live auction full of exciting trips and school-related prizes such as “Head for a Day;” and dancing well into the night. The Banyan Ball Executive Committee of Kitty Cranor, Mickey Davis, Kim Githler, Nora Johnson, Elizabeth Mahler, and Terri Vitale, as well as the many parent volunteers, helped create and bring home a magical evening in celebration of the rich history of Out-of-Door.

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April/May Calendar of Events For a complete listing of community events please visit scenesarasota.com

Sarasota Mayor Richard Clapp dives into Mote’s shark tank to bring awareness to Sarasota’s bid for Google Fiber. Photo by Cliff Roles

April CVA’s 20th Anniversary Hall of Fame Luncheon 4-20 11:00 am Michael’s on East. The luncheon will include a special tribute to all honorees inducted into the Hall of Fame since CVA’s inception. Tickets: $75/941.365.7052/videoarchives@comcast.net

Florida Winefest & Auction 4-22 & 23 Various times and locations. Winemakers dinner, food and wine tastings and a dance. Benefits Caring for Children Charities. Tickets: 941.952.1109/floridawinefest.org

DWB Italian Night Buffet & Silent Auction 4-22 6:00 pm Designing Women Boutique. Enjoy homemade Italian cuisine, music, wine & a silent auction. Benefits the Ambassadors’ Grants program. Tickets: $30/941.544.7612/designingwomenboutique.org

SPARCC Prince & Princess Ball 4-24 5:00 pm Girl Scouts Conference Center. For children of all ages and their parents with dinner, silent auction, activities, crafts and more. Benefits Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center. Tickets: $60 for adults/$40 for kids/941.365.0208/sparcc.net

A Taste of Winefest 4-25 12:00 pm Phillippi Estate Park. Area restaurants will be showcasing their specialties with an assortment of wine, food, beer and ales under the tent. Benefits Caring for Children Charities. Tickets: $15/941.952.1109/floridawinefest.org

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Key Chorale 25th Anniversary Gala 4-25 6:00 pm The Sarasota Opera House. Composers join in to celebrate the 25th Anniversary following the concert, catering by Michael’s on East. Tickets: $125/941.387.9414/keychorale.org

May Fabulous Foxes & Hot Mamas 5-01 11:30 am Michael’s on East. Mother/Daughter luncheon for ladies 5

2nd Annual First Tee of Sarasota/Manatee Golf Tournament & Party

years old & up. Benefits United Cerebral Palsy. Tickets: $65/adults, $40

4-27 12:00 pm The Concession Golf & Country Club. A four-person scram-

ages 5-19/941.957.3599/ucpsarasota.org

ble with shotgun start, followed immediately by a party featuring wine, beer and heavy hors d’oeuvres prepared by world famous chef Sean Murphy of

15th Annual Giving Hunger the Blues

Beach Bistro. Tickets: $300/941.993.0046/thefirstteesarasotamanatee.org

5-01 12:00 pm Hillview Street. All-day event featuring local musicians, restaurants, children’s games and family entertainment. Benefits All Faiths

DWB’s 2010 Salon Series - One of a Kind Bead Creations

Food Bank. Tickets: $5/941.366.5555/givinghungertheblues.org

4-29 11:30 am Designing Women Boutique. Features guest speaker & jewelry designer Kati Bognar, along with a style show and deli lunch. Tick-

InStride Therapy’s 11th Annual Derby Day

ets: $15/941.544.7612/designingwomenboutique.org

5-01 3:30 pm Michael’s on East. Watch the Kentucky Derby on TV while enjoying the many food stations and open bar complete with mint ju-

6th Annual First Step Golf Classic

leps. In addition to both live & silent auctions, guests can meet “Rider

4-30 8:00 am Legacy Golf Club. Registration fees include a continental

of the Year” Hailee Kurtz, Adopt a Therapy Horse and learn more about

breakfast, golf and buffet lunch. Tickets: $125 per golfer/$400 for a four-

the value of hippotherapy to individuals with special needs. Tickets:

some./941.55.2065/fsos.org

$125/941.412.9333/susan@instridetherapy.org

Asolo Rep Starry Night Dinner Series - “Backwards in High Heels: The Ginger Musical”

YMCA’s Going for the Gold Element Au

4-30 6:00 pm The Longboat Key Club & Resort. Enter a dancing haven

as well as a night for surprises. Benefits the YMCA Foundation of Sarasota

as Joan H. Wood proudly hosts this Starry Night Dinner Finale. Tickets:

County. Tickets: $250/941.951.1336/sarasota-ymca.org

5-01 6:30 pm Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. Dinner, dancing, live & silent auction

$200/941.351.9010/asolo.org

ARC’s Hurricane Bash 5-01 6:30 pm Mote Marine Aquarium. Benefits the Southwest Florida

55 years of science has led us to some fascinating discoveries. Isn’t it time you came back for more? New at Mote Aquarium: � Sea Turtles | Ancient Survivors � Seahorse Conservation Lab � Fossil Creek

Moms get free admission on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9* *with a paying child ticket

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Chapter of the American Red Cross. Tickets: $125/941.379.9300/ flwestcoastredcross.org

Children First 50th Anniversary Celebration Gala 5-08 6:30 pm Sarasota Yacht Club. Celebrates 50 years of improving children’s lives in the community. Tickets: $125/941.953.3877/childrenfirst.net

Wedges for Wishes Charity Pro-Am Golf Tournament 5-02 & 03 Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club. Sunday, 6:00 pm pretournament cocktails & dinner with silent & live auction. Monday, 10:30 am registration and lunch, 12:00 pm shotgun start with awards & cocktail reception immediately following the tournament. Benefits Make-A-Wish Central & Northern Florida Chapter. Tickets: $275 (single) & $1000 (5-man scramble)/941.365.1119/wishcentralfl.wish.org

Handbags & Happy Hour 5-06 6:00 pm Michael’s on East. This “ladies night out event” will feature a silent auction of designer handbags, both new and gently used. Benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & Northern Florida, Suncoast Sarasota Region. Tickets: $45/941.952.WISH/wishcentralfl.wish.org

9th Annual Physicians Golf Tournament & Awards Dinner 5-07 11:30 am The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club. Awards dinner to follow after tournament ends. Benefits the Physicians Endowment, which is an education fund for Sarasota Memorial Health Care System staff. Tickets: $250 per player/941.917.1286/smhf.org

2010 Sarasota Open 5-08 to 5-15 Longboat Key Club. The top players in the world will be coming to Sarasota to prepare their clay court skills for the upcoming 2010 French Open in Paris. Tickets: tix.com/941.809.8996/sarasotaopen.org

Circus Sarasota Laughter Unlimited Luncheon 5-12 11:30 am Hyatt Regency Sarasota. Join Circus Sarasota for some fun & laughter at this fundraiser luncheon to benefit CS’s year-round outreach programs. 941.355.9335/circussarasota.org

Dick Vitale Gala 5-21 6:30 pm Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. This star-studded event features special guests Tony Dungy & Tom Izzo. Benefits the V Foundation for Cancer Research/Tickets: $1000/941.374.6026/jimmyv.org

3rd Annual Sharon Monk Golf Tournament 5-22 12:00 pm Stoneybrook Golf & Country Club. Benefits the Women’s Resource Center of Sarasota County. Tickets: $100/941.366.1700/ thewomensresourcecenter.org

Mental Health Community Center’s Annual Dinner 5-08 6:30 pm Michael’s on East. Benefits MHCC. The keynote speaker is Dr. John Oldham, the Chief of Staff of the Menninger Clinic, will speak on Personality Disorders. Tickets: $75/953-3477/mhcci.com

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DWB Salon Series: What’s the Point 5-27 11:30 am Designing Women Boutique. Guest speaker Brenda Yanofsky discusses chinese medicine & acupuncture. Style show and deli lunch. Tickets: $15/941.544.7612/designingwomenboutique.org

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And MHCC’s C.A.R.E. Dinner 6:30 p.m. (Community Awareness and Resource Education) Michael’s on East, $75 per person, FREE tickets for the dinner are available to the ﬁrst 50 licensed mental health professionals who register.

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Dr. Anne Chauvet’s New DVD Shows You How

ocal veterinary neurosurgeon Dr. Anne Chauvet

“I felt it was crucial to help people help their pets with all the

has produced a one-of-a-kind DVD designed to

essential exercises for recovery from a back injury,” she said.

help owners guide their pets to a full recovery

“Not everyone has access to an expert in rehabilitation and not

from back surgeries or injuries through physical

all surgeons are versed in the ﬁeld. Plus, the strength of the

rehabilitation, and the exercises also are helpful to get, and

human-animal bond is amazing, and rehabilitation strengthens

keep, pets in shape.

that bond. That results in healthy dogs that are able to resume

Brimming with nearly 40 exercises and information regarding

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injuries

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treatment,

the

normal activity sooner than without rehabilitation.”

Canine

Chauvet, who obtained her training at the Canine

Rehabilitation for Spinal Injury or Back Surgery—Including

Rehabilitation Institute in Wellington, Fla., stresses that every

Exercises for Your Pet’s Health and Long-Term Fitness DVD

dog is different and what may take one dog two weeks to

shows pet owners the correct method for performing core

achieve may take a year for another. “That’s why it’s very

and muscle strengthening exercises as well as exercises

important for owners to do these exercises only under the

for ﬂexibility and coordination. Although the DVD is labeled

continual care of a veterinarian or pet rehabilitation specialist,”

“canine,” the exercises work for cats as well.

Chauvet said. “A vet should sign off on any exercise program

Chauvet, founder of Veterinary Neuro Services, originally produced the DVD so her clients could help their pets recover

for any pet just as our own doctors will make sure that an exercise program is appropriate for our individual situation.”

more quickly from back surgeries or injuries. “Some people

The same exercises that can help pets recover from back

advise four to six weeks of restricted activity following

injuries also can help pets lose weight and get ﬁt. “A lot of

surgery, but we usually recommend just two weeks of cage

owners maintain a healthy lifestyle for themselves, and they

rest,” according to Chauvet, who performs about 200 back

want to do the same for their pets,” she said. “These exercises

surgeries a year. “We believe immobility can be harmful to

not only increase a pet’s activity level, thus burning more

the whole body. However, mobility too early can lead to

calories, but they strengthen core muscles that support the

complications at the surgery site. The video shows many

spine and help improve balance, ﬂexibility and overall ﬁtness.”

ways to begin healthy movement. That’s where physical rehabilitation comes in.”

Chauvet gives many tips for using common behaviors and daily activities as ﬁtness building opportunities. She

Movement that is appropriate to a dog’s level of recovery

endorses walking and swimming as good ways to build

promotes better blood and lymphatic ﬂow, helping to speed

overall strength and offers several exercises that owners

healing and recovery and ultimately leading to better results,

can incorporate into walks that will give their dogs a better

she said. Keeping in mind that every animal’s recovery is

workout. Walking a dog up and down a hill will build core

different and that all physical rehabilitation should be done

strength while walking the hill in a serpentine pattern will build

under the care of a veterinarian or trained rehabilitation

up a different set of muscles.

specialist, Chauvet said her goal was to create a visual guide for her clients to perform the exercises correctly and inexpensively at home without the need for specialized equipment.

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The 1-1/2 hour DVD is available for $99.99 at PetNeuro.com/DVD or by calling 941-929-1818.

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Asolo Rep’s South Beach Soiree Gala

solo Rep’s South Beach Soiree Gala was hot even with the cooler outside temps. The Hyatt Regency ballroom room was lined with cabanas and bathed in vibrant Miami art deco colors. Gala

Photography by Cliff Roles

chairs Margaret Wise and Lee Peterson welcomed guests, and Producing Artistic Director Michael D. Edwards spoke of Asolo Rep’s successful season, hinting of future collaborations with Miami theatres. The South Beach gourmet dinner and treats were prepared by Hyatt Executive Chef, Aaron Chavarria and guest pastry chef, Patricia Beam. The party got hotter even later that evening as guests danced to the Latin rhythms of Miami’s Locos Por Juana band, got their groove on with DJ Brandname and took Salsa dancing lessons with Margaret Burns and dancers from Dance with Class Ballroom Dance Studio. The ﬁnal touch of color came from female impersonator ‘Lindsay Carlton’ who dazzled everyone with her act and antics while conducting the live auction, making this one sizzling hot event for Sarasota.

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1. Ringling College of Art & Design's Selby Gallery 2. Key Chorale artistic director & conductor Joseph Caulkins 3. Aviva Weintraub, NY Jewish Film Festival Director & Associate Curator of the Jewish Museum 4. Documentary Filmmaker Claude Lanzmann

CULTURE MATTERS 5. Revolt Survivor Yehuda Lerner Sobibor

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eason is not over! The arts and cultural scene hasn’t begun to slow down the slightest bit. There are more creative events and happenings this month than you can imagine. Which should be no surprise, because after all – this is Sarasota County.

New College of Florida Free Film Screening and Discussion Thursday, April 22, 2010 New College of Florida (NCF) will present a free screening of the riveting Holocaust documentary, Sobibor, October 14, 1943, 4 P.M., by Claude Lanzmann. When Claude Lanzmann was researching Shoah, his landmark

documentary about the Holocaust, he heard the story of a Jewish uprising in the Nazi death camp, Sobibor, and decided it was important enough to merit a film of its own. The film, Sobibor, October 14, 1943, 4 P.M. consists of Lanzmann’s 1979 interview with one of the survivors of the revolt, Yehuda Lerner, a youth at the time who had escaped from other camps and been recaptured. This event is in collaboration with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) of the West Coast region of Florida. Why it matters: Since being founded in 1960, NCF has challenged the accepted norms of higher education, and the college has a strong dedication to our local community. NCF has developed outstanding community outreach programs that have won awards from the NAACP, the YMCA, Sarasota County and Better World Books. The AJC

is the nation’s oldest human rights organization, working over the past century to promote democracy, pluralism and mutual understanding, and defending the rights of Jews and non-Jews the world over. The World Premiere of Matthew Bourne’s Infernal Galop April 23 - 25, 2010 The Sarasota Ballet is proud to present the world premiere of Matthew Bourne’s Infernal Galop. In this “Franglais Spectacular”, Matthew Bourne cheekily spoofs 1930’s and 1940’s France, from sailors, street bands and Paris fashscenesarasota.com

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sional ballet company, allowing the community of Sarasota the opportunity to see ballets created by some of the top choreographers of the 20th Century – works that have rarely been seen in America, and never before in Florida, and that are already receiving critical acclaim from the New York and European press. Recently, dance and theatre critic for the New York Times, Alastair Macaulay, noted “Now, however, the Sarasota Ballet (in its 18th year, and directed since 2007 by Iain Webb) has suddenly become America’s foremost exponent of Ashton ballets.” Key Chorale’s 25th Anniversary Gala

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musical works to the entire community. Key Chorale has traveled through Europe over the past ten years, representing Sarasota County as they played for a variety of international audiences in Prague, Vienna, Budapest, France and Italy. Best of Ringling: Annual Juried Student Exhibitions Through April 26, 2010 Don’t miss an amazing exhibition of work by scenesarasota.com

Ringling College of Art and Design (RCAD) students. Visit the Selby Gallery and take advantage of the opportunity to see the best that RCAD students have to offer this year. Why it matters: Distinguished as Sarasota’s premier gallery for contemporary visual arts, Ringling College of Art and Design’s Selby Gallery is a professional on-campus exhibition space that serves as both a center of learning and hub of extracurricular activity. The 3,000 sq. ft. gallery presents major exhibitions by nationally and internationally celebrated artists, designers, illustrators and photographers from diverse cultural backgrounds. Selby Gallery also offers a variety of community programming – from lectures, forums and panel discussions, to performing arts events. Backwards in High Heels: The Ginger Musical May 7-30, 2010 The Asolo Repertory Theatre presents a musical celebration of the life and times of Ginger Rogers – an ambitious dancer and actress. Ginger knows what she wants and has her career goals set high as she fights to become a star...but is she pushing the limits too far? Follow Ginger’s journey as she goes from hometown to Hollywood, and from one love affair to the next. Will she reach her goals, or will fame kick her to the curb? Why it matters: The Asolo Rep has made it its mission to entertain, engage and inspire through the highest quality professional repertory theatre. Besides seeing a show, there are many other ways for the community to engage with the theatre through its unique variety of educational and outreach programs tailored for students, families and adults. This is a merely a taste of a few upcoming events and by no means an exhaustive listing. Want to see more events? Head over to SarasotaArts.org for additional events, artist profiles and information about Sarasota’s exciting season of arts and culture.

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he Sarasota Ballet’s cocktail party and fashion show, TuTu Terriﬁc, held at Michael’s on East, attracted a throng of

supporters and fans. The event celebrated 20 years of outstanding productions and beautiful dance costumes. Director Iain Webb revealed the highlights of his plans for the 2010-2011 20th Anniversary Season which include a gala tribute to Sarasota Ballet founder Jean Weidner. Former board chair, longtime supporter and generous visionary, Sydney Goldstein announced that with a substantial gift to the Ballet, she has established an endowment fund which anyone can contribute to which will hopefully provide for

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f the exquisite furniture photos above say “Dutch” to you, then

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a distinctive and superior product. There is of course ready-made

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event. The “essence of light” will resonate throughout the Ritz Carlton ballroom with rich colors of amber and gold, opulent fabrics and a stunning table presentation, that event planner, Jennifer Grondahl, is keeping a big secret. The Y auction is much anticipated for its scope and lavishness. This year some highly desired items will be a weekend aboard an 110 foot yacht for eight, a Baltimore Orioles Hosting package where the winning bidder will being the grand poobah of the day for a 2011 spring training game, including the chance to throw out the ﬁrst pitch, and a sentimental favorite – the Stanley Kane family is donating heartshaped gold and diamond earrings and necklace in memory of their beloved Janet, a major stalwart of the Y Foundation and much

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with – good to know for future fundraisers.

Island’s Tarpon Inn. Of course, betting on

The sparkling sponsors are the Millennium

your favorite horse, or as Advancement

Magnets who each give $25,000 and up:

Manager, Susan Lloyd tells me, “choosing

Paul and Carina Bowman, Charles and

a winner opportunity”, while watching the

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venerable race on the big screen will also

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be a part of the fun. Galloping sponsors

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going to ﬁnd so many sports super novas

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are Michigan State basketball coach, Tom

owner LeeAnne Swor as emcee. MAW

Izzo and former coach of the NFL’s Tampa

Executive Director, Michelle Butler told

Bay Bucs and Indianapolis Colts, Tony

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Dungy. Arguably the most famous, loved,

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and charismatic basketball player of all time,

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above, you are sure to see other sports

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heroes milling around meeting and greeting.

Barth, Nicole Kaney, and Rochelle

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her heart and soul into making sure things

Chemical, Jones Family Foundation, Lou

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and Di Schultz, Serendipity, and the Janice

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Red Cross hosts its annual Hurricane Bash,

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can the stormy season be far behind? racing

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will

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guest with funny men, Les McCurdy and

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Ken Sons as emcees. Tropical casual is

ﬁrst time being held during the exact time

the cool vibe at the Mote Marine Aquarium

of the actual Derby. Honorary chairs are

party site with Mattisons providing lots of

InStride’s board chair Dennis Sweeney

tropical tastes. Board member Margaret

and his jewelry designer wife, Barbara.

Sisek, an attorney with Abel, Tobago, and

The decorations are being coordinated by

Sisek is the chair who promises lots of

volunteer Lisa Baker, an event planner

thundering merriment, including a special

from Las Vegas. Derby attire is requested

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Cattle Baron’s Ball held at the Bradenton Auditorium? Lee Jackson is the chair with a Touch of Class – western style as the theme. Pig racing and duck hunting are part of exuberance of the evening, along with the Teddy Bear Bling, sponsored by Bartlett Jewelers. Sponsors are 21st Oncology,

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Garden, followed by Denise and Roberto Mei’s Tuscany evening, and then Paul and Carina Bowman’s Out of Africa and Donna Simmons New Orleans Jazz Brunch. Oooh, to be on the guest list! Fireworks will explode and delight right outside of Mary Ann’s gorgeous condo windows on this very special evening. Start making plans now. Sponsors are US Trust, Northern Trust, SunTrust, and Cap Trust. To recap - we have super sports stars, pig racing, and Hawaiian shirts, just another month in the social scene of Sarasota. Until next time...TaTa!

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Asolo Rep’s Managing Maxine Opening Night

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night of its delightful new comedy, Managing Maxine.

The artists, along with playwright Janece Schaffer, mingled and with the audience and sponsors at the bustling after party. Managing Maxine is based on the true story of a Sarasota couple and their ﬁery late-in-life romance (complete with ﬁreworks) and shows us all that true love has no age limits. Co-presenting opening night sponsors were Scene Magazine and Morton’s Gourmet Market.

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best places in the nation to receive care. What does that mean

a community.

for the people in our community? Amazing stories of not just

He was just 68 at the time. Today, Warren is fully aware he

survival, but also inspirational recoveries. Whether it’s deep brain

was one of the lucky few (1 in 5) to survive an episode of sudden

stimulation to eliminate tremors from Parkinson’s patients, brain

death. And he knows how close he came to permanent disability

mapping to isolate and stop epileptic seizures or a minimally in-

and living the remainder of his life in a nursing home. Instead,

vasive procedure to save the life of someone too frail to undergo

the retired high school counselor and coach has spent the past

traditional surgery, the daily letters we receive from former pa-

year doing what he loves most ... playing with his three grandchil-

tients are both heartwarming and heartfelt.

dren, coaching a high school sailing team and sharing his story

Recently, we heard from Warren Silver, a part-time resident of Longboat Key who went into cardiac arrest and collapsed on

through Mended Hearts – an advocacy and support group for families affected by heart disease.

the tennis court last year. In addition to life-threatening heart

Looking back, he’s thankful not only to the doctors and

problems, he had fallen face first onto the pavement and suffered

nurses who saved his life ... but also to a community that valued

dangerous swelling of the brain.

and helped preserve his quality of life.

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SMHF’s Rock the Roof

arasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation, Inc. hosted its

Photography by Cliff Roles

second Rock the Roof party on the rooftop of Sarasota

Memorial Hospital’s Lasula parking garage. Co-chairs Emily Walsh Parry and Amie Swan created the complete 80s Hair Band rock concert experience. Music was provided by the Mad Margritt band from Atlanta. Opening for them was a Sarasota Memorial physician band. Headliner Sponsor was JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. Proceeds beneﬁt the Foundation’s efforts to advance medical care for the community.

Larry & Pricilla Mitchell with Gwen & Doug MacKenzie

Susan Jones & Brent Greeno

Amie Swan & Emily Walsh Parry

Ken & Chris Pfahler

Veronica Brady, John Cutrone, William Garner, Alex Quarles & Jackie Cutrone

The Education Foundation’s Evening of Excellence he Education Foundation of Sarasota County’s 15th annual Evening of Excellence welcomed 405 guests to a sumptuous dinner and electrifying Photography by Carissa Warfield

live auction of student art. The ﬁnal bid for Sarah Nowicki’s painting Regress into a Dream was $25,000, setting an all-time record for a single piece. The winning bid was made by philanthropist Allan H. Weis. Event chairman Meg Mahoney and her hard-working volunteer committee grossed well over $250,000, with proceeds to beneﬁt the 41,500 students in Sarasota County public schools through the work of the Education Foundation. Masterpiece Sponsors were Bank of America, W.G. Mills, Inc, Advanced Network & Services – Allan & Sandy Weis, and Herald-Tribune Media Group. Connoisseur Sponsors were Fawley Bryant Architects, Inc., Harvard Jolly Architecture, Jon F. Swift, Inc, Tandem Construction, and Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc.

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Hairdresser Jimmy Lewis

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It’s tucked away between a dog bakery and a breakfast place. If you blink on your way up Main Street to Five Points, you’ll miss it. Unless, of course, you happen to be one of the elite clientele served by celebrity hairdresser Jimmy Lewis at his salon Euduz. The shop is sparsely furnished and unpretentious; the walls feature cool looking flowers painted by Jimmy and some framed prints of some chicly coiffed models. But the salon’s simplicity is of no concern to some of Sarasota’s top socialites, the movers and shakers of Sarasota’s arts and business organizations. They get their hair done at Euduz because of Jimmy Lewis’ extraordinary creative talent. Women such as MoneyShow’s Kim Githler, the Asolo’s Margaret Wise, real-estate magnate Michael Saunders,

Creator of EuDuz, Jimmy Lewis

jewellery designer Nikki Sedacca, society columnist

duz on State Street in 1995.

Heather Dunhill, Kim Mancini, better half of Michael’s On

Funny name for a salon, “Euduz”? Well, when Jimmy was a kid, he couldn’t

East’s Phil and owner of Apple Jelly exercise studios, print

pronounce “Lewis”. It came out “ooh-dews”. Jimmy says the name is the an-

and design guru Renee Phinney. The list goes on and on.

tithesis of pretension, but is still catchy. “It’s a potential analogy to the shop,”

Jimmy still has clients from his beginnings in 1995 – they

says Jimmy, “which isn’t at all pretentious but is still inspirational and stylish.”

wouldn’t dream of going to anyone else.

He stayed on State Street until 1998, then moved the salon to Brother Geenen

Jimmy Lewis was born on August 1, 1969 in Detroit. He

Way before relocating to Main Street in May 2009.

became a hairdresser at the age of 18, starting his career

So why do the ladies go to Jimmy? Well, the maestro himself says, “My personality

in Deerborn, Michigan. He came to Sarasota in 1993 and

doesn’t match my profession. I’m simply very good at what I do.” But before we

worked for one year with Ana Molinari before opening Eu-

let Jimmy blow his own trumpet, let’s hear what some of his clients think:

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“Jimmy is an artist and genius with color and people. He truly has a gift of connection with his clients and as a result he creates magic.” – Kim Githler

“In all facets of my life, I always try to surround myself with talented and compassionate people. For the past 15 years, I have had the pleasure of having Jimmy in my life – not only is he an extremely talented hair stylist, who keeps me at my best, but he is also a fun and caring individual. Thanks to Jimmy, I never have a bad hair day.” – Michael Saunders

“I have been going to Jimmy for almost 20 years and have learned to just sit down and let him do his thing. His attention to detail is amazing and the result always leaves a smile on my face.” – Kim Mancini

“He listens. Jimmy takes in the overall concept and color I’m thinking about then discusses what will work for me. I like that.” – Heather Dunhill

“Fifteen years ago, I was referred to Jimmy and let’s just say I needed him, I REALLY needed him. From the moment we met, I knew I was in the best hands. He has helped me not only transform my hair but sometimes my state of mind as well. When I was frustrated with my hair, Jimmy would make me realize it wasn’t my hair at all. He would stop me from doing something to my hair I would regret. In a sense, there were times he knew me better than I knew myself. To me, Jimmy Lewis is a master of color, cut and style.” – Renee Phinney His special strengths are cutting and coloring. “I can do fun and crazy things, but I prefer good natural, beautiful hair, not too much trend.” He was trained by the best — Trevor Sorbie, Ruth Roche, Alex Ioannou and Janet Windesheim, among others, who were all part of the original Vidal Sassoon team. Jimmy’s clients feel at home in the environment that he has created. Jimmy’s staff includes Deborah, Theresa and Jackie. In addition to hairstyling, the salon offers manicures, pedicures and make-up applications. “I can fix anything,” says Jimmy, “I’m constantly repairing messed-up hair cuts and hair color. I’m dedicated to maintaining the integrity of the hair.” TOP: Sharing a laugh with Margaret Wise BOTTOM: Putting the finishing touches on Nikki Sedacca

TIPS FROM JIMMY... Keep your hair simple. Choose a style that works with your hair and don’t fight against it.

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about a product that creates both a safe, convenient and comfortable environment AND enhances your lifestyle at the same time. Walk-in tubs, also called safety tubs, allow users to easily enter a bathtub without climbing in. Watertight doors open when the tub is empty allowing the bather to easily step into the tub, sit down and enjoy a soothing bath without the worry of getting out. But that’s old news. What’s new is the variety of whirlpool and air-massage functions now available in walk-in tubs.

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Therapeutic jets and/or bubble massage therapy can sooth aching muscles, improve arthritis, reduce stress and even lower blood pressure. Materials have improved also. Fiberglass has given way to better looking, more durable acrylic. Best of all, newer models incorporate beautiful design, a departure from older institutional looking tubs. A new model, Ava, will soon be unveiled at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Chicago. Beautiful in any bathroom, its sleek and modern design features an automatic tempered glass door which lowers and raises with the flick of a switch like a car window, allowing the bather to simply sit down, swing in their legs and raise the door. After bathing, strong pumps drain the water quickly so the user doesn’t have to sit in the cold waiting for the water to drain. Installation is fairly simple and these tubs are sized to replace the traditional five foot bathtub found in most homes. Packages are available which include the tub, accessories, grab bars and installation – making the buyer’s job a simple task of selecting the product and features they want. This product is a great example of how safety and convenience can also be luxurious and elegant, now and later in life when you may really need it. The Plumbing Place, located at 5678 Fruitville Road displays accessible bathtubs from a variety of quality manufacturers.

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John Smithman is the president and owner of The Plumbing Place. For more information about this topic or ideas for future topics, e-mail John at john@theplumbingplace.com.

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Sarasota’s MyGreenBuildings shows us four beautiful homes designed to keep you healthier & save you money.

Siesta Beach LEED Home This intelligent home which appears to rise out of the sand on its native dune re-vegetated lot will likely raise the bar in defining the ultimate healthy, low impact, luxury home. The home filters rainwater in the rooftop garden and collects the water into cistern storage tanks. It also reuses grey water from sinks and showers to flush its toilets, produces its own energy and heats its water with the sun. All interior components, including air-purifying clay walls, were selected on their merits for maintaining a healthy interior air quality and easily handles our humid environment. It is hard to imagine that where this amazing fortress-like structure now stands, a 50-year-old little blue “shack” once stood.

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BELOW: This ﬁne example of a custom Siesta Key waterfront home was inspired by the Spanish Hacienda styling of homes typically found in Santa Fe, New Mexico yet it was designed, constructed and insulated in a way that embraces the more humid Florida environment and blurs the line between indoor and outdoor living space. This unique home was recently featured on the Junior League Holiday Tour of “Green” Homes.

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Sarasota Santa Fe

RIGHT: This 1946 bungalow home is historical for reasons you might not first notice. It was the first ever “renovated” Florida Green Building Certified structure in Florida and was rebuilt and expanded to become the second highest performing home in the State. This healthy dwelling, capable of withstanding our greatest storms, has earned multiple awards. It has also been the subject of many seminars, helping educate a community on the benefits of green living, and is consistently paying back its owners with a low $75 dollar per month utility bill. PHOTO BY GENE POLLUX

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Sanderling Cottage

This older cottage home was rebuilt to insulate itself from the Florida humidity, sheltered with a new metal roof, fortiﬁed to new hurricane hardening standards (reducing insurance costs), remodeled with low maintenance exterior materials to reduce the cost of ongoing maintenance and repairs; upgraded with healthier low and zero VOC (volatile organic compounds) interior materials, new high efﬁciency and more cost effective air conditioning and water heating systems – all creating a healthier, safer and more harmonious and comfortable home to live in.

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BEYOND GREENWASHING GREENHOME

RESOURCES

earching out high quality, green products has been a truly laborious labor of love for those looking to tread lightly on our planet, but that has changed thanks to Jody Jorgensen’s and Reinhard Felder’s new retail outlet. GreenHome Resource Center, which opened in January, was born from Jorgensen’s frustration as she meticulously sought low, or no VOC (volatile organic compound) emitting materi-

als and other green products for herself and her remodeling projects.

“People shouldn’t have to search for these products and then run to five different locations

to get them,” she said. “Reinhard and I had a vision to open a showroom consisting only of green home design and building products.” The showroom is open to designers, architects, remodelers, builders and the general public — anyone who is interested in a more conscious approach to their environment. “We expect to see people who want to learn and improve the way they live,” Jorgensen said. “They will be our Top right: FSC Certified wood floors and cabinetry.

best advocates, and we expect to learn from them too because there is so much out there.” They also have researched companies with a commitment to the environment, Felder said. “We wanted to make these products available for customers to see, touch and understand how they work rather than look at them online or in a catalog,” he said.

Top left: “Beautifully

GreenHome Resource Center carries bamboo flooring, no VOC paint, concrete flooring

designed ethanol

with no VOC organic stains, beautifully-designed, vent-free ethanol burning fireplaces, water

burning fireplaces

conserving toilets sinks and faucets, rain water storage systems for the attic, between trusses

from EcoSmart Fire”

or by the pool, custom concrete countertops inlaid with glass and porcelain, certified green

No venting required.

cabinets and organic bedding. The showroom will also have a line of recycled teak and stainless steel indoor and outdoor

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furniture. The owners work with local artisans where possible and have entered a partnership

designed and created

with locally-owned DwellGreen, a nationwide service that assists homeowners interested in

stained concrete floors.

green retrofit projects. Jorgensen and Felder want to dispel the myth that green products are more expensive and will attempt to match pricing for products of comparable quality and warranty. They are also planning educational outreach efforts with informative seminars, and Jorgensen is available for speaking engagements. “We would like to go beyond greenwashing and help people see this as a viable way to live,” Jorgensen said. “We want to offer healthy alternatives for customers and their families.”

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We are the place for people to continue to enjoy the lives they have worked hard to create for themselves

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A Welcoming, Luxurious & Accommodating Retirement Lifestyle

alking through the doors of the Sarasota Bay Club into

rus Ponzu, Pan Seared Cheese Blintzes with Brandy Peach Sauce

the expansive, graceful lobby with its centerpiece grand

and Diver Scallops & Mussels Provencal. All entrees include recom-

piano offers visitors a snapshot of the easy, satisfying life-

mended wine pairings.

style intentionally created daily by condominium Owners and dedicated staff.

In addition to handling the physical comforts, the Sarasota Bay Club offers activities designed to appeal to a broad variety of inter-

If not for the valet parking at the front doors, it is easy to imag-

ests as well as educational opportunities to satisfy the intellectual

ine that the people mingling and chatting are guests at someone’s

thirst of any lifelong learner. Stage performances, dinner dances

home enjoying cocktails with friends. This welcoming, luxurious and

and investment clubs along with a variety of games like Mah Jong,

accommodating atmosphere combined with all the amenities of a

bridge, poker and Trivial Pursuit are regularly scheduled. Other of-

prosperous lifestyle are the hallmarks of the Sarasota Bay Club,

ferings include intellectual pursuits like Sarasota Institute of Lifelong

which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Learning (SILL) lectures, a Think Tank and salon series of lectures

“We are the place for people to continue to enjoy the lives they

and discussions.

have worked hard to create for themselves,” said Kathryn Cooper,

Owners have access to a whole host of cultural activities at

Director of Sales. “An added benefit is the peace of mind of knowing

nearby theatres and can go individually or join groups for the opera,

that SBC’s concierge offers on-site Valet and transportation services

a play or performance. “Many of our Owners have lived lives of ac-

to physician appointments, restaurants, theatre performance or just

complishment and have been very engaged and active in business

errands. Our goal is to take away as much stress as possible, so all

and the community,” Kathryn said. “We want to continue to feed

that is left is – ‘Your Enjoyment’.”

that mind and spirit.”

Million dollar views across Sarasota Bay to stately Longboat

The Sarasota Bay Club also participates in Masterpiece Liv-

Key can be enjoyed from the dining room, meeting rooms and many

ing®, which offers older adults the opportunity to initiate positive

of the condominiums as well as from the lushly landscaped grounds,

changes that will keep them highly-functioning throughout their

which have Mediterranean-style appointments in keeping with the

lives. “Masterpiece Living is an approach to physical, mental,

decor of the two towers. The Club even has two guest rooms for

social and spiritual engagement that empowers people to take

visiting family and friends.

action to ensure their continued independence and a high quality

Luxurious touches abound including restaurant quality dining in

of life,” she said.

the well appointed main dining room or alfresco on the surrounding

Sarasota Bay Club offers a variety of health care services on

veranda. “We have our own Executive Chef, Sous Chef and Pastry

its campus. “We have a whole range of options from our Wellness

Chef,” Kathryn said. “Our Chef incorporates organic foods into our

Department to licensed home health services provided by ClubCare

menus, which offer a generous selection of soups, salads, entrees

Home Health to The Inn At Sarasota Bay Club which offers short &

and desserts. We will cater Owners’ personal events as well.” Sara-

long term rehabilitation stays designed to maintain our Owners in

sota Bay Club offers five dining venues: private, casual, formal, the

their homes,” said Kathryn.

Grill Room, and delivery service to individual condos.

With a waterfront location and all of these amenities, Kathryn

Entrees on one recent menu read like a bill of fare from one

said people often mistakenly assume Sarasota Bay Club is an en-

of Sarasota’s top restaurateurs including Sliced Tenderloin of Beef

clave of the wealthy. “A lot of people don’t think they can afford this

with Mushroom Reduction, Pan Roasted Wild Striped Bass with Cit-

lifestyle, but it is definitely worth investigating. We are comparably

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priced with other downtown condominiums plus we offer all of our incredible amenities and health care options,” she said. “It’s not as costly as people may think.” Sarasota Bay Club offers one-, twoand three-bedroom residences with a selection of floor plans and square footage. “Our units are entirely customizable by the homeowner,” Kathryn said. “Everyone is different, and their homes reflect that.” Recognizing the challenges of the current real estate market, the Sarasota Bay Club assists prospective Owners by providing them options to guarantee purchase price or to move into their units with minimal deposits, delaying closings up to 12 months to allow time for their homes to sell, offering assistance selling their current homes and even allowing them to enjoy the Club’s amenities before they move in. “Everything is up to the Owners. It’s a matter of their choices in everything. We’re just here to support their needs,” Kathryn said. “The biggest question people have when they do move in is why didn’t we do this sooner?”

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DESIGNING WOMEN BOUTIQUE New Estate Sales and Downsizing Division

arasota’s top destination for gently-used luxury

Lynn Robbins of Coldwell Banker says “It is a pleasure to

clothing, furniture and accessories, Designing

serve as the Chair of the Real Estate Committee for DWB Estate/

Women Boutique, now has established an Estate

Downsizing Division. We look forward to welcoming area agents

Sales and Downsizing Division.

and sellers to endorse this exciting new division.”

Although the boutique has handled estate consignments

Since its inception in 2002, Designing Women has

since 2002, the new division builds on Designing Women’s

specialized in high-end designer and luxury merchandise,

destination store status with more dedicated resources and

including couture items, and understands what sells in the

professional partners who have the expertise to sell high-end

Sarasota market. “We conduct extensive research on pricing

specialty goods, said Jean Allenby Weidner, founder and CEO,

items with similar quality and wear in order to generate the

who is serving as volunteer director of the new division.

highest prices for our clients,” Weidner said.

“I feel we now have the necessary experience and properly

“Designing Women’s many years of success in working with

qualiﬁed employees to implement a full concierge service,”

high end fashion and furniture clearly positions them to handle

Weidner said. “We work with many realtors and designers to

estate liquidations and relocations,” said Martha A. Honey,

provide consignment options for clients wanting to downsize

director, client and community aﬀairs, Harris Private Bank. “They

or relocate and who need an elegant boutique to handle their

have a unique ability to serve families as they transition through

special items.”

various stages of life.”

Assisting Designing Women with the estate sales are David

The community also beneﬁts through Designing Women’s

Stokes and Tom Stanley of Jac’s Gallery/Estate Sales., Ltd. Ken

mission to provide an ongoing source of funding for endowments

McMillen of McMillen and Co. will perform appraisals on all

and arts and human service programs. Weidner says the estate

specialty items.

sales division represents the third, and ﬁnal, income stream in

The new division has the support of the board and community

the boutique’s business plan along with the board’s fundraising

leaders, she said. “I am delighted to be part of the launch of

eﬀorts and proceeds from merchandise sales, which continue to

the new division,” says Bob Johnson, Designing Women’s new

be strong even in a down economy.

president. “Together with our experienced professionals, we

“Designing Women really is a fun store to visit,” Weidner

can oﬀer a complete concierge service for the trust and estate

said. “Prepare to spend half a day as there are so many beautiful

planning community.”

things to look at, and you will ﬁ nd some wonderful bargains.”

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SURGICAL BREAK Local Hospitals Shine with New Technology

he breakthrough technical strides that have replaced

It’s called a hybrid OR, and it is on the horizon for Sarasota

Walkmans with IPods are being mirrored in today’s surgical

Memorial Hospital. “With a hybrid OR, a cardiac surgeon can

suites, and in just a handful of years have fundamentally

perform a minimally invasive heart surgery, while your cardiologist

changed what it means to “go under the knife.”

performs your catheterization procedure,” said David Patterson,

From heart surgery and joint replacements, advancements in the OR

executive director of cardiology services at Sarasota Memorial. “The

have occurred so rapidly over the past ﬁve or six years that many of our

procedures are performed together in the same room, drawing on

perceptions of what it means to have surgery have yet to catch up.

the knowledge of both specialists at the same time. It truly is the

Imagine this. You’ve been told you need heart surgery to ﬁx a leaky valve and a couple of stents to open partially blocked arteries in your heart. What goes through your mind? If you imagined yourself in a sterile operating room with a cardiac

ultimate collaboration between disciplines.” An additional beneﬁt to patients is less time in the OR and under anesthesia. The scenario above usually would have entailed separate procedures and trips to the hospital.

surgeon repairing your mitral valve through the same catheter and

Maybe you have arthritis or some other degenerative process in

artery your cardiologist is using to insert your stents, then you’ve

your knee. A robot at Venice Medical Center could be waiting to assist.

seen what is in the not too distant future.

With MAKOplasty®, surgeons can perform a partial resurfacing of

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Sarasota Memorial's cardiac catheterization lab where minimally invasive heart & vascular procedures are performed. the ball in place,” he said. “There are more options to match the natural anatomy of the patient.” Hip

replacement

techniques

also

keep

advancing, and the anterior supine intermuscular hip replacement is a minimally invasive procedure that inserts the prosthesis between the muscle and nerve planes resulting in a smaller incision, less blood loss, less pain, less chance of dislocation and less restrictive recoveries. “You don’t have the restriction of internally rotating the hip or bending more than 90 degrees that you have with a regular replacement,” White said. “With this, you can do surgery in the morning and the patient can be in rehabilitation in the afternoon.” Advances in miniaturization, laparoscopic and robotic technology have promoted the growth of minimally invasive surgeries, offering a whole host of beneﬁts. “When you look at the technology and how it’s advanced over the years, we’ve moved almost entirely away from procedures that left patients with very large incisions,” said Sarasota Memorial’s Patti Handley, RN, clinical manager for cardiothoracic and gynecological surgery. “We now are able to perform surgery through smaller incisions, less invasively, reasonably quicker, with less opportunity for post-operative

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infections, and they’re happier.” While the technology has grown exponentially, many people still are not aware of this revolution that is occurring in the operating room. The thought of coronary bypass surgery or heart valve replacement still can bring cringe-worthy

the knee with far more precision, says Robin McGuinness, chief nursing ofﬁcer. “The

images of sternums cracked open and reclosed

patient comes in seven days before the surgery, if they are a candidate and meet the

with permanent wires while patients’ lives were

criteria, and have a CT scan,” McGuinness said. “You get an exact ﬁt for your implant.

sustained by a heart-lung machine. Plus, they had

When we do unicondylar (knee arthroplasty) freehand, the surgeon can’t get an exact ﬁt.

a ﬁve to 10 day hospital stay to look forward to

No one can.” The surgery should last 10 years, she said.

once they were out of recovery and then months

Dr. Ronald White of the Kennedy-White Orthopaedic Center says MRI speciﬁc total

of recuperation. “Now, in heart surgery instead of

knee replacement has now become available. “An MRI of the knee is sent to manufacturers

a split sternum, you have a small incision to do the

that custom design a cutting jig for the femur and tibia bone,” White said. “It will allow the

same thing,” Handley said. No wires needed.

proper cuts to be made, and it’s already designed for you and decreases surgery time. You are more apt to obtain the desired position of the leg with this method.”

“A very well versed friend’s Dad had a heart valve replacement with a single bypass, and she

More customization for individual patients is a trend in joint replacement. “You are seeing

asked when he would go home, thinking it would

it now in hip replacement with more choices in the same prosthesis that previously may

be at least four or ﬁve days after surgery,” SMH’s

have had a standard neck versus a lateralized neck,” he said. “You now have a choice of

Patterson said. “I said he’d probably go home

angle between the shaft that goes into the bone and the neck just above that, which holds

within two days. She said he would not be ready

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Sarasota Memorial Urologists Robert Carey, MD, and Daniel Kaplon, MD, perform a laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation of a kidney tumor on an elderly patient too frail to undergo open surgery and risk a total kidney removal. because he has to go up a ﬂight of stairs.” Nevertheless, her Dad

most often by complete removal of the kidney, according to Dr.

went home in two days and walked up the steps with no problem,

Robert Carey, a urologic surgeon at Sarasota Memorial and Urology

much to her surprise.

Treatment Center and a clinical associate professor for Florida State

“Now we’re seeing patients who have had heart valve replacements

University College of Medicine. While the cancer may be cured,

who stay in the ICU for just 24 hours and then go home within three

patients often wind up with severely reduced kidney function and

days,” Handley said.

may even need dialysis, affecting their quality of life, Carey said.

“Quicker recovery matters, such as the case of a young mother

Not so with radiofrequency ablation, a minimally invasive

who had surgery to repair a heart defect. Previously, she would not

procedure that Carey has championed. “New technologies such as

have been able to lift more than 12 pounds for 12 weeks. Now, that

radiofrequency ablation provide surgeons with a tool to completely

restriction lasts for only two weeks allowing her to care for her child

kill, ‘ablate,’ the cancer cells where they reside inside the kidney

herself much sooner,” Patterson said. “It’s also more aesthetically

without injuring the kidney itself,” he said. “After treatment with RFA,

pleasing to the patient’s eye to see a small incision than a large one

the kidney will have a scar where the cancer once resided, but it

going halfway down the chest,” he added.

should still function as well as it did prior to the procedure.”

Even patients battling tough customers like kidney cancer now

The surgery itself is performed laparoscopically with a small

have a minimally invasive option that can spare their kidney and

incision through which a camera and surgical instruments are then

result in a better quality of life post surgery. Although it is completely

guided to the surgery site. The patient has less blood loss, pain, risk

curable if it remains within the kidney, kidney cancer’s propensity to

of infection, scarring and a faster recovery.

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cancer. And it’s the cure as much as the disease that causes the distress with potential post surgical incontinence and impotence not to mention possible recurrence of the cancer. Now with Star Wars-like technology, surgery is performed from a remote console. “The surgeon’s hand and eye movements are translated into the body through robotic instruments that are sub-millimeter in their precision and the surgeon’s vision is magnified by 15 times,” Carey said. As a result, recoveries are faster with fewer side-effects from the surgery and a better cure rate when in the hands of a skilled surgeon. Image-guided navigation systems, which seem more like standard equipment on fighter jets than in surgical suites, allow physicians to delve deeply into the body’s most delicate systems. This technology allows specialists to search through the bronchioles of the lungs for tumors and traverse the innermost structures of the brain for deep brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s disease. Both CT and MRI scans are taken of the patient and the images are overlaid for a detailed visual map. “This system that overlays it gives twice as much information and a much better picture of a brain and can pinpoint to less than a millimeter where we need to do stimulation,” says Handley. Technology is not just being used in the operating room but also behind the scenes for greater efficiency and to assist families waiting for loved ones who are having surgery. Sarasota Memorial and Doctors Hospital of Sarasota have installed OR trackers, information boards not unlike the boards that track flights at the airport. For a family, it means cutting down anxiety by letting them know exactly where their loved one is from pre-op to recovery, says Susan Kramer, OR scheduling nurse at Doctor’s Hospital. For operating room personnel, it means having all the information at hand to keep things running smoothly and safely. “The charge nurse has more information about whether the patient is missing any labs or tests that are needed before surgery or if they are ready to go so we stay on time,” Kramer said. Likewise, an OR tracker in radiology alerts staff if an X-ray is needed so someone is scheduled when the patient arrives. Trackers also ensure the proper instruments are in the operating room and tell recovery room personnel that the surgeon is closing the patient so they can prepare to receive him or her. In OR areas, a tardy surgeon causes the patient’s information to flash red or if the surgeon is ahead of schedule, it will flash green. “It really helps with efficiency in the OR and in letting families know where the patient is,” Kramer says. With all of these innovations coming on stream so rapidly, predicting the future of the OR is not so easy. For sure the medical field will continue to benefit from advancing computer and imaging technology with the potential for remote surgery, allowing a surgeon in the United States to operate on someone in Europe, according to Patterson. Already, he said, integrated systems are allowing physicians to review an emergency patient’s EKG or X-ray from their phone or home computer rather than having to take precious time to drive to the hospital, thus speeding patient care. Strides also are being made in joint replacement and cartilage transplantation. ‘In 10 years, I’m seeing knee replacements that don’t sacrifice ligaments for much more normal kinematic function,” White said. “In 20 years, I wouldn’t be surprised to see total joint replacement as a thing of the past.” The largest hurdle for hospitals is the funding to keep in step with what’s new. “It’s a challenge when things change so rapidly,” Patterson says. “The OR will be entirely different five years from now.” scenesarasota.com

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H AVING BRU NCH WITH DICK IE V IS

Awesome, Baby! By Ray Collins

arrived 15 minutes early for brunch, but still not early enough. The person I was meeting not only got there first, he had already set the table — with autographed pictures and books! Who does this guy think he is? He’s

Dick Vitale, better known as “Dickie V!” Best known for his signature slogan, “Awesome baby, with a capital A!” A college basketball Hall of Famer, one of the most famous Sarasota cheerleaders — and one of the biggest enemies of cancer in the world. I was prepared to feel awkward if no one approached our table to buy his wares — but before I ordered my coffee, other diners were already milling around. Each one had their own story of a mutual friend, a favorite college team or some other small talk. Dickie V has the ability to make everyone around him feel important — even this visiting reporter who he consistently introduced to each fan who approached our table. Life is good for Dickie V. He’s been married for 39 years to Lorraine, a woman he calls his “guiding light.” They have two daughters, a doctor and lawyer for sons-in-law, and five grandchildren all living in the area. The Vitales live in a large house in Lakewood Ranch and he is paid well to travel the country commentating on major college basketball games. Not a bad gig for a kid with one eye from New Jersey. Richard Vitale was the oldest of three children, born 70 years ago in Passaic. His parents not only worked hard to make ends meet — they also gave “Richie” and his younger brother and sister something even more important. “My parents taught us passion, spirit and enthusiasm,” he says. Every word he says is soaked with passion, spirit and enthusiasm. Most of all, he says, his Mom told him “Don’t ever believe in the word ‘can’t’. Some day you’re going to make it because you have spirit and they can’t hold your spirit back.” Vitale was coaching high school basketball by 1963, rose to the college and even the pro ranks—but found his niche as a college basketball announcer when ESPN signed him on in the early 1980s. Now, fans chant his name as he enters sold-out arenas coast to coast. Despite that success, he’d rather be known for the millions of dollars he’s helped raise to fight cancer. Florida Trend named Vitale one of the state’s most influential Floridians. The Ronald McDonald House of Tampa Bay named him ‘Man of the Year’ for 2010. But it’s not just his talent with a microphone getting him the honors — it’s his ability to open his Rolodex, call his friends and raise money for cancer research. The 5th annual Dickie V Gala is May 21st at the Ritz Carlton in Sarasota. Each of the previous galas raised over a million dollars for charity. This year’s honorees are Super Bowl-winning coach and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Coach Tony Dungy, and longtime Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo. The featured guests include a dozen household names — from NBA legend Magic Johnson to ESPN rising star Erin Andrews. On a recent weekday morning, we met for breakfast at his “office,” a table on the front patio at ‘The Broken Egg’ in Lakewood Ranch. He literally sets up a souvenir stand at the small round table with a sign, “Help Dickie V. raise a million dollars for cancer research.” Transactions are neatly handled by the cashier inside the restaurant.

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During our hour long conversation, he laughed and cried more

Payton lived near me. All you had to do is lay eyes on her and

than once. This is a man who lives life to the fullest. I asked him to

you fall in love with her. She used to come here to the Broken Egg

keep his answers brief so I could get more questions in, but that may

with her Mom and Dad. Beautiful people. Watching what that little

be the one thing he’s unable to do.

girl went through... she became blind, she became paralyzed, she was confined to a wheelchair — it just tears your heart. When my

So why cancer, and not cardiac research, or some other

wife and I went to the funeral, we were in tears the entire time we

worthy cause?

were there, as anybody would be, and when I left I said “I want to do

What we’re doing is raising money on behalf of my buddy Jim-

something for them.” I get choked up thinking about that. Her little

my Valvano. Jimmy won the national championship in 1983 (with the

sister said it best. She took out the program they gave out and she

North Carolina State), was on top of the world, and he comes down

said, “Cancer sucks.”

with cancer and lost his life in his 40s. And before he died he basi-

So when it ended, I hugged the Mom and Dad, “I can’t imagine

cally said, “Hey, don’t forget me.” And we haven’t forgotten him. He’d

what you people have been through, but I promise we’re not ever

be ecstatic to know the “Jimmy V Foundation” has raised $90 million

going to let her battle with cancer be forgotten. We’re going to raise a

dollars for cancer research.

million dollars in her name, with research grants in her name, to help other kids. And that year we presented a check to the Wrights and All

You’ve gotten quite involved with a local family who lost a

Children’s Hospital (in St. Petersburg). We gave a million dollars in her

daughter to cancer in 2007, Payton Wright.

name and we’ve become real good friends now with her family.

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I’ll never forget that crowd when Holly (Wright, mother of Pay-

letes should be required to graduate to play in the pros?

ton) went up to speak. Picture this — we run a video of Payton and

I don’t know about that. You take a kid like LeBron James. If

her battle with cancer, and everyone at the head table, Pat Riley,

he’s good enough to play in the pros, we shouldn’t have to force him

Bobby Knight, Pat Summitt, Jon Gruden, Rick Pitino, Billy Donovan

to go to college for a year as they do right now. A kid that’s good

— a ‘Who’s Who of Sports Coaching,’ and there wasn’t a dry eye

enough should have that freedom. Freedom to make a living. But I

in the crowd. And she said, “I hope many of you coaches who get

think it’s a crime to take a kid who doesn’t want to go to college, and

depressed about losing a game and think it’s the end of the world

we force them.

realize you’re going to get another game to coach. I’m never going to get my daughter back.” Then she asked, “Anybody want to give a donation?” Pat Reilly said, “I’ll give $100,000.” This is not a game, we’re talking about real people’s lives!

How did you wind up in Sarasota? We came here on vacation from Michigan 20 years ago when our daughters went to Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Academy (in Bradenton) for just a weekend. We fell in love with it. They said, “Dad, can we

Should athletes and other public figures consider themselves

go to school here full-time?” So we put our house up for sale, sold it

role models?

in one day, built a house here (in Lakewood Ranch) and we’ve been

Role models start at home with mom and dad and the example

here ever since.

they set for their kids. But I do think as an athlete you do have certain

My daughters both went on to get full tennis scholarships at Notre

responsibilities. That’s why I love reading about guys like Derek Jeter,

Dame, married two guys who were athletes there. Thomas (Krug) was

Tim Tebow, Payton Manning, Tim Duncan. People who have done

a quarterback. I’m very proud of Thomas—he’s someone using sports

things the right way. People who have lived their life as an example

the right way. His last game was the Orange Bowl, he threw three

for youth to follow. But the genuine role model is still mom and dad.

touchdown passes against Florida State, hurt his neck, couldn’t play

They’re in front of that child every day. The life they live, the decisions

anymore and he went to law school and now he’s running for judge.

they make, the character they represent is vital in the development of

The other one, (Chris Sforzo), was a lacrosse star. He got into medicine

that child. That child will ultimately follow that path.

and now he’s a hand, shoulder and elbow surgeon. They all live in Lakewood Ranch with my five grandchildren. It’s paradise!

Have athletes changed over the years? I think finances have changed everything. The finances are just so out of reach you wonder about values. The hunger factor. Good

The other day we were at Disney World and some people recognized me and began asking me to sign things. My little granddaughter said, “Why’s poppa signing his name, he’s not Mickey Mouse?”

people are still good people, like I say, they got the stability of the

An hour after we began talking, Vitale checked his watch and

good foundation from their families. I don’t resent them for getting paid

apologized about having to do a national radio interview. His cell

— but the problem is they get carried away thinking their invincible.

phone rang almost on cue. He wouldn’t let me pay for breakfast or

Tiger Woods said it at that press conference: “We feel entitled. I felt I

even leave a tip. As I walked away, I looked over my shoulder and

could do what I wanted to do.” And the entourages — that’s the real

saw him posing for pictures with a new crop of diners, signing more

dilemma. You got a player with 20 people around him, telling him how

autographs—all while talking on the phone.

great he is, telling him everything he wants to hear, rather than staring at him in his face like a dad would do and say, “Hey man, grow up.” I do a lot of motivational speaking and I tell people, “Just because an athlete shoots a jump shot, or swings a bat well, that doesn’t make him a better person than the people who are watching him play.” Accountants, doctors, lawyers, teachers. And sometimes they think that — they think that because they swing a bat and everyone’s screaming for their autograph. It just drives me wild when I see an athlete turn his back on a kid. And I absolutely see that. So much for short answers. Oh boy. Do you think college ath-

Another day in the life of a kid from Passaic who has clearly found the secret to life and lets his enthusiasm spill over into everything he touches—especially raising money for cancer research. “Awesome baby, with a capital A.” For more information on the Dick Vitale Gala, Vitale himself, or the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research, go to dickvitaleonline.com The V Foundation for Cancer Research has raised more than $90 million dollars for cancer research since its inception in 1993 and awards grants to 92 institutions in 38 states. 100% of all direct donations and net proceeds are awarded directly to cancer research and related programs and the program has received a sixth consecutive 4-star rating from the Charity Navigator, America’s premier evaluator of charities.

Ray Collins is a former TV newscaster and now owns a media company in Sarasota. For more information, check out RayCollinsMedia.com 56

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VIDEO GAME ADDICTION:

America’s Quiet Epidemic?

By Ryan G. Van Cleave

China and South Korea have already deemed video game addiction their #1 social dilemma. Don’t just dismiss this claim as a uniquely Asian problem, though, because a 2007 study by the AMA reports that close to 90% of American youngsters play video games and as many as 15% of them—more than 5 million kids—may be addicted. And an April 2, 2007 Harris poll found that: “Nationally, 8.5% of youth gamers (ages 8 to 18) can be classiﬁed as pathologically or clinically ‘addicted’ to playing video games.” If it’s such a problem in the U.S., why isn’t anyone really talking about it? Most of the gaming in Asia takes place publically in Internet cafés. If someone is going overboard with the time they’re spending gaming, a lot of people are there to witness it and intervene if necessary. In America, it’s usually just you and the screen in the privacy of your own home. And we somehow have the belief that playing video or computer games, in some way, increases our computer literacy—something we strongly urge as a way to “keep up with the times” and “get ahead” in the world. So “excessive gaming” is seemingly as ridiculous as “excessive job training.” Dr. Belinda Seiger, a faculty member in the University of South Florida’s Bachelor of Social Work program, says that there’s also a dangerous misconception that “gaming is an acceptable or cool addiction (not unlike cigarette smoking in the past,) and that it is not that serious a problem. Nothing could be farther from the truth; gaming or what I call ‘tech-addiction’ can immobilize people for the rest of their life.”

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Consider this: 217 million people worldwide play online games,

wrong with having a little fun. But when is one’s health and well-

according to comScore.com, a leader in measuring the digital world.

being at risk? How do you know if you or someone dear to you has

Contrary to popular belief, these “users” are not just children. It’s

an actual problem with video games?

reported that 114 million American adults play video games. That

Some of the most common symptoms of video game addiction

should come as no surprise. So, just who is the average American

include:

video game player? Not an acne-ridden teen lurking his parents’

Experiencing a sense of euphoria while playing

basement. It’s a 35-year-old who’s been playing for more than a

Craving more and more time to play

dozen years.

Feelings of emptiness or irritability when not playing

One thing is sure, warns Eric Gingrich, a Ringling College of Art &

Lying about how much time is spent playing

Design professor who has thirteen years in the video game industry

Decreased performance at school or work

and has been credited with ﬁfteen titles across eleven platforms

There’s a huge difference, though, between someone who just plays

and nine genres. “The industry will never do anything to regulate

to excess occasionally, and someone who is truly addicted, meaning

themselves. The only reason they did anything back when the games

unable to stop themselves. If someone is gaming despite consistent

were causing seizures was because they got sued. Short of more

negative repercussions, then that’s a big warning sign.

huge lawsuits against the video game companies, I can’t see any

If you know someone who falls into that latter category, here are a

change ahead.”

few good books to go to for help.

So when it comes down to it, the game makers seem less interested

Olivia and Kurt Bruner — Playstation Nation

in the health of their target audience than they are in making loads of

Hilarie Cash and Kim McDaniel, M.A. — Video Games & Your Kids:

money. And loads of money is what they need to cover the cost of

How Parents Stay in Control

a big budget game. The latest installment of Halo, one of the more

Ryan G. Van Cleave — Unplugged: My Journey into the Dark World

popular ﬁrst-person shooter games, costs more than $30 million

of Video Game Addiction

to make. No wonder the advertising budgets of these blockbuster games look like the advertising budgets of the latest Brad Pitt ﬁlm.

And to hear the other side of the argument—video game addiction

There’s a ton of money to recoup.

doesn’t really exist; video games are helping, not harming our kids;

Still, video games can be great fun, and there’s certainly nothing

and that they’re a crucial tool to teach kids how to succeed in the

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lot of the ways we go after those two things. So when people go to make a movie or a game, they’re trying to tap into those things. It’s surprisingly easy to do, though it’s hard to do well.“ So go ahead and ﬁnd your pleasures wherever you choose, but if it’s through the use of technology and the digital world, do as the old TV beer ads suggested: know when to say when.

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from an interview Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum Healthy & Beautiful at 92 by Gus Mollasis

Betty Schoenbaum has a passion for living and giving the best that she has everyday of her blessed sun-filled life. She says she gives because it feels good. Simply and gracefully, Mrs. Schoenbaum defines what it means to be a philanthropist. After a lengthy courtship, she gave matrimony a good old college try, marrying her Alex, an All-American football player from The Ohio State University. At the age of 48 ½, she had her fourth child! Even now at 92 years young, this midwestern gal still has a gleam in her eye, a song in her heart, and the ability to dance her way through life, giving all those around her a great lesson to live by, “Give while you live.” Recently I sat down with Mrs. Betty Schoenbaum and we took a look at some of the scenes from an interview of her life. SCENE: Where were you were born? Dayton, Ohio.

I had my first at 28, my second at 29, my third at 39 and my fourth at 48 and a half. I also have seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren with the third one on the way.

SCENE: What was your childhood like? I had a beautiful childhood with two of the most beautiful parents a girl could have.

SCENE: What was your married life like? I met my husband, Alex Schoenbaum on my first day at Ohio State. We dated for five years. We had an ego clash at first. I ran

SCENE: What were some of your early dreams for your life?

for homecoming queen, was a dancer, and he had his football.

I studied dancing for 15 years. I wanted to be a “Roxyette”, but

We were friends, and then he visited me in Dayton during my

I was too tall. Before Radio Music Hall and the Rockettes, the

junior year. I think he thought my family had money (laughs), and

Roxy Theatre had dancers in the chorus called the Roxyettes.

he saw that we had a pretty nice house, so he started dating me

They were 5’ 4” to 5’6”, and I was 5’8”. I’ve lost four inches

again. Friends at first, he’d come over, walk me around the block

and now there are no Roxyettes but there are Rockettes and

and get me a nickel Coke. We were married for 56 years.

they don’t want me anymore. I can’t do it at ninety-two. SCENE: What is the secret to a good marriage? SCENE: So I guess we can mention your age?

Keeping your mouth shut when it’s necessary. That goes for

I love every wrinkle I have. I’m glad I’ve gotten to 92 so that

both sides. And never go to bed mad. Kiss before you go to

I can have all these wrinkles. That’s why I haven’t done any-

bed even if you don’t want to.

thing or had any work done. SCENE: What does Ohio State University mean to you? SCENE: How do you define beauty? Beauty is inside out.

I’m just so immersed in Ohio State University. I feel that it’s part of me. I always said that my husband’s blood didn’t run scarlet, but scarlet and gray. Oh my God, if you said anything

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They were too close to Michigan’s maize and blue colors.

ing) from the state of Israel will be running it. So, we’ll have wind surfing too. We are building a Synagogue with beautiful

SCENE: What made your husband such a great man?

African architecture. We’re taking the Rodman School and

His honor and integrity. He was a poor boy and he wanted to

renovating the structure for everyone - Israelis, Russians and

succeed at any cost.

Ethiopians alike, a place where they all can go and train on computers, which is the future of Israel. I figured if they played

SCENE: Your husband started the Shoney Restaurant chain.

together and prayed together, and went to school together,

What did the restaurant business teach you?

then the Russians and the Ethiopians would better under-

We had employees for 25 to 30 years. There was a sense of

stand each other.

loyalty in the past, people are not loyal now. The biggest thing I’ve learned is that money has become far too important in

SCENE: What has philanthropy taught you about yourself

people’s lives. We are getting back to the basics since this re-

and the world?

cession, I call it a depression. People are trimming back. Fami-

It’s taught to me to give while you live, so you can see what

lies are sitting down to dinner again. I remember every night we

good your money is doing. It has brought me the greatest in-

sat down at the dinner table and talked about the day.

ner feeling in the world, of helping other people. It transcends everything except the joy I receive from my personal family.

SCENE: How did you make your way to Sarasota? My in-laws wintered here back in the 1940s when the Red

SCENE: What is your average day like?

Sox trained here. We knew Sarasota and when we wanted

My day usually consists of board meetings, too much really, a

to semi-retire, we liked the size of the town and the fact that

heavy schedule. You want to see my book?

it was on the water like my home in Charleston, West Virginia on the Kanawha River.

SCENE: You’ve said that you became empowered when your husband died. Explain?

SCENE: Are you a spiritual person?

I became empowered at 79 years old. I was always busy

I walk with God. I say my prayers. I thank God. I have been

in organizations, nonprofits, but never to the point of giving

blessed all my life from the day I was born. My cup runs over

which I was able to do when my husband passed away. Be-

all the time.

cause he had always done the giving, he made the money, so he should give the money to any place he wanted to give

SCENE: Why are you a philanthropist for so many causes?

it. He did it by himself. He was a very strong man, he was a

I give for the needy, human needs mainly and education. And

macho man. He wanted me to be a mother, mother, mother.

that comes from my grandmother who instilled in me to give

I took care of my home, but I was never part of the business

to those in need. I ask God to bless her memory every night.

– ever, ever. I regretted that at age 79, because then I became empowered and I had to do everything. It was a great learn-

SCENE: What are some of the charities you contribute to

ing process and great challenge and I love a challenge.

that you are most proud of?

So many, but I’m really proud of The ORT (Organization Re-

SCENE: If you had a magic wand, what major issue would

habilitation Training) facility that we are building in Israel. The

you fix in the world tomorrow?

village has 50,000 people, split into Russians and Ethiopians,

Hunger, both world-wide and right here in the United States.

and they do not get along together. The Ethiopians speak the

For people in the U.S. to be hungry with the wealth of this

old Hebrew and Yiddish and they cannot get jobs. I decided,

country is a shame. My husband raised $31 million dollars

“How am I going to give self-esteem to the Ethiopian Jews?

for the Salvation Army and was asked why a Jewish man

Watching the Olympics, I saw Kenyan men running and win-

would raise money for a Christian-based organization. He

ning gold, silver and bronze metals. I thought my, Ethiopians

said, “We’re all descended from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

are from Africa so why can’t we train our Ethiopian Jews to

We are all brothers and whenever my brother is in need, no

be good runners? So I decided to build a sports complex

matter what color, race or creed, he can go to the Salvation

in Kiryat Yam, Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. It will have

Army and get help, that’s why.” And if I could do anything it

track, a soccer field with a 1000 seats and a basketball facil-

would be stop killing our brothers. When we shoot a man we

ity. Gal Fridman, the only Gold medal winner ever (wind surf-

are killing our brothers. Again, we are descendents of Abra-

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ham, Isaac and Jacob. Think about that. SCENE: A good American is someone who... ...has a heart and supports things not because it’s good politics, but because it’s good for the country. SCENE: Define friendship? I have so many wonderful friends. A friend is there when you need them and someone you can confide in.

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he 7th annual Coast Cadillac Laurel Oak Cup beneﬁting Special Olympics in Sarasota County was held on both Laurel Oak

courses and was a sell-out. Laurel Oak resident, Mark Guthrie, retired pitcher for the World Champion Minnesota Twins served as Honorary Chairman. Tom Nutten and Michael Gruttadauria from the 2000 Super Bowl winning St. Louis Rams were on hand

SCENE: Define what a good life means to you?

and comedian Les McCurdy served as auctioneer. The proceeds

Being a good parent and helping those in need of a home,

support the 16 Special Olympics sports which include Equestrian,

food and education.

Cycling, Soccer, Tennis, Track & Field, Golf, Aquatics and Basketball both individual and team skills. Photography by Carissa Warfield

SCENE: What advice do you give the youth and others about serving and giving something back? Woody Hayes said that you cannot give back. The people that helped you are gone. You must pay forward to the future. I feel that when I give, I am paying to the future. That’s why I have 70 – 80 scholarships that I give to. SCENE: Money is best used...

Tom Nutten & Jeff Labelle Keith Carruthers, John Schell & Don Sexton

...to make this a better world. SCENE: Age is a state of mind...what does it mean to you? I refuse to grow up. I really do. I have pictures of me in a clown outfit. I go to masquerades. I’m always in something. The only thing that I really resent is that I tapped dance up to a couple of years ago. Now I have two bad knees and I resent that, but I still can, if I hold onto a chair, (she gets up and does a little soft shoe number).

Ernie Garcia, Bill Webster, Sue Hokamp & Vance Dickinson

SCENE: When it’s all said and done, how do you want to remembered? I want to be remembered as a good mother, grandmother and a good friend, as a person of compassion, who had great joy all her life. SCENE: Describe your perfect day?

Burt Farbman, Ray O’Connell & Jack Gefﬁnger

I get up in the morning and greet the sun. I have a little song I sing to the rising eastern morning sun (standing up singing), “Good morning merry sunshine. How did you wake so soon? You scared away the dark clouds, you shined away the moon. I saw you in my dreams last night, before I said my prayers. How did you get way over there and where is that you stay? I never go to sleep at night I just wake up to see, the little children from the east who rise and shine with me.” Michael Gruttaoauria, Steve & Pam Arnhart, Sue Hokamp, Andrea & Matt Guthrie scenesarasota.com

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NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT

OF GUM DISEASE By Jill Morris, DMD

Traditionally in years past, gum disease was treated with scal-

does cause an increase in C- Reactive Protein levels and “bad”

ing and root planing of the tooth roots and elimination of the

cholesterol levels.

pockets around the teeth by cutting away the gum tissue. Side effects of gum surgery included painful post-op recovery, sen-

Sometimes there is too much bone loss to save a tooth without

sitive teeth, and food impaction between the teeth where the

surgery or extraction. But more often, the good news is that

gums were cut away with these side effects possibly occur-

gum disease can be treated non-surgically. The treatment be-

ring several times throughout a patient’s life because the gum

gins with complete measurement of the gum pocket depths of

disease would return. Exposed roots also meant higher de-

all the teeth and bleeding sites; x-rays to indicate where there

cay rates because the root surface is not covered by enamel,

is bone loss; and classification of the severity of the gum dis-

which is more decay resistant.

ease that indicates treatment protocol.

Gum disease is the inflammation and break down of the in-

According to the severity of the disease, treatment can in-

ner lining of the gum pocket next to the tooth, which provides

clude: home care instructions; all natural neutraceuticals for-

a path through which 500 to 800 different types of bacteria

mulated specifically to aid in the treatment of gum disease that

pass directly into the body and bloodstream. This can lead to

inhibit the bacterial damage and promote healing of the tis-

bleeding gums, bone loss around teeth, loose teeth and loss

sues; “deep” cleaning of the root surfaces to remove embed-

of teeth, inflammation of the vessels around the heart, insulin

ded bacteria and toxins off the roots below the pockets; ozone

resistance and high blood sugar. Gum disease is usually pain-

gas applications to kill bacteria, heal tissues, and harden teeth;

less until the end stages of tooth loss. The causes of gum dis-

laser treatment of the pockets; and, simple finger prick blood

ease include smoking, family genetics, a poor immune system

tests for CRP, A1C, and Vitamin D levels.

and poor home care. Unfortunately, in the state of Florida, the board of dentistry does Many people are not aware they have an infection in the deeper

not allow hygienists to use lasers on bleeding pockets despite

areas of the pockets around their teeth. Their toothbrush and

the fact that hygienists in California were using lasers in 1995 to

floss simply don’t reach these areas, so they don’t see any

routinely prevent gum disease. Dental lasers used during rou-

bleeding. Meantime, the bacteria freely pass into the blood-

tine hygiene prophylaxis drastically reduce the progression of

stream creating havoc to the body’s organs. It is imperative

disease by killing bacteria and promoting healing of the pocket.

that a dental screening of the gums is performed that measures

Please be an advocate and activist for the dental hygienists’ use

pocket depths and bleeding points by the dental hygienist or

of dental lasers during routine hygiene prophylaxis. Your letter to

dentist. It is the only way to be sure of the health of the gums.

the board of dentistry encouraging that this law be changed for the good of the public would be most appreciated.

It is not normal to brush your hair and your scalp bleeds, or wash your hands and your hands bleed. You would rush to the

Early detection and prevention is always best. There are many

doctor if you had blood in your stools. There should be zero

new non-surgical and painless protocols that are available to-

tolerance for bleeding gums. Bleeding gums are dangerous for

day for the treatment of gum disease.

the health. Many cardiologists now view bleeding gums as an

indicator of possible heart disease. Half of all heart attack and

Dr. Jill Morris practices at World Class Dentistry, 3951 Swift

stroke patients have normal cholesterol levels. Gum disease

Road, Sarasota. 941.923-6363/sarasotadentist.com)

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FACIAL CONTOURING

BEYOND FILLERS By J. David Holcomb, MD

AccuLift™, a revolutionary facial contouring procedure,

jowls but in doing so can sometimes create an unnatural

enables physicians to selectively remove deposits of fat

fullness in the face.

that have shifted downward in the midface and jawline. This sagging fat is responsible for gradual thickening of

Now instead of attempting to merely camouflage this

the nasolabial (smile) folds and increasing prominence

descended fat we can actually remove the excess full-

of the jowls — both familiar, but unwanted, features of

ness with AccuLift. We are then free to add volume back

the aging face.

to the face — in the form of injectable fillers or fat grafting — where it is needed in other truly volume deficient

AccuLift treatment, also known as Laser Assisted Facial

areas the face.

Contouring, is changing the way that physicians work to reverse signs of facial aging. We are now able to soften

AccuLift requires only local anesthesia and a small

the midface and/or sharpen the jawline without fillers or

needle stick – no incisions required – to remove accu-

surgery. Patients with early subtle features of aging or

mulated fat deposits. As a bonus, the procedure also

that are not quite ready for a facelift can benefit from Ac-

frequently results in significant skin tightening following

cuLift treatment. One of the limitations of facelift proce-

direct delivery of thermal energy to the collagen layer

dures has been reformation of jowls, so-called gravita-

deep in the skin.

tional jowling. Now patients with persistent jowling after facelift procedures can sharpen the jawline without nec-

While the procedure can deliver extremely pleas-

essarily having to undergo a second facelift surgery.

ing results by itself combining AccuLift with soft tissue augmentation enhances the overall results. This

I have also found it to be extremely beneficial to start

makes perfect sense because the combination gives

the facelift procedure with REMOVAL OF THE JOWL VIA

physicians improved artistic ability to sculpt the face

ACCULIFT. We still need to make carefully placed inci-

in three dimensions — namely the ability to both se-

sions near the ears to reposition and remove loose skin

lectively add and selectively remove volume. The Ac-

but the laser assisted facelift ensures that we obtain a

cuLift procedure lowers the high points while soft tis-

beautifully contoured jawline and significantly reduces

sue augmentation with injectable fillers or fat grafting

the potential for reformation of jowls (remember that the

raises the low points — combining these minimally

jowl fat has been removed and not just repositioned).

invasive procedures can deliver even more dramatic results without surgery.

One of my concerns about the use of filler injections in the smile fold and the area just in front of the jowl has

Dr. Holcomb co-developed AccuLift™. He is a double

always been that they really do not address the primary

board certified, fellowship-trained facial plastic and

underlying problem in patients with moderately advanced

cosmetic laser surgeon. Dr. Holcomb’s office is locat-

features of aging. Facial fillers may partially camouflage

ed at 1 South School Avenue, Suite 800 in Sarasota.

the descended fat that contributes to the smile folds or

(941.365.8679/srqfps.com)

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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS SPRING 2010

CELEBRATING a Legacy of Leadership

s a tribute to our past Board Chairs, founding leaders and Rabbinical Advisor, JFCS has established ﬁfteen awards that recognize the legacy of each lay leader and celebrates the accomplishments of our current Volunteers and Community Leaders. The agency’s Annual

Meeting, will recognize the following individuals for their contributions to improving the quality of life in our community. The Sidney J. Berkowitz Building Community Award, named in memory of Sidney J. Berkowitz, founding father of JFCS, recognizes an individual who has demonstrated a commitment to improving the human social condition presented to Barbara & Al Siemer for their innovative response to the issue of homelessness by establishing the Building Strong Families Homelessness Prevention Program which has served more than 4,200 children in Sarasota, Bradenton and North Port since 2003. The Rabbi Sanford E. & Leah Saperstein Hope and Healing Award, named in memory of Rabbi Sanford E. & Leah Saperstein, recognizes an individual who has demonstrated devotion to Jewish continuity, education and service to those in need presented to Ann & Alfred Goldstein for their commitment to expanding programs and services that reach out to the community through comprehensive counseling and social services to people in need. Senior Outreach Award named in memory of Gerald Engman, Board Chair, 1984-1987, presented to Florence Katz for her volunteer efforts and commitment to the weekly Senior Outreach Service Programs serving homebound isolated elders offered at Temple Beth Israel and at JFCS. Management Services Award named in memory of Norma Gordesky, Board Chair, 1987-1989 and in honor of Judy Cahn, Board Chair, 2008-2009 presented to Janet Romano for her contributions as a member of the Finance and Audit Committees, ensuring the long term ﬁnancial security of the agency. Jewish Life Education Award named in memory of Raymond Brown, Board Chair, 19891990, presented to Barbara Schur for cataloging, organizing and managing the Grace Rosen Magill Jewish Healing Library which is open to the community as a lending library. Jewish Spirituality Award named in memory of Mace Levin, Board Chair, 1990-1992, presented to Barbara & Marvin Rosen for their dedication as trained Bikkur Cholim Visitors with the Jewish Healing Program providing spiritual guidance, comfort, support and services to care recipients at area nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Community Outreach Award named in honor of Eugene Friedmann, Board Chair, 19921994, presented to Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee for its commitment and support of the JFCS Emergency Assistance Program that speciﬁcally targets needy Jewish residents in our community through Case Management and Financial Assistance. Top left to right: Florence

Children’s Services Award named in honor of Richard Blumenthal, Board Chair, 1994-1996,

Katz, Jack Vendeland, Betty

presented to Jack Vendeland for his continuous 8 years of service and commitment as a tutor to at-

Schoenbaum, Stewart Stearns,

risk middle school students attending Booker Middle School.

Joelle Hamovit, Barbara Brizdle, Sue Jacobson, Charlotte Graver, Lorraine Glixon with Saundra Singer and Past Board Chairs

Visionary Award named in honor of Alice Taich, Board Chair, 1996-1998, presented to Betty Schoenbaum for her Lead Challenge Gift to the Building for a Better Community Campaign which expanded the main campus of JFCS and established the Schoenbaum Family Life Enrichment Center to assist individuals as they overcome life’s challenges.

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Corporate Citizen Award named in honor of Stacey Gillman, Board Chair, 1998-2000, presented to Stewart Stearns,

MESSAGE

from the Board Chair & President/CEO

through funding partnerships and support of

resources to the non-proﬁt sector.

and Board — has reached out a helping hand to those who turn to us. “When you can’t do

Community Foundation of Sarasota County for his leadership & vision in strengthening & expanding vital services to the community

Humanitarian Award named in

n April 19, JFCS will hold its annual meeting and kick off our Silver Anniversary... 25 years of Hope and Healing ...part of our mission of “providing comprehensive counseling and social services to people confronting life’s challenges”. For the

past 25 years, JFCS working as a team — volunteers, donors, community partners, staff it alone” is our motto and we live by that credo.

honor of Eve Kommel, Board Chair, 2000-

What began as an agency which provided services to isolated Seniors and assisted

2001, presented to Joelle Hamovit for her

Russian Resettlement immigrants with a handful of volunteers, JFCS has grown to an

dedication & support as a volunteer Retired

agency with over 25 programs and 450 volunteers that last year touched the lives of over

Social Worker providing comprehensive

44,000 people in our community. From a small two-room ofﬁce on S. Tamiami Trail we

counseling, information and referral, and

have grown to a 14,400 sq foot main campus on Fruitville Road PLUS 16 satellite locations

social services to individuals turning to

throughout Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties. We have partnered with non-proﬁts

JFCS when they can’t do it alone.

in the community and occupy space at other agencies, local schools, synagogues and

Philanthropy Award named in

churches to bring services directly to the community and create strong and effective

honor of Charles Ackerman, Board Chair,

alliances with these other organizations. Our Founders helped craft a vision that we follow

2001-2003, presented to Barbara Brizdle

to this day.

for her leadership as Chair of the Building

As we enter our 25th year, we will be facing many challenges as an agency as our

for a Better Community Campaign which

economy continues to struggle back from this recent recession. We are truly in the eye of

successfully raised funds to construct a

the storm...cutbacks in government funding, a decline in donor contributions due to their

6,000 sq. ft. addition to the JFCS Main

own ﬁnancial challenges, and a tremendous increase in demand for our services!

Campus on Fruitville Road to allow the

• More families face homelessness

agency to respond to the increased

• More people are seeking food

demand for services from the community.

• Increased stress on families that ultimately leads to abuse, truancy and acting out

Organizational Impact Award named in honor of Barbara Brizdle, Board

by children • Signiﬁcant isolation of our frail elderly

Sue

JFCS is committed to improve the human condition by serving those who turn to

Jacobson for her leadership in establishing a

us when they can’t do it alone. And thanks to our many friends, donors, volunteers and

Corporate Sponsorship Campaign providing

business partners, JFCS doesn’t have to do this alone! Together we all can lend a helping

local businesses the opportunity to support

hand and continue to offer HOPE and HEALING to our community.

Chair,

2003-2005,

presented

the agency’s programs and services. L’Dor V’Dor Award named in honor of Sue A. Jacobson, Board Chair, 20052007, presented to Charlotte Graver for

Marie Monsky

Rose Chapman, LCSW

her commitment to sustaining the agency’s

Board Chair

President/CEO

programs

which

serve

homebound,

isolated Seniors through her support of the JFCS Endowment Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Gmilut

Hassadim

Loving

Kindness Award named in honor of Robert Black, Board Chair, 2007, presented to Lorraine Glixon for her dedication as a volunteer with our Senior Outreach Services & Jewish Healing Programs, reaching out and offering a helping hand to homebound isolated seniors. scenesarasota.com

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2009-2010 Board of Directors EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Marie Monsky CHAIR

Betty Schoenbaum VICE CHAIR

Ira Wiesner VICE CHAIR

David Shukovsky

B A S ED O N J E W I S H VA LU ES & T R A D I T I O N S ...

JFCS PROGRAMS Serve the Entire Community

ur mission, to provide comprehensive counseling & social services to people facing life’s challenges is offered with a strong foundation of Jewish traditions and values, including Tikkun Olam...for it is the responsibility of the Jewish community to make the world a better

place...for everyone! The “J” in JFCS is our foundation, the FCS...Family, Children and Services is

who and how we serve the community. We pride ourselves on responding to the changing and challenging needs of the community by providing services to individuals, children, families and seniors on a secular, non-denominational basis. First and foremost, JFCS helps improve the quality of life in our community. Our programs are

TREASURER

offered on a sliding fee scale and no one is ever turned away due to their inability to pay. Our licensed

Ken Marsh

clinical staff offers caring, compassionate, professional counseling and social services that treat all

SECRETARY

clients with respect, dignity and conﬁdentiality with a goal of empowering, not enabling individuals to

Judy Cahn PAST CHAIR

BOARD MEMBERS Gerri Aaron Scott Anderson Nate Benderson Suzanne Bralow Barbara Brizdle Larry Eger Rosalyn Ehrenpreis Harvey Gleeksman Marilyn Harwell Harold Joels Kathy Killion Sanford Milter Pamela Reiter Janet Romano Richard Segall Adrea Seligsohn

attain self confidence and self sufficiency. Emergency Services to Families The JFCS Kosher Pantry has distributed food to 6,022 individuals this year. Each week JFCS provides groceries and vouchers for perishables to seniors who are on a limited fixed income and make difficult choices between food or medicine; to families who make choices between feeding their children and paying the rent; to couples who have just lost their jobs and are facing mortgage foreclosure. Operation Military Assistance provides integrated homelessness prevention case management, mental health and substance abuse counseling and emergency assistance to veterans and currently deployed military personnel and their families who are serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. Trained Volunteer Mentors are also available to provide emotional support to program participants. Building Strong Families is a prevention program that targets families referred by school districts and local social service agencies who are in danger of becoming homeless. Families receive case management services and direct financial aid to help them with their crisis and develop a plan to ensure long-term family and financial stability. This homelessness prevention program is an innovative partnership with JFCS, the United Way, Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice and Sarasota County Contracted Services. Since its inception in 2003, more than 1,450 families and 4,200 children have been rescued from the brink of homelessness. Kristin Morgan, a single mother with a 11 year old son, Roman and 20 year old daughter Gabrielle, lost her job and fell behind in her bills resulting in her car being repossessed. She was referred to the BSF program from another social service agency and met with a JFCS case

LIFETIME HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Richard Blumenthal Alice Taich CONTACT JFCS 2688 Fruitville Road Sarasota, FL 34237 941.366.2224 info@jfcs-cares.org jfcs-cares.org

manager who helped Kristin develop a plan which included ﬁnding work and returning to school to obtain a college degree. “It’s crazy. A year ago, I didn’t even know where we were going to live. I am so grateful to JFCS for all the help they provided me and my son,” stated Kristin. Through the BSF Program Kristin received ﬁnancial assistance Kristin & Jamil

with her rent and was the ﬁrst local recipient of a pre-owned car

through the Wheels of Success Auto Way Program. Kristin continues to meet with her case manager as she follows her plan of independence and self-sufﬁciency. Children and Adolescent Services JFCS provides prevention programs that address substance abuse, bullying and anger management as well as intervention programs for at-risk students who need counseling, mentoring and tutoring to support them both academically and emotionally. These services are provided both

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in the community and in the schools to directly reach children and

group therapeutic counseling session, lunch and socialization to

their families.

more than 70 seniors each week.

Emma’s Dream Team is a specialized program that provides students at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota with wraparound services and therapeutic counseling to address behavioral and/or emotional problems that may interfere with their academic and/or social success. Last year, 98.3% of students have remained crime free since entering the program and the total number of suspendable days decreased from a high of 330 days in 2005-2006 to 136 days in 2008-2009 Safe Alternative to Out-of-School Suspension Program is offered at Booker, McIntosh and Heron Creek Middle Schools in Sarasota County and Horizons Academy and Lincoln Memorial Middle Schools in Manatee County. The program is available to

”Starting on Wednesday, I count the days until the following Tuesday

students who are either suspended or engaging in behaviors that

when I come to group. I’m pretty much a homebody and my one

could result in suspension from school. In addition to individual and

day with JFCS allows me to stay connected and socialize with other

group counseling, trained adult mentors and tutors are available to

people who listen and care about me.” stated Adele Lichtenstein,

support the academic and emotional needs of these at-risk youth.

age 88 who attends the weekly Senior Outreach Service Group on

Each week, Stephen Greene, (left) a retired

Longboat Key. Teddee Sinick added, “We can unburden our souls

attorney, spends some of his free time

while others listen and share our sorrows. This form of therapy

mentoring ﬁve at-risk children at Emma E.

allows us to laugh and support one another.”

Booker Elementary School and at Booker

Targeted Services to the Jewish Community

Middle School. A JFCS volunteer since

Jewish Healing Program offers support, comfort and hope

2005, Stephen understands that the time

through Jewish traditions, rituals and wisdom in assisting people

he spends with his children each week has

who are experiencing life challenges. This program includes Bikkur

tremendous impact on their lives. “My only

Cholim (visiting the ill); Bereavement Services; Shabbat, High Holy

goal is to bring a little happiness into their

Day and Festival Services.

lives by allowing them the time to relax and

Doula Program provides trained volunteers who offer

play with me, which gives me the chance

companionship, comfort and advocacy for individuals and their

to engage with them emotionally and intellectually. The way their

families who are experiencing serious illness or approaching the

faces light up when they see me – there’s no greater reward!”

end of their life cycle.

Senior Services JFCS provides counseling, coordinated care management

Care Management Services targeting Jewish seniors offers social services and support assistance including housing,

and outreach to all seniors in our community to support them in

healthcare,

preserving their quality of life, independence and dignity.

assistance.

Community-Based Senior Service Program and the

bereavement,

companion

care

and

ﬁnancial

"For several years I have

Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC) provides

visited

isolated

Jewish

social services, case management and community-based support

seniors

nursing

to low-income, isolated elders in subsidized housing in Sarasota

homes as a JFCS volunteer.

and Manatee Counties so they can live independently.

Through

Family Caregivers Program provides assistance to older

area

the

Shabbat...the

rituals

lighting

persons and their caregivers to improve the quality of life for older

the candles and serving

citizens through outreach, volunteer services, case management,

of Challah and wine...we

therapeutic services, and educational activities to family caregivers

are able to rekindle a deep

in Sarasota County.

emotional

and

spiritual

Senior Outreach Services is a weekly program offered at

connection. This simple act

four locations throughout Sarasota County that allows homebound,

of kindness and outreach

isolated seniors to stay connected to the community and prevent

is truly an enriching volunteer experience that strengthens one’s

further isolation and depression. JFCS offers transportation, a

personal faith and commitment.” Roz Levy, volunteer.

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JFCS by the Numbers

LEAVING YOUR LEGACY FOR

FUTURE GENERATIONS

The L’Dor V’Dor Legacy Society provides donors the opportunity to make a gift to JFCS which ensures the long term sustainability of the agency’s vital programs which serve the most vulnerable in our community – children, families and seniors. L’Dor V’Dor...from generation to generation, is a Jewish tradition that offers promise and hope. We invite you to become a member of our Legacy Society, thereby setting the example to the community and your family that you are indeed making the world a better place. Your legacy gift can be designed to match your unique, personal financial circumstances. The simplest way to support JFCS is through a BEQUEST, naming the agency as the beneficiary of cash, stock or other personal property. Other planned giving tools to consider are gifts of: • Retirement assets • Life insurance policy • Life income plans such as a Charitable Gift Annuity, Remainder Trust or Lead Trust Please consult with your professional financial advisory or attorney to decide which planned giving option is right for you. For additional information on the JFCS L’Dor V’Dor Legacy Society, contact Andria Bilan at 941-366-2224 or abilan@jfcs-cares.org

TIMELINE

1984 Jewish Federation Advisory Committee of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation conducts feasibility study to determine need for a local social service agency 1985 Jewish Family Service of Sarasota-Manatee, Inc. established as an independent 501(c)3 charitable non-profit organization 1988 United Way of Sarasota County certifies JFS as a member agency 1995 United Way of South Sarasota County certifies JFS as a member agency 1996 Agency changes name to Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Sarasota-Manatee, Inc. to reflect expanded programs to children and adolescents 1997 JFCS undertakes first major capital campaign to build a permanent location for the agency 1999 JFCS dedicates the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Campus on Fruitville Road and establishes Satellite Office at the South County Human Services Center in Venice 2005 JFCS receives the Non Profit of the Year Award from the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce 2006 United Way of Manatee County certifies JFCS as a member agency 2007 JFCS establishes Satellite Office at the Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center 2008 JFCS establishes Satellite Office at the North Port Family Service Center JFCS tagline, When You Can’t Do It Alone, selected as the 2008 Getting Attention Nonprofit Tagline Award Winner 2009 Dedication & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the 6,000 sq. ft. Schoenbaum Family Life Enrichment Center on the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Campus of JFCS 2010 JFCS is nominated as the Non Profit Organization of the Year by the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY

Offers 26 programs at 16 community locations: Main Campus at 2688 Fruitville Road, satellite offices located at: South County Human Resources Center, 7810 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice; Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center, 1750 17th Street, Sarasota; North Port Family Service Center, 6919 Outreach Way, North Port; United Way of Manatee County, 1701 Tamiami Trail, Bradenton. Current budget is $3.7M...75% of our revenue is received from government grants for programs that target specific at-risk populations. 65 Business Partners, 15 Local and National Foundations, 13 Community Funding Partners and 12 Government Funders support JFCS. 36,959 clients served in 2008 – 2009. 69% in City of Sarasota and North Sarasota County, 17% in Manatee County and 14% in South Sarasota County including Osprey, Nokomis, North Port & Venice. 95% of seniors receiving services indicated that they were satisfied or very satisfied with services provided by JFCS. 92% of youth participating in our school based programs improved their coping skills. 93% of our agency volunteers indicated that they were providing valuable services to the community. 7,747 hours of service provided by 445 volunteers. 7,240 individuals attended 442 family life education workshops. FISCAL & PROGAM ACCOUNTABILITY 2008-2009 Audit, conducted by Reeder & Associates rated JFCS in the highest categories for... % of total expenses allocated to program activities:

JFCS Rating: 89%

% of total revenues spent on administrative costs:

JFCS Rating: 8%

Industry Standard: no more than 15%

% of total fundraising and administrative expenses

JFCS Rating: 11%

Industry Standard: less than 25%

Industry Standard: 65%

JFCS is accredited by the Council on Accreditation and in 2009 received the highest marks for Operational Excellence Our Mission...to help people overcome life’s challenges, EMPOWERS our community. Our Programs...counseling, prevention, intervention, outreach and education, POSITIVELY IMPACT the lives of children, families and seniors. Our Focus...to provide services on a non-denominational basis, TOUCHES the entire community.

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ONGOING Programs & Support Groups In response to community needs, JFCS offers a variety of support groups to help individuals overcome life’s challenges. Pre-registration is required for all groups. Please call the staff contact person at (941) 366-2224 to register or by email at info@jfcs-cares.org for additional information. ANGER MANAGEMENT GROUP

partner feel more connected by providing practical and effective

Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

skills to improve communication and handle conﬂict constructively.

The art of managing anger and understanding where it comes from are acquired skills which you can learn and practice in this group. Call Marcy Stern, Ed.D., LMHC.

Call Wendy Kulscar, LCSW, CMC. PARENTING CLASS Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP

The Parenting Class provides insight into questions and issues

Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

that come up in everyday life, and will help you to manage the

This group, for people at all stages of loss, provides opportunities to deal with grief, share experiences, receive support and discover new ways to cope. Call Susan Finkelstein, RN, MAS.

challenges that come your way. Call Marcy Stern, Ed.D., LMHC. SENIOR OUTREACH SERVICES Mondays, 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. (Villa San Marcos, Venice)

CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP

Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Jewish Center of Venice)

Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. (JFCS)

Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (Temple Beth Israel, Longboat Key)

Fridays, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Venice)

Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (JFCS)

Caregivers participate in a weekly support group to discuss

Homebound older adults can maintain their independence,

concerns and gain knowledge about community resources. Funded

increase their involvement with friends and community, and

through a grant from the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest

enhance their mental health through education and social activities.

Florida. Call Pam Baron, MSW.

Call Pam Baron, MSW.

THE MARRIAGE BREAKTHROUGH – STRENGTHENING

TRANSITION SUPPORT GROUP

AND NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS

3rd Thursday of the month, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Now that the initial period of grief has subsided, how do you

Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. This four-week interactive video seminar will make you and your

go on? Call Susan Finkelstein, RN, MAS.

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A salute to Rose Chapman

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Life is simple really. People fall into two categories. Those who like to eat healthy and devour platefuls of raw veggies like a wood chipper consumes dead trees, and those who think that both those comestibles deliver about the same yummy ďŹ&#x201A;avor. Whatever category you fall into, prepare to be delighted by the healthy fare that is popping up all over the Sarasota scene. Once conďŹ ned to plates of steamed vegetables, pasta marinara and cheese pizzas, vegetarians now have a whole range of dining options, including entire restaurants catering to their preferences. The same goes for those with even more restrictive dietary choices like vegans, who eat no animal products including dairy or eggs, and raw food aďŹ cionados, who eat only unprocessed and uncooked foods. scenesarasota.com

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A sure sign that these dietary approaches have hit the mainstream is the new Organico menu at mi Pueblo’s University Walk location, which offers a vegan and raw menu of appetizers, salads, entrees and desserts. Tacos and burritos are the most popular items, said Michelle Buice, who created the menu because of her own interest in eating more vegan and organic food. The vegan taco dinner fills two corn tortillas with spicy ground Brazil nuts, guacamole, and lettuce seasoned with pico de gallo and sunflower sour cream. A marinated kale leaf can replace the tortilla for those who prefer to eat raw. Living veggie rice made from cauliflower is served alongside. “A lot of people eat this way, and it’s hard to go out and eat with people who don’t. Here you get both,” Buice says. “Our traditional menu has healthy options as well. It’s also fine to splurge with the calories, but good to have other options too.” Probably the newest on the scene is Veg, which is billed as a vegetarian and seafood eatery by chef-owner Marty Glucklich, who runs the Gulf Gate establishment along with his wife, Maggie. Looking to appeal to a “crossover” clientele of vegetarians, vegans and non-vegetarians, Glucklich, a native South African, relies on lots of flavor. “I was brought up with great flavors,” he said. “South African foods have Indian and Malaysian influences and also Dutch, German and French.” Native African populations also influenced the cuisine, and as a testament to South Africans’ cosmopolitan tastes, Danish herring is a favorite. It also has become such a favorite at the restaurant that Glucklich now sells it by the quart. A signature dish is the Portobello Volcano, created by Glucklich to “knock their socks off.” A marinated Portobello mushroom is topped with a volcano-shaped mound of garlic mashed potatoes drizzled with caramelized onion “lava” and capped with a fiery-red cherry tomato. “We are looking to be a comfortable place for people to come with the family or an evening out or a quick lunch,” he says. Simon’s Coffee House has long been known for its selection of vegetarian and non-vegetarian breakfast entrees, sandwiches, wraps and homemade soups. The restaurant also serves dinner and continues to develop new dishes, including vegan and raw. “We try to accommodate the whole spectrum of people,” says Chef Scott Nuss, who

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is a certified raw food chef and has been with Simon’s six years. “As time permits, we have a raw food meal every day,” Nuss said. A raw lasagna includes mushrooms, spinach, zucchini noodles, tomato sauce and cashew cheese, for instance. “We do a lot of vegetarian and vegan dishes really to show that healthy food can be just as delicious with a little thought and creativity,” he said. “There are lots of ways to make it taste good. It does take some experimenting. You have to try and see what works.” One of his favorites is a butternut squash sandwich with roasted red peppers, tomato, asparagus and honey mustard. Another favorite is the orchard sandwich with roasted pears and red peppers, asparagus, tomato and greens on sprouted wheat bread. “It fills you up, but you’re not feeling too full,” Nuss said. “I’ve seen a huge shift toward more healthy eating just in the amount of people who come in for the first time.” Lonjevity Superfood Fusion Café has it going on when it comes to a casually elegant atmosphere spiced with owner Gerry Davies passion for healthy food. “A lot of myths and errors of the past are being uncovered now, and the real problems with food are becoming more apparent,” says Davies. “The idea behind the restaurant is to correct that and show that healthier choices can actually taste better.” Lonjevity offers non-vegetarian, vegetarian and vegan dishes. Chicken Tikka, with chicken breast marinated in yogurt and spices, is served up along with Tikka Masala, a veggie version of the classic Indian dish. Vegan offerings include a Portobello mushroom baked in a balsamic reduction sauce and Southwestern spiced bean salad. “Lonjevity, spelled with a J, is a new word, and I would like to give it a different meaning,” Davies said. ‘It’s an aspiration toward taking care of yourself; an aspiration to a long, happy life rather than just a long life.” See. Life really is simple.

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LITERARY S

rent success to his background with PBS,

a favorite among independent booksellers

which “helped me see chapters as scenes.

and fans of quality fiction. While this linked-

In television and film, you’re working in a me-

story collection (that operates like both a

dium that encompasses sight and sound.

travelogue and a historical novel) never broke

Print is the intimate theater of the mind. I try

any sales records, it works quite well in book

to borrow from both. So I strive to weave the

clubs, classrooms, and discussion groups

best storytelling techniques into whatever

for its ethereal sense of place, nuanced lan-

format I’m working in, and hope to make it

guage, feminist overtones, and exploration

as entertaining as possible for the viewer or

of love, among other merits.

the reader.”

A Woman of Stone’s hero is Sam Browne,

For those who can’t get enough of the

a 30-year-old American who fondly remem-

fast-paced exploits of O’Brien, don’t worry.

bers the year he spent as a child living with

Lowe admits, “There are two more manu-

his mother in the Blue Mountains of New

This month’s Featured Local Author is Tom

scripts finished, and I’m not sure which will

South Wales. Now she’s vanished in an ee-

Lowe (tomlowebooks.com) of Windermere,

be published next. However, in both, The

rily similar situation to the disappearance of

Florida, who is an award-winning docu-

Black Bullet and The Butterfly Forest, readers

Sam’s grandmother, whose own disappear-

mentary writer/director for PBS, and who

will see O’Brien in a very different light. And

ance is quite famous and near-mythic. His

worked for fifteen years in television news.

they’ll experience what he feels as the layers

mother, a tour guide, vanished one day into

Lowe’s latest is the next in a series of thrillers

to his own persona are forced open. One of

the Outback and left behind a series of jour-

that began with last year’s debut about the

the things that hasn’t been seen by readers

nal entries on onion-skin paper. Though his

breakup of a human trafficking ring, A False

yet is what happened to O’Brien during the

mother’s body is found, the land that ener-

Dawn. Former Miami homicide detective

Gulf War.”

gized her throughout her life begins calling,

Sean O’Brien is at it again in The 24th Letter

Tom Lowe reads from The 24th Letter on

too, to Sam. Through a series of trips back

(Minotaur Books, $25.99), where an inmate’s

Saturday, April 17, 2 pm, at Barnes & Noble

to Australia from America, Sam investigates

near-death confession has O’Brien racing to

(4010 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota).

the lives of these two women through his

By Ryan G. Van Cleave

memories and his grandmother’s journals,

solve the puzzle of Omega, the 24th letter of the Greek alphabet, in order to keep an inno-

Classics Revisited

finally coming to a better understanding of

cent man from being put to death. The real

their unique bond to this mysterious, magical

killer, though, is a psychopath who is eager

land that claimed them both.

to cover his tracks, even if it means commit-

Pierce adds, “Something I didn’t understand

ting more murders.

before I lived in Australia [is] the way a na-

When asked about his own connection to

tional culture can shape a person. When I

the Florida tradition of fine genre writing,

first moved to Australia, I loved being there,

Lowe says, “Florida is often like a character

learning the nuances of the culture, read-

in many mystery/crime novels originating

ing their books. But after being there for six

from here. John D. MacDonald was one of

months or so, I began to crave contact with

the first to give Florida the detail that strikes

other Americans who were living in Sydney.

a flame across the readers’ senses. Florida is

Of course our accents gave us away. But be-

so different than any other state — from the

yond that, we were beginning to understand

Keys, Everglades, beach towns/cities, ports,

how we carried our country with us even

to the interior and panhandle — it has mul-

though were not presently living there.”

tiple personalities. Because the state attracts

This month’s classic book that merits revisit-

If you like the writing of Tim O’Brien, John

people from all over the world, you have a

ing is Florida State University graduate Todd

Updike, or F. Scott Fitzgerald, you’ll probably

backdrop that is fascinating to the mystery/

James Pierce’s A Woman of Stone (MacAd-

feel right at home with the lush literary land-

crime writers and the readers.”

am/Cage, $12) which pays homage to the

scape of Pierce’s first novel that delves deep-

And though the echoes of MacDonald are

mythology, geography, and history of Aus-

ly into an Australia few truly know. Equally

there in the gritty, self-reliant tough guy that

tralia. Originally published under the title The

impressive, it’s also a beautifully tender and

is O’Brien, Lowe also owes some of this cur-

Australia Stories, this underground classic is

haunting read in all the right ways.

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scene | entertainment CURTAIN CALL by Terence Fugate

FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE

Second Banana foil types were periodically pitted against Capp’s

Shear Madness

principal players: Daisy Mae; Mammy and Pappy Yokum and their

Another mammoth month of theatre in forever scintilaing

son Abner Yokum (a.k.a. Li’l Abner).

Sarasota, Florida. And good people too. When it comes to putting

In a non-stop night of humor, dance and song, The Golden

grins on our beloved city’s face, the past month was captured

Apple brought to life the risible Hillbillies, knee-slapping varmints

alive by three genuinely amusing comedies. Heading the chuck-

and off-the-map characters of Dogpatch, Kentucky. Show favori-

le belly lineup was the FST production of Shear Madness at the

ties included “Corpone Square”; “I’m Past My Prime”; and the

Gompertz. If we can manage to sort things out (no easy task that,

altogether captivating “Sadie Hawkins Day Ballet.” Downright ter-

given Shear’s wild twists and turns) here’s the setup.

rific cast featured: Matthew C. Scott (Li’l Abner); Heather Kopp

All’s fine and dandy at the trendy hair salon run by Tony

(Daisy Mae); Michael Bajjaly (Marryin’ Sam); Ellie Pattison (Mammy

Whitcomb (Michael Kevin Baldwin) and Barbara DeMarco (Ju-

Yokum); Bob Trisolini (Pappy Y.); Roberta MacDonald (Ramona

liana Black). But the minute we start believing the salon is a

Finsdale); and Director/Star Robert Ennis Turoff (as General Bull-

soothing retreat from the loopy, deranged world outside, a

moose. Another night of crowd-pleasing frolic and fun at the ever

body is discovered upstairs. How’s that? A corpse in Tony’s

dependable Golden Apple.

upscale hair salon? Unthinkable! Foul play is suspected. Vile murder is suggested. Goodness gracious and a ghastly wailing

ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE

out loud! MURDER, you say? Simply unheard of. Who COULD

Managing Maxine

the culprit be?

If a body counts 1946 as Year One for Baby Boomers, the

For the remainder of Marilyn Abrams & Bruce Jordan’s frenet-

initial post-WWII crop has been collecting Social Security for two

ic comedy, Baldwin and Black link their outsized talents with Bar-

years now! A mind-numbing statistic that’s encouraging creative

bara Bradshaw (as Mrs. Shubert); Nick Caruso (Mikey Thomas);

souls to cash in on the aging of America. Case in point is the Asolo

Joseph Ditmyer (Eddie Lawrence); and Timothy Goodwin (Nick

Rep’s production of Janece Shaffer’s Managing Maxine, a capti-

O’Brien) to find out Who Dunnit? In the process of solving the

vating comedy about a conflicted couple searching for love in their

crime, the cast joined forces with the audience who happily ad-

70s. As a play, Maxine generates its appeal and power in the via

libbed clues as to the real killer’s identity. Runaway fun and hilar-

media center. That is, MM is neither too silly, nor too cerebral but a

ity. Co-author Bruce Jordan directed Shear Madness and kept

comedic pendulum that swings back and forth until finally settling

the insanely funny comedy moving at warp speed. One last word:

in the just right middle. One could say Maxine gathers laughs the

Michael Kevin Baldwin – as the gay hair dresser Tony – stole the

old-fashioned way: They are earned by slowly developed charac-

show. Together Baldwin and his boffo cohorts on and off stage

ters who at last end up three-dimensional.

made for one madcap evening.

THE GOLDEN APPLE DINNER THEATRE Li’l Abner

Karen and I, along with the entire Asolo audience, positively LOVED Managing Maxine. Clever lines, witty dialogue, pensive monologues all fine-tuned by a perfect cast headed by Sharon Spelman (magnificent as Maxine Levine); Granville Van Dusen (Ar-

Not a whole lot of folks still remember Al Capp’s highly popu-

thur); Mackenzie Kyle (Emmie); Jud Williford (Larry); Howard Elf-

lar comic strip “Li’l Abner”. But legions of people who came of age

man (Louis); Geraldine Libandi (Joanne); and Bethany Weise (Ivy).

during the 50s and 60s avidly kept abreast of the risible comings

Thunderous handclaps are also extended to Mark Rucker for his

and goings of Earthquake McGoon; Marryin’Sam; Stupefyin’Jones;

highly sharp snap-crackle-pop direction. What else can we add

General Bullmoose and Senator Jack S. Phogbound. All of these

that will adequately express our total appreciation and bottomless

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joy for such an unforgettable comedy? How about Maxine’s depth

podium, all collaborated in the grandest of manners to make

of delight enabling us to get outside ourselves – ecstasy – all night

Mozart’s The Magic Flute a two-act winner. Young-Bok Kim’s

long. No higher praise than that. Honest.

strong bass voice and the crowd-pleasing antics of Sean An-

THE SARASOTA OPERA The Magic Flute, Hansel and Gretel & Giovanna d’Arco

derson as Papageno were especially impressive. This makes the fifth time Mozart’s Magic Flute has played SO. We look forward to the sixth production. Who doesn’t ooh and ahh over Engelbert Humerdinck’s per-

Samuel Taylor Coleridge is famous for a number of reasons:

petually pleasing Hansel and Gretel. Based on the fairy tale by the

“Kubla Khan”; The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner; collaborator and

Brothers Grimm, H&G is perhaps the world’s favorite children’s op-

friend to William Wordsworth; and the literary dictum “the willing

era. Of a certitude, everyone’s heard about the callous mother who

suspension of disbelief ” pertaining to the proper critical stance

forced her two hungry children to hunt strawberries, only to end

to take when judging works of art. Basically, any art form worth

up imprisoned by a wicked witch who plans to fatten up Hansel

analyzing — be it poetry, prose, plays, paintings, PERFORMANC-

and Gretel for her evening meal. Moreover, we’re convinced so-

ES, etc., et al. — is an approximation of the truth according to

phisticated Scene readers already know the nasty old crone ends

well-established standards of that particular genre. Coleridge also

up baked into a cookie, with fourteen adorable little gingerbread

popularized the notion of “genial criticism.” To wit, since only a

children coming back to life upon the evil witch’s timely demise.

meager handful of artworks rank up there with the BEST there

Sweet, sentimental and downright endearing is the best way

ever was (absolute excellence); far better to judge creative enter-

to describe Engelbert’s opera. Mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson

prises on the more reasonable, just and attainable basis of VERY

(Hansel); soprano Angela Mortellaro (Gretel); mezzo-soprano

GOOD (relative excellence). Thus, here in Sarasota, to dismiss a

Alissa Anderson (The Sandman); baritone Evan Brummel (Father);

local artist in thought, word or print for not living up to the exalted

soprano Valerie Kopinski (Mother); and soprano Stella Zambalis

standards of New York or London is to engage in invidious com-

having herself a devilish old romp (as the hagborn Witch) kept

parisons (a.k.a. unfairly hitting below the belt).

us intrigued throughout the show. Credit Stage Director Jeffrey

Which leads us to an itch we’ve wanted to scratch for some

Marc Buckman; Lighting Designer Ken Yunker; Youth Opera

time now. Several pals (more accurately “sparring partners”) are

Chorus Master Lance Inouye; and most assuredly Conductor An-

quick to criticize the voice quality of certain singers at Sarasota

thony Barrese — all of whom kept us charmed and young again

Opera. Yesterday we occasionally waded into such supercilious

throughout the magical night.

disapproval with all guns blazing; and closed with a pointed re-

Giuseppe Verdi’s Giovanna d’Arco (Joan of Arc) is a first-ever

minder that SO is not The Met or La Scala but rather the finest

production at Sarasota Opera. Historical purists may chafe at the

regional Opera Company in America! But in our maturity, we’ve

liberties playwright Frederich von Schiller took in having Joan die

instigated a new policy: Nowadays we bite our tongues in the

from wounds received fighting the English, rather than her martyred

sure and certain knowledge that a few more seasons attending

death at the stake. It is also pure fiction that Joan falls madly in love

SO productions will surely elevate their artistic taste and musical

with King Carol VII of France. Never you mind. As written by Schiller,

judgments. Hope springeth eternal.

composed by Verdi, Conducted by Maestro Victor DeRenzi, and

Turning now to the Winter Season at SO, we thought for

splendidly sung by tenor Rafael Davla (King Carlo); soprano Cristina

a change of pace we might consider the last three operas in

Castaldi (Joan of Arc); and baritone Marco Nistico (as Joan’s father,

back-to-back order. Beginning with Mozart’s The Magic Flute,

Giacomo) Giovanna d’Arco was a fitting end to yet another glorious

powerful voices included bass Young-Bok Kim (Sarastro);

season at Sarasota Opera.

tenor Joshua Kohl (Tamio); soprano Lindsey Ohse (Queen of

We’ve said it before and we’ll keep on saying it for the ben-

the Night); soprano Maria D’Amato (Pamina, her daughter);

efit of everyone living in Southwest Florida: Anyone who ap-

baritone Sean Anderson (Papageno): and tenor John Tsot-

preciates great music — grandly conducted, played and sung

soros (Monostatos, a Moor). Stage Director, Allison Grant;

— should seriously consider becoming a devoted fan of Sara-

Scenic Designer, Troy Hourie; Costume Designer Howard Tsvi

sota Opera. Sheer joy awaits the blessed souls who join SO’s

Kaplan; with Conductor Robert Tweten in fine control at the

unique family.

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scene | locally SHAPING OUR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION’S SEASON OF SHARING DISTRIBUTES OVER $1 MILLION

RINGLING MUSEUM RECEIVES $1 MILLION GIFT Philanthropist David F. Bolger, President of the Bolger Founda-

The outpouring of generosity from the community catapulted

tion of Ridgewood, NJ and Longboat Key, FL has donated $1.105

Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s Season of Sharing

million to fund Phase I of a waterfront landscaping plan at The John

campaign over $1.5 million, an amount that appears to be record-

and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. The gift will be used to make

breaking for a community of Sarasota’s size. Thirteen human ser-

improvements to the estate’s 66-acre property along the waterfront

vice nonprofits recently received $1,000,024 for emergency aid

area by connecting the Ca’d’Zan mansion to the south property line

to families and individuals in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and

with path ways, seating, lighting and landscaping. “The waterfront

DeSoto Counties. To date, the 2009-2010 Season of Sharing to-

is an important component of the Museum experience,” Mr. Bol-

tal disbursement is $1,235,374. All participating Season of Sharing

ger said. “My gift will create a place of tranquility where Museum

agencies are required to share their funds of last resort with other

visitors will be able to sit, enjoy the beauty of the landscaping and

nonprofits that offer direct client services, so long as they fit the

the bay, and contemplate life and their place in it.” “The Ringling

program criteria. Season of Sharing is designed to help prevent

Museum is deeply grateful to Mr. Bolger for his commitment to the

homelessness by offering first and last month’s rental assistance,

visitor experience of the Ringling grounds,” said Interim Director T.

mortgage payments, utility payments/deposits, assistance to help

Marshall Rousseau. “Thanks to his ongoing generosity, our visitors

families with transportation to and from work including car repair,

will have a place to reflect on the beauty of this unique property and

critical medical and dental assistance and more. Season of Shar-

the important role that John and Mable Ringling played in creating

ing contributions may be made all year. For more information, visit

a thriving Sarasota cultural community.” ringling.org

cfsarasota.org. SARASOTA & BRADENTON ANNOUNCE JOINT ART FESTIVAL THIRD ANNUAL GREENFIELD PRIZE AWARDED

In October 2010, Manatee and Sarasota Counties will debut

The third annual Greenfield

Festival sARTeé (sar-tay), a first-time festival showcasing the re-

Prize, a $30,000 commission for

gion’s arts and cultural assets. The Festival will run concurrently

a new work of art in a designated

with the 2nd Annual Ringling International Arts Festival (RIAF). Fes-

category, was awarded to Sanford

tival sARTeé welcomes local and regional artists to participate by

Biggers (left), the first visual art-

submitting existing and creating new events to highlight during the

ist to receive the Greenfield Prize

event. A monumental collaborative effort between the Bradenton

since its inception in 2008. Biggers

Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sarasota Convention & Visi-

received the award from Dan Cam-

tors Bureau, Sarasota County Arts Council, Arts Council of Mana-

eron, Founder of U.S. Biennial, Inc.

tee County and Realize Bradenton, Festival sARTeé combines the

and artistic director of Prospect

expertise of each organization, including industry outreach and cul-

New Orleans. Celebrated Ameri-

tural tourism marketing. Planned for October 8-24, Festival sARTeé

can Artist James Rosenquist was the keynote speaker. Executive

will feature a unique mix of visual arts, ballet, food art, poetry, circus

Director Bruce Rodgers said, “When we created the award two

art and more, along with events before, during and after the larger

years ago, we wanted it to become one of international impor-

RIAF hosted and managed by The John and Mable Ringling Mu-

tance and prestige, similar to the Pulitzer Prize. The caliber of our

seum of Art. To submit an existing or new event for consideration

winners, as well as the keynote speakers we are able to attract to

as part of Festival sARTeé, visit www.sartee.com and enter the in-

speak about art at our event, shows we are on our way to reaching

formation into the online calendar. All events are open to the public

that lofty goal.” greenfieldprize.org

and can be a single day event or multi-day experience.

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