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52 ASOLO REP’S OUR BETTERS Michael Donald Edwards modernizes Somerset Maugham's 1917 hit.

By Steven J. Smith

56 A DREAM VACATION…AT HOME Taylor Morrison’s Esplanade Communities

By Sue Cullen

62 BUILDING BIG DREAMS

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65 COASTAL ZEN Nutter Custom Construction

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70 INSPIRATIONS FOR THE HOME FRONT 72 THE ART OF FRAMING

By Jacqueline Miller

74 GROOVE INTO SPRING Fashions for Easy Living Photography and Art Direction by John Revisky

82 NIRVANA Ohana on Longboat Key

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Now, our tradition continues in the new Courtyard Tower, with three entire floors for Mother & Baby Services. Spacious and comfortable delivery suites support birth plans parents want. Our Level III NICU has its own floor, as do all of our private and family-focused mother-baby rooms. Like our newest little patients, it’s our best care, beautifully delivered.

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SOCIALS 16 Conservation Foundation’s Palm Ball 18 Sarasota Opera Gala 26 SMHF’s Corinthian Gala 28 Catholic Charities Ball 20 EVENTS CALENDAR

38 PERFORMING ARTS CALENDAR 42 CULTURE MATTERS Presented by The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County

GIVING 46 Heroes’ Journey Ret. Corporal Michael Jernigan & Brittani

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48 Man on a Mission David Chaifetz

By Steven J. Smith

86 SCENES FROM AN INTERVIEW Guy Peterson – Standing the Test of Time

By Gus Mollasis

96 EDUCATION MATTERS Sarasota Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra Program

By Ryan G. Van Cleave

101 BEHIND THE SCENE Sarasota’s Society Maven Gives the Latest Scoop

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112 HEALTH MATTERS A Guide to Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids

By Andrew Marlowe, M.D., Center for Hearing

114 LITERARY SCENE

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118 SCENE LOCALLY News Shaping Our Community 10

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raffic this season is heavier than I can remember. I think the terrible weather to the north has driven even more people

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developments, and condos being built, this influx of people will certainly have a lot of great new choices to coax them into staying and sharing our piece of paradise. UGH! Really? Part of me wants them to go home and part of me realizes this is great for our economy and growth. So please forgive and allow my digression. Now let’s dig into this issue – it’s Home & Design time.

If you’re looking for resort-style amenities where you’ll want to get to know your neighbors and enjoy a sense of community, look no further than the Esplanade communities of Taylor Morrison. You can read all about them in our cover story on page _______. Is a custom home what you’ve always dreamed of? We’ve got some local talented custom architects and homebuilders including Guy Peterson and TJ Nutter who are both featured in this issue. And for those of you for whom only the best will do, check out John Revisky’s fashion spread photographed at Ohana, the highest price home for sale in our area at $22 million. It looks like an exclusive Bali resort but it’s a Longboat Key tropical hideaway. Local shops share design ideas and the Center for Architecture, a relatively new nonprofit, is making its statement by saving an important building from decline, organizing celebrations centered on art and design, and bringing a University of Florida master of architecture degree program to the city – all in its first year.

Of course there’s the usual monthly great reads showcasing people who give, the arts, the social scene, education, the literary scene, events and more that you can’t seem to get enough of. I know because I get your cards, emails and letters.

Please keep them coming! We always welcome your comments and ideas because after all, SCENE is the magazine people have been reading for 58 years – far longer than any other magazine in town. We are very proud of our deep roots and place in our community.

This month also brings us the first day of spring – March 20. As the Earth’s axis tilts more toward the Sun, new plant growth springs, hence the name of my favorite season. My event pick this month? Why Sarasota Garden Club’s Gardens in Paradise tour on March 21 of course (sarasotagardenclub.org). Enjoy private gardens, gather ideas and inspirations, stop and smell the roses and most of all, spring ahead!

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Social Conservation Foundation’s Palm Ball Guests whirled on the dance floor in a cloud of pink, red, and black — passionate colors for “A Passion for Conservation” — a fitting theme for Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast’s Palm Ball. Held at the gorgeous Bay Preserve, event chairs were Janelle Beruff, Ariane Dart, Mickey Davis, and Margaret Wise, with honorary chair, Cornelia Matson. Photos by Nancy Guth

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Social Sarasota Opera Gala – A Wedding to Remember It truly was A Wedding to Remember at Sarasota Opera’s Gala with lots of good food, dancing, and wedding cake — just no bride and groom. There was, however, a wonderful performance by principal artists from the Opera’s production of The Marriage of Figaro. The event was chaired by Carol Brualdi. Photos by Nancy Guth

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2015 Glitz at the Ritz Luncheon March 5 Ritz Carlton, 11:30 am. Honoring 2015 Schoenbaum Humanitarian Award winners Elton and Gordie White. 941.364.8845, ext. 221 | salvationarmyflorida.org/sarasota Planned Parenthood’s 49th Annual Dinner Celebration March 5 USF Sarasota-Manatee, 6 pm. Enjoy cocktails, dinner and silent auction. Welcome special guests Mary Braxton-Joseph and the Honorable James A. Joseph. Tickets $200 | plannedparenthood.org Asolo Rep’s Gala – An Evening Live at the Sands March 7 Ritz Carlton, 6 pm. Cocktail reception, dinner, paddle raise, live music, and dancing. Music by Vegas’ Rat Pack Tribute Show starring The Martinis. Tickets start at $300 | 941.351.9010 ext. 4702, |asolorep.org/annualgala Sarasota Opera’s Don Carlos Prelude Dinner March 7 Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse, 4:30 pm. Socialize before the performance with a special guest from the evening’s score. Tickets $95 | 941.366.8450 | sarasotaopera.org 14th Annual Venice Art Classic March 7 - 8 West Venice Avenue, 10 am. Eclectic array of original handmade art and affordable gift items by more than 150 artists. Free admission | 561.746.6615 | artfestival.com JFED’s Jewish Film Festival March 8 – 16 Various locations and times. Benefits the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.

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United Cerebral Palsy’s Chocolate Sundae March 8 Michael’s On East, 1:30 pm. An afternoon of food, fun, and music. Local restaurants and vendors present chocolate creations and local chefs prepare specialties for sampling. Tickets: $10 - $30 | 941.251.4956 | ucpsarasota.org Women’s Resource Center Renaissance Luncheon March 9 Ritz Carlton, 10:30 am. Celebrate 35th anniversary. Miss America 2004 Erica Dunlap will speak, and Betty Schoenbaum will receive the woman of the year award.

Tickets $135 | 941.366.1700 | thewomensresourcecenter.org Friendship Centers’ Friendship Around the World Gala March 10 The Friendship Center Sarasota, 6 pm. A culinary tour of foods from the seven continents and a plethora of cultural entertainment featuring music from around the world. Tickets: $150 | 941.556.3275 | friendshipcenters.org

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Ringling College’s Evening at the Avant-Garde March 21 Ringling College campus, 6:30 pm. Whether you like Peanuts, Pogo, Blondie or Beetle Bailey, cavort with your favorite cartoon characters at this annual scholarship fundraiser. 941.309.4728 | ringling.edu/avant-garde Lakewood Ranch Community Fund Mad Hatter Gala March 21 Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, 6:30 pm. Celebrate 20 years in Lakewood Ranch. Benefits Lakewood Ranch Community Fund. Tickets $175 | 941.556.5442 | lwrfund.org Sarasota Garden Club’s Gardens in Paradise March 21 Various locations, 10 am. Tour six premier private home gardens plus the Garden Club’s 14 botanical gardens.

Tickets $30 | 941.955.0875 | gardensinparadise.com 13th Annual Sarasota Art & Craft Festival March 21 & 22 Downtown Sarasota, 10 am. Juried event featuring works by 150 crafters. Includes a green market with a wide variety of plants, handmade soaps, spices and more. Free admission | 561.746.6615 | artfestival.com scenesarasota.com

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AJC’s Human Relations Award Dinner March 22 Michael’s On East, 6 pm. AJC West Coast Florida will honor local philanthropists Alfred and Jean Weidner-Goldstein with its Human Relations Award. 941.365.4955 | ajc.org JFCS Celebrity Chefs & Golf Challenge March 24 The Resort at Longboat Key Club, 6 pm. Food and wine tasting and golf challenge. Benefits Jewish Family and Children’s Service of the Suncoast. 941.366.2224 | jfcs-cares.org 14th Annual Van Wezel Foundation Gala March 27 Van Wezel, 5 pm. Cocktails by the Bay, dinner, and a performance by Sarah McLachlan followed by an after party. Tickets $375 | 941.366.5578 | vwfoundation.org Sarasota Opera’s Salute to the Stars Luncheon March 27 Sarasota Yacht Club, 11:30 am. Enjoy a gourmet lunch with a live performance. Honoring Sarasota Opera artists. Tickets $65 | 941.366.8450 | sarasotaopera.org Pique Nique Sur la Baie March 27 New College Bayfront, 11:30 am. New College Foundation’s annual lunch, silent auction, and fashion show.

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Firefly Gala for Forty Carrots March 28 Ritz Carlton Members Golf Club. Cocktails, dining, auctions, and a private concert with rocker Bret Michaels. Presented by The Dart Foundation and benefiting Forty Carrots.

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This year’s theme is “Things New.” One of the highlights of this year’s festival is the world premiere of a new composition written by Sarasota resident Jerry Bilik.

Single tickets: $15 - $40 | 941.366.8450, option 7 | lamusicafestival.org La Musica’s Musical Chefs Interactive Dinner April 10 Michael’s On East Ballroom, 6 pm. A lively, interactive dinner event featuring La Musica artists taking turns leading the crowd in cooking demonstrations for the evening’s meal. Tickets: $150 - $250 | 941.371.6798 | lamusicafestival.org 17th Annual Sarasota Film Festival April 10 – 19 Various times and locations. More than 180 films run from 10 am to 12 am daily at Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20, Sarasota. Events include the Opening Night Film and Party, Film de Femmes, Cinema Tropicale Celebration, Conversation Series, and Closing Night Film with Filmmaker Tribute Awards.

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Social SMHF’s Corinthian Gala Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation’s triennial Corinthian Gala courted good fortune for all with its theme of a thousand origami cranes based on a Japanese legend. Guests danced the night away to the romantic melodies at this elegant affair thanks to the creative efforts of chairs Beverly Bartner, Renee Hamad, and Chris Voelker. Photos by Nancy Guth

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Social Catholic Charities Ball Catholic Charities Ball was a candlelight vision in black, white, and red from the décor to the guests’ attire. Dancing and fabulous prizes set guest’s hearts a patter, and it was all to benefit Catholic Charities’ many programs. Chairs were Mary Kenealy-Barbetta, Maria DeSanto, and Danielle Gladding. Photos by Jessica Tasetano Right: Danielle Gladding, Bishop Frank J Dewane & Mary Kenealy-Barbetta Below: Phil & Julie Delaney with Rae Dowling

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PERFORMING ARTS CALENDAR

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Through April 11 Wealthy hat merchant Horace Vendergelder can’t see the value of love, even as he searches for a wife. He gets more than he bargains for when he employs a matchmaker.

Both Your Houses Through April 12 Imagine an idealistic young Congressman determined to expose corruption by introducing a bill so stuffed with pork it is sure to oink itself to death.

As You Like It Through April 12 Shakespeare’s most beloved and charming comedy.

Sotto Voice March 31 – April 26 Examines the resiliency of true love and the indelible power of memories.

Florida Studio Theatre 941.366.9000 / floridastudiotheatre.org

American Pie Through April 23 Featuring songs such as The Sounds of Silence, Sweet Caroline, and New York State of Mind.

Fly Through April 4 Fly follows four African-American military pioneers from training through WWII.

Never Marry a Girl with Cold Feet Through June 7 Celebrate the greatest musical artists of vaudeville.

I’m a Stranger Here Myself March 17 – 29 Examines the lives of artists and ordinary German citizens caught up in one of the most intriguing periods of the 20th Century.

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Don’t Dress for Dinner March 11 – April 5 Bernard is planning a weekend with his chic mistress at a French farmhouse and is packing his wife off to her mother’s.

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Agnes of God Through March 8 A court-appointed psychiatrist is charged

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March 19 – April 5 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar is a completely sung-through piece and reflects a ’70s musical sensibility.

Let’s Hang On! March 28 Showcases performances of the Four Seasons mega-hits. Performers are backed by a live band.

The Players Theatre 941.365.2494 / theplayers.org

Catch Me if You Can March 18 – April 4 Tony Award winning Broadway hit based on the story of real life con man Frank Abignale Jr.

The Ringling

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New Stages: Camera Illuminata March 6 and 7 Choreographer Dušan Týnek original dance work inspired by The Ringling’s art collection.

New Stages: Cinema Vivant March 20 and 21 The Hot Club of San Francisco transports the audience to the French countryside of the 1930s.

New Stages: Holoscenes March 25 – 29 Open air presentation exploring our capacity for empathy and long-term thinking.

Sarasota Ballet

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Wright, Graziano & Taylor March 27 – 30 FSU Center for Performing Arts Ricardo Graziano’s Shostakovich Suite and World Premiere, and Paul Taylor’s Company B.

Sarasota Opera

941.366.8450 / sarasotaopera.org

The Golden Cockerel Through March 19 Tale of the bumbling King Dodon who enlists the help of a magical Golden Cockerel to protect his country from attack.

Tosca Through March 28 A diva’s jealousy leads to tragedy in Puccini’s most powerful drama.

Artists Choice Concert March 6 Principal and studio artists perform their choice of the best of opera, Broadway, and more.

Don Carlos March 7 – 24 The Paris version of Don Carlos – Verdi’s epic story of love, betrayal and tragedy.

The Verdi Concert March 22 A mix of Verdi’s well-known, not-so-wellknown, and hidden musical gems.

The Intimate Verdi March 26 A different side of Verdi.

Sarasota Orchestra

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Masterworks – Six March 5 – 8 Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony, Glière’s Harp Concerto, and Sibelius’s The Wood Nymph.

Great Escapes – Rock Around the Clock March 11 - 14 Selections from the Eagles, Ol’ Blue Eyes, disco favorites, and more.

Pops – The Music of Billy Joel & More March 19 and 20 In this tribute to Billy Joel, you’ll hear many of the Piano Man’s biggest hits.

Chamber Soiree – Viloa March 22 Humor abounds in this program featuring two gems from the early classical era.

Masterworks – Grande Finale March 27 - 29 Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 along with two melodic works, Korngold’s succulent Violin Concerto and Cantus Arcticus.

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 941.955.7676 / vanwezel.org

Paul Anka March 2

Russian National Ballet March 3

The Marriage of Figaro

Jekyll & Hyde

Through March 27 A comic night of lies, lust, and love – one of Mozart’s most charming creations.

Three Dog Night

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Jersey Boys March 11 – 15

Anything Goes March 16

Manhattan Transfer March 18

Itzhak Perlman March 21

Audra McDonald March 22

Jackie Evancho March 24

Cesar Milan March 26

Sarah McLachlan March 27

Tango Buenos Aires March 30

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The 23rd Annual Silver Fox Show March 18 – 22

The Fox on the Fairway March 31 – April 19

Venice Symphony

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Unforgettable – The Chun Sisters, Soloists March 13 and 14 Angela and Jennifer Chun perform a violin concerto written for them by George Tsontakis.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 941.366.1505 / wbttsrq.com

Jazz Hot Mamas Through April 4 Salutes the great women performers of the jazz era such as Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson, Etta Jones, and Peggy Lee.

Young Artist Program – Christopher Eisenberg photographs by David Taylor

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Engaging the Collective Imagination

Expressive Arts Florida Institute and International Expressive Arts Therapy Association March 6 – 8 Engaging the Collective Imagination, a weekend expressive arts symposium, will feature expressive arts pioneers Pat B. Allen, Sally Atkins, and Harold McKinney with two full-day workshops of art, movement, music, drama, and more. It will take place at the Holiday Inn Sarasota/Bradenton Airport and is co-sponsored by Expressive Arts Florida Institute and the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association.

A Friday night stand-alone community event, A Medley of Inspiration, Performance and Participation, includes a book-signing, collaborative art making, and an inspiring medley of music, poetry, art, presentation, and audience participation. Additional presenters for the evening include Expressive Arts Florida Institute faculty and Authentic Voicework founder, soprano Stephanie Heidemann.

“We are really thrilled to bring this first-time event to Sarasota,” says Expressive Arts Florida Institute co-founder and faculty member Kathleen Horne. “We invite the community to be inspired by leaders in the field and to connect with others to bring about personal growth, healing and wellness. Whether participants come just for Friday night, for Saturday and Sunday only, or for the entire weekend, we promise an engaging, inspiring experience guaranteed to spark creativity and forge new connections to body, mind and spirit.” For more information, visit expressiveartsflorida.com

Fuzión Dance Artists Ninth Annual Concert Fuzión Dance Artists March 12 – 15

Fuzión Dance Artists, Sarasota’s leading-edge contemporary dance company, presents its Ninth Annual Concert at the Jane B. Cook Theater at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts. The program features imaginative dance pieces by nationally acclaimed contemporary choreographers Jennifer Archibald, Kira Blazek, Michael Foley, Adele Myers, and Larry Keigwin’s Mattress Suite. "Working with Fuzión Dance Artists this past year has really expanded my versatility as a dancer. I've been pushed to explore different facets of dance and performance and directly confront my weaknesses, says company member Melissa Coleman. “I feel working with Larry Keigwin, while he set his iconic Mattress Suite on the company, really demanded this versatility all within one piece." For more information, visit fuziondance.org.

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The Venice Symphony presents the violinist duo, Angela and Jennifer Chun.

The duo will perform Johann Sebastian Bach's concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043, also known as the Double Violin Concerto or Bach Double on Friday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, March 14, at 3:30 p.m., at the Venice Performing Arts Center. Celebrated for their brilliant interpretation of new music and collaboration with cutting-edge contemporary composers, the Chuns have forged a niche in the music world as a violin duo of uncommon distinction. The sisters “play with an intensity and sense of purpose that few music lovers can resist,” according to Strings magazine.

In addition to playing favorites by Bach and Vivaldi, the sisters have brought to light duo-violin music by more contemporary composers, including Berio, Schnittke, Phillip Glass, Sebastian Currier, and Arvo Pärt. In 2009, the renowned composer George Tsontakis wrote a gripping, twoviolin concerto entitled Unforgettable for them, which the Chuns premiered at the Aspen Music Festival to commemorate the Aspen Institute's 60th anniversary.

More information is available at thevenicesymphony.org.

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Heroes’ Journey

Ret. Corporal Michael Jernigan & Brittani Story by Ryan G. Van Cleave | Photo by Jennifer Connelly When Corporal Michael Jernigan enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at age 24 and was sworn in by his own father, he was excited to follow in the career path taken by both his grandfather and three uncles. Serving in Iraq during the early 2000s simply wasn’t the safest situation to be in however. Jernigan made it through two roadside bomb explosions, but when the next bomb — his third in six months — exploded, the blast launched him out of his position as machine gunner atop a Humvee.

The impact crushed his skull and badly damaged his hands and knees.

He endured 30 major surgeries in 16 different hospitals over the next two years and even flat-lined twice, but Jernigan survived. Yet his injuries left him completely blind. “It’s all black,” he explains, and then mentions that he was the first U.S. soldier to lose both eyes in the War on Terror. Understandably, Jernigan stayed alone at his home in St. Petersburg, trying to drink away the pain. He’d suffered a traumatic brain injury, and his life would never be the same. He was tired, depressed, and lonely.

Then Bobby Newman from Southeastern Guide Dogs heard about this now-retired Marine’s plight and reached out to Jernigan’s parents to ask what his organization could do. It wasn’t long before Jernigan teamed up with Southeastern Guide Dogs to co-found the Paws for Patriots program, where active duty or retired veterans are provided a no-cost dog to help with their impaired vision, post-traumatic stress disorder, or both. Jernigan himself got in line to be the first recipient of a Paws for Patriots guide dog.

enough to sense it coming. But Brittani knew.

“It’s intelligent disobedience,” explains Jernigan. “The dogs are trained to ignore commands that ultimately put them in danger.” Brittani didn’t listen to him that day, and he’s alive because of that. “If I’d have been using my white cane, I’d have become a Toyota Prius hood ornament.”

Brittani’s presence in his life also allowed him to re-pursue education.

He spent a “glorious four and a half years as a freshman” in St. Petersburg before surrendering with a 1.1 GPA and entering the Marine Corps. After a year at a community college in Alexandria, Virginia, and another at Georgetown University, Jernigan returned to St. Petersburg to finish his degree at the University of South Florida-St. Petersburg. On May 6, 2012, Jernigan walked across the stage to receive the diploma that his new 3.0 GPA earned him. Brittani came too in a custom gown, tassel and all, that the school had made for her. After all, she, too, earned it. She went with him, rain or shine, to every single class of his entire post-Marines college career. “College was something I had given up on. Brittani helped me achieve that dream.”

“In the Marine Corps,” adds Jernigan, “the other guys lean on you, and you lean back on them. We sweat and bleed together.” Since March 2007, Brittani has been his new teammate. She’s been his buddy. She brought structure, unconditional love, and guidance. In many ways, she seemed to know him better than he knew himself. “She’s heaven on four legs,” he says about those years together.

Enter Brittani, a blonde Labrador trained in Sarasota by Valerie Freund.

And just like that, Jernigan’s life changed. He moved to the Washington, D.C., area and with Brittani helping him manage the robust mass transit system there, they attended community college together. Her presence in his life helped him overcome his own post-traumatic stress. During a particularly stressful day at school, she stopped him and bonked his hand again and again with her wet nose. When he started petting her, he realized that “I didn’t know it, but she did — I was full of tension. She took it upon herself to soothe me.”

Yet guide dogs can’t serve forever, and Brittani’s eight years of service with Jernigan puts her at the age of retirement. He needs a new dog, so staying with him isn’t the best choice. The next option is always considering placement with immediate friends and family. For Brittani, that’s what’s going to happen. Friends of Jernigan’s that he’s known for 15 years live on the Intracoastal Waterway, and they’ve been thinking about replacing their own Labradors. They also have a small boy who misses having a dog in his life. Enter Brittani.

Brittani does more than just soothe him, though. Near Dupont Circle one day, Jernigan was trying to make his way to the Metro. He listened for cars and then decided he was ready to cross the street. He gave her the forward command. She didn’t move. He tugged her forward, but she stepped in front of him and refused to let him move. Moments later, Jernigan felt the whoosh of a car rush right past his nose. A nearby pedestrian said, “That’s amazing. That dog stopped you from being hit.” It was an electric car, and even Jernigan’s acute hearing wasn’t

The best part of her finding a new nearby home is that Jernigan can go visit her anytime he wants. And he wants to, too, because she’s been such a profound part of this life for so long. “Sometimes I wonder if Brittani realizes the impact she’s had on my life,” he says of the latest Paws for Patriots canine hero. “I sure hope so, but honestly I’m not sure she’ll ever fully understand what she’s meant to me.” For more information about Southeastern Guide Dogs or the Paws for Patriots program, visit www.guidedogs.org or call 941.729.5665.

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Man on a Mission David Chaifetz

Story Steven J. Smith | Photo by Jessica Tasetano David Chaifetz is passionate about the future of the Sarasota Opera and is intent on using his intelligence, drive, and experience to make that future a fruitful one.

Chaifetz, 72, retired as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Praxair, Inc., a spinoff of Union Carbide Corporation in 2004. Over the years, both in their home state of Connecticut and in Sarasota, he and his wife Edith have held leadership positions and have financially supported many organizations whose missions are important to them. Chaifetz currently is on the boards of Clark University in Worcester, Mass., the American Jewish Committee, and the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Edith is currently on the boards of All Faiths Food Bank, Perlman Music Program Suncoast, and the Fairfield County Jewish Home for the Elderly Foundation. The couple jointly co-chairs the Sarasota chapter of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

Not long after moving to Sarasota, Chaifetz was looking for an activity that would engage his talents locally and give him an opportunity to give back to the community. Joel Fedder, a friend and Sarasota Opera board member, recommended him to its governance committee. He subsequently joined the board in 2006, rose to vice chairman in 2011, and was elected chairman of the board of trustees in May of 2014.

Chaifetz maintains he is intent on making the most of his twoyear tenure to increase the size of the organization’s coffers and improve its capability to properly house visiting artists. “During the season, we bring in several hundred people who work for us, whether they’re singers, orchestra members, stage managers or other experts in the production of opera,” Chaifetz said.

“We provide housing for close to 100 people, and we pay for the housing of many of the rest. Years ago the Sarasota Opera bought a building that was capable of housing about 48 people.

Over time, the building has become dated, and we decided we wanted to upgrade the standard of living for our visiting artists.”

That decision has led Chaifetz and his team to look into purchasing units in a soon-to-be constructed building in town that will allow the Sarasota Opera not only to increase the number of scenesarasota.com

temporary residents, it will provide them with far more appealing accommodations as well. “That effort will allow us to house between 60 and 70 of our people,” he said. Fundraising has been Chaifetz’s other top priority in his first year as board chairman.

Although he was hesitant to offer any specific numbers, he maintained Sarasota Opera’s fundraising efforts have done quite well thus far and promised additional returns in the future.

“Sarasota Opera is a critical part of the cultural community here,” he said. “It’s a critical part of the economic community as well. We attract an audience from around the world. So we need to be fiscally strong.”

Part of that strength, he added, lies in improving Sarasota Opera’s endowment and raising funds to reinforce its fiscal stability.

“When the economic downturn happened in 2008, performing arts organizations and nonprofits in general really suffered,” Chaifetz said. “We were no exception to that. We had donors who couldn’t donate anymore. We had ticket buyers who bought fewer tickets. And we have an inadequate endowment, which is maybe $6 million, we need to quadruple that.”

Chaifetz added he has an artistic goal for Sarasota Opera that he would like to dovetail on to the two business goals detailed above — making sure next year’s season is a triumphant one.

“Our lead opera next year is Aida, written by Giuseppe Verdi, which is the biggest opera that we will have ever produced,” he said. “Making sure we will be financially able to do that is a big part of the goal.” On the subject of Verdi, Chaifetz added 2016 will be the culminating year of Sarasota Opera’s Verdi cycle.

“Our artistic director, Victor DeRenzi, had a vision 27 years ago to produce every opera Giuseppe Verdi ever wrote,” he said.

“Our goal now from the artistic side is to achieve a successful conclusion to the Verdi cycle. Next year’s repertoire is already set and will be announced shortly. All kinds of programs in addition to the operas themselves are going to be produced. Getting next year in the bank, if you will, so that everything is set and is running smoothly, will make the second year of my two-year term a truly satisfying one.” For more information about the Sarasota Opera, visit sarasotaopera.org or call 941.328.1300.

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Our Lord of the Manor Michael Donald Edwards Modernizes Somerset Maugham’s Our Betters, Critically Characterized in 1917 as “The Filthiest Thing on Broadway”.

By Steven J. Smith | Photo of Michael Donald Edwards by John Revisky

Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards drew distinct comparisons with the TV hit Downton Abbey when launching into a recent discussion of Asolo Rep’s current production of Our Betters — a 98-year-old comedy written by W. Somerset Maugham that examines a rich American woman’s quest for a financially strapped British lord.

Edwards said the play, which he has directed and runs at Asolo Rep from March 11 through April 19, was first suggested to him by three board members who saw it two years ago at the Shaw Festival in Ontario, Canada. “They called me up and said, ‘We have just seen something that we think you will love’,” he said. “It’s such an interesting way to think about the American character.”

Fittingly, Asolo Rep is currently in the third season of its five-year American Character Project.

Its purpose: to examine the character of our nation, the character we each possess as individuals, and the characters who populate the productions on our stages. The end result, Edwards said, “is to deepen our collective understanding of what it means to be living in this country at this point in time, how we got here, and where we will go from here.”

Edwards maintained Our Betters accomplishes all of that and more. The plot revolves around Bessie Saunders, a wealthy 22-year-old heiress who comes to England to stay with her sister Pearl, now known as Lady Grayson. Pearl’s friends include an older but sensual duchess, a widowed princess, and two fellows both besotted with Bessie. However once she witnesses the scandalous habits of this less-than-virtuous society, the emotional cost of social climbing is revealed in an entertaining glimpse of Europe’s posh set and the Americans who sought to enter it.

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“This play is an unexpected treat, and I think it is on our radar screen as Americans right now because of Downton Abbey,” Edwards said.

“America has made that show a super hit. It’s about that whole

The reasons? A 50-year-old female character has a fling with

period, when American wealthy girls — millionaires’ daugh-

a 24-year-old boy and another female character is cheat-

ters — were shut out of the New York elite. They went to Paris

ing on her husband. “The sexual geography of it all was

and London to marry well. And Europe just after World War

really quite shocking to an American audience back then,”

I was filled with broke aristocrats, so these girls were lovingly

Edwards said. “And naturally when the critics called it the

embraced over there. They got titles, and positions and all

filthiest thing on Broadway, it ran for nearly a year and there

they had to do was come up with a few million dollars.”

was a line around the block.” Edwards also admires Our

Edwards added Our Betters cracks open an interesting look at money and class distinctions. “It’s also about Americans’

Betters because of its focus on the women, the interesting period in which it is set, and its fresh sense of humor.

obsession with the British class system and whether or not we

“The phrase ‘our betters’ really doesn’t have an American

have any relationship to that anymore,” he said. “And I think

equivalent,” he said. “We don’t accept that you’re born into

we probably take it a little more seriously than the British do.”

a class and you stay there. We think of American society

Still, Edwards realized a play that is nearly a century old might

as mobile. There’s nothing to hold you back. If you have

have some dust on it, so he got permission from Maugham’s

passion, ability and talent, you can go anywhere. This is the

estate to alter it from a three-act to a two-act format, make

only country in the world where being born in a log cabin

some cuts, and give it a comparatively modern look.

is considered a political advantage. We like to think that’s

“I’m treating it like a new play set in that period,” he said.

“And I think it lands in a surprising and fresh way. One of our jobs is to make an old play like this seem brand new and mirror what it must have been like when it was first performed.

When it premiered in New York in 1917, half of the critics called it the filthiest play ever seen on Broadway.”

the truth, but the reality of life is that we do have a fairly rigid class system. American power has been pretty much controlled by two families — the Clintons and the Bushes — since I’ve been living in America. In England or Australia that would be intolerable. So we have to start asking serious questions about class and privilege in the ruling elite.”

Our Betters starts March 11 and runs through April 19. For tickets, visit asolorep.org or call 941.351.8000. scenesarasota.com

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Palm Avenue Shops Stroll Historic Palm Avenue and shop with some of Sarasota’s finest collection of merchants. Discover exceptional fine jewelry, fine art galleries, rare oriental carpets, exquisite home accessories and much more.

Palm Avenue’s First Friday Walks are from 6 till 9 pm. Enjoy shopping, dining and live performances. w w w . P a l m A v e n u e . o r g

Feel the sea breeze on your face as you take a trip to “RockN-Roll Beach”. At 52 by 78 inches, acquiring this original acrylic on canvas by Barbara Krupp is a statement that says volumes about your imaginative eye for beauty.

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Indulge your culinary desires with a grand tour of the world’s most delectable delights. Imagine yourself picnicking on the Seine in Paris. Watch those tiny bubbles of Krug Grande Cuvée Brut Champagne rise in your flute while you nosh on a wheel of piquant, soft Epoisses cow’s milk cheese and velvety Palme d’Or Duck Foie Gras Mousse. Dessert? Belgian chocolates, of course.

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Tribal Persian Luri Bakhtiari, Serapi, Tribal Sumak, and Indian Sari Silk — every one an exotic beauty brought here by Art to Walk On Inc. Whether you yen for antique, traditional, transitional, or modern, each of these unique works of art are individually hand knotted. Most are dyed with indigenous vegetable dyes and woven with hand spun wool so they feel as deliciously sumptuous as they look.

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Add some myth-tique to your garden with a classically beautiful, life size, bronze maiden from Greek and Roman mythology. At home near water features and in the garden, this lovely nature goddess, Naiad IV, also enhances interior spaces. While sculptor Glenna Goodacre has made a name as creator of The Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C., The Irish Memorial in Philadelphia, and Ronald Reagan’s Presidential portrait in Simi Valley, Calif., here she shows the power of her artistry on a more intimate scale.

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Created from one-of-a-kind watercolor artwork and inspired by the four elements, the “Water” collection by Tribute Goods is printed on dream-worthy Italian woven Egyptian cotton sateen. Italian artisans use a unique method of applying printed appliqué to create timeless, yet current styling.

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A Dream Vacation... at Home Taylor Morrison’s Esplanade An Ideal Lifestyle with Resort-Style Amenities

By Sue Cullen

Taylor Morrison has so carefully honed the resort lifestyle offered in its Esplanade communities that for many residents, the leisure-time question has changed from “Where should we go?” to “Why would we leave?” The concept behind Esplanade is to create a lifestyle ideal and then build a community to deliver – right on the property – the activities and amenities homeowners desire. And with more than 100 years of building homebuyers’ dream residences, Taylor Morrison understands exactly what constitutes home sweet home.

The active lifestyle concept Esplanade delivers has certainly resonated with the Sarasota-Manatee area. Homebuyers have so enthusiastically flocked to the region’s three Esplanade communities that Taylor Morrison has just announced a fourth, Cobblestone on Palmer Ranch. “The Esplanade brand represents more than just building houses,” says Cammie Longenécker, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Taylor Morrison West Florida.

“With Esplanade communities, we offer resort-caliber amenities for the exclusive use of our residents and their guests. It’s all right here.”

The new Cobblestone on Palmer Ranch will be a gated community built on about 70 acres in the desirable Palmer Ranch master planned community. With easy access to I-75 and Clark Road, the area provides quick access to Sarasota’s many pleasures from Siesta Key Beach to the new Mall at University Town Center. When complete, it will include about 180 single family homes inspired by California Tuscan architecture, and will offer the lifestyle amenities that are an integral part of an Esplanade community.

Taylor Morrison has Esplanade communities along the southwest Florida coast from Tampa Bay to Naples. The first Esplanade community in the Sarasota area was Esplanade Golf and Country Club at Lakewood Ranch, and in many ways it represents the full development of the concept. The clubhouse is the heart of this gated community, whose approximately 1,250 detached villas and single-family homes (when complete) are on nearly 600 lush acres just north of State Road 70. Although convenient to the I-75 corridor with easy access to points north and south, the community provides so many resort-style amenities and activities, arranged by a full-time on-site Lifestyle Director, there’s almost no reason to venture out when it comes to recreation, relaxation, and socializing.

And yes, it’s golf cart friendly. “It’s the idea that people can play and relax where they live,” Longenécker says.

“They don’t need to drive somewhere else and deal with traffic, long lines, and other headaches.”

Golf enthusiasts appreciate the convenience of a private 18-hole championship course. The course was designed by award-winning C.W. Golf Architecture to meander through the community and preserve its natural tropical beauty.

It also was crafted to be eminently playable with tee placements that make it enjoyable for all levels of play.

Community residents have unlimited access to the nearly 15,000 square foot clubhouse, which includes a fitness center, billiards room, library, and card and craft room. For special events, a catering kitchen serves the grand ballroom and event lawns. Enjoying the sunshine year-round at the heated lagoon-style pool and spa reinforces the feeling of spending time at a tropical resort, and it’s possible to get a workout in at the unique circular resistance pool with a palm-studded center island. Cool evenings may be spent socializing around the warmth of a cheery scenesarasota.com

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fire pit. Many of these resort- and spa-level facilities are featured in other Esplanade communities as well.

At Lakewood Ranch, Mediterranean-style single-family homes, coach homes, and villas in three distinct collections range from about 1,700 to 3,400 square feet with prices starting in the $300,000s. For instance, the Francesco and Mercede models at about 2,862 square feet and 3,237 square feet respectively offer options like spacious and well-appointed kitchens with large islands that open onto the family room and generously sized lanai. Those interested in touring models or finding out more about Esplanade at Lakewood Ranch may call 941.799.5496 or visit esplanadelwr.com.

Taylor Morrison has carefully selected the type of home collections offered in each Esplanade community with an eye to providing options for the wide range of buyers who are interested in an active lifestyle community. This includes everyone from single parents, young professionals, and growing families to carefree retirees.

“Seasonal residents love the idea of maintenance-free living in a gated community. For people looking for a vacation home, it’s a natural fit because you’ve got all the resort amenities in your own neighborhood,” says Longenécker. “Families love Esplanade, too, with all the activities for different age groups. No matter where you want to live, odds are good there is an Esplanade community nearby — from country clubs to the beach to

just five minutes from the area’s premier Siesta Key Beach and the laidback Siesta Key Village. California Tuscan style single-family homes and villas dot the winding streets with homes situated to capture optimal nature and lake views. Amenities include a clubhouse with a large resort-style pool area, and a fully equipped fitness and wellness center offering group classes and personal fitness training. In addition to tennis and other sports courts, residents can get up a game of beach volleyball on their own court. Pets, specifically dogs, have become an important element in the Sarasota lifestyle, and Esplanade communities have created an opportunity for residents and their canine companions to have a romp and socialize in

rural living.”

the communities’ bark parks.

For a definite easy-living beach lifestyle vibe, Espla-

Esplanade by Siesta Key floor plans range from about

nade by Siesta Key delivers that and more. Residents are offered maintenance-free living on about 77 acres

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1,700 to 2,800 square feet and start from the $400,000s.

The homes feature open designs, tile roofs, and ornascenesarasota.com

mental detailing. Inside designer touches include special

room with an optional third bedroom. “Taylor Morrison

features like high quality kitchen cabinetry and over-

home designs are known for being open with flowing

sized showers in the master suite. The Siena two-bed-

spaces that can be easily configured to meet the needs

room, two-bath model from the Corte Villa Collection

of individual families. We give our customers multiple

offers a formal dining room, den/office, and a central

options to choose from, such as having a den or extra

great room opening onto a covered lanai with option-

bedroom, or an extended lanai with a summer kitchen,“

al outdoor kitchen and shower. Homebuyers also may

Longenécker says. “Some people might prefer an open

choose a floor plan from the Novelli Collection, includ-

loft-style game room, while others would choose to have

ing the Lazio floor plan whose approximately 2,275

a playroom or media room with walls. Offering uncom-

square feet includes three bedrooms, a den/office, and

mon flexibility in our designs is another way we turn

three baths in a expansive, open great room plan. More

houses into homes.”

information about both Esplanade by Siesta Key and the new Cobblestone on Palmer Ranch is available at taylor-

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Those who are looking for a tranquil, secluded com-

morrison.com or by calling 941.799.5512.

munity dotted with serene lakes, mature trees, and lush

The open plan concept of Esplanade homes facilitates

Bay and Sarasota for work and play will find Esplanade

close family interaction while providing ample flow for

at Artisan Lakes to be an interesting option. Situated on

entertaining. The nearly 2,900 square foot, two-story

about 800 acres between the Tampa Bay area and Bra-

Trevi model, which is available at all Sarasota-area Es-

denton, this gated community will have it all to satisfy

planade communities, is designed around a great room

residents’ moods for diversions ranging from active rec-

model with sweeping views from the great room, kitch-

reation like tennis and group fitness classes to relaxing

en, breakfast nook, and master suite. The two-bedroom,

around the pool or fire pit. Other planned amenities

two-bath Trevi also has a den and an upstairs bonus

include a fully equipped fitness center with access to

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“Seasonal residents love the idea of maintenance-free living in a gated community. For people looking for a

vacation home, it’s a natural fit because you’ve got all the resort amenities in your own neighborhood. Families love Esplanade, too, with all the activities for different age groups. No matter where you want to live, odds are good there is an Esplanade community nearby – from

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country clubs to the beach to rural living.

– Cammie Longenécker

personal trainers and spa amenities like massages and

from a variety of two- and three-bedroom plans, such

facials. Similar to other Esplanade communities, there

as the Piceno, which at about 1,856 square feet offers

will be bocce and pickleball courts and an on-site Life-

generously sized rooms and special features, such as the

style Director. The community also offers an adventure

luxury of his and her walk-in closets in the master suite.

aisle, sunset point, and tot lot and pet park.

Those interested in new homes can learn more about

Esplanade at Artisan Lakes offers a wide selection of floor plans with homes starting in the low $200,000s.

Esplanade at Artisan Lakes at taylormorrison.com or by calling 941.882.5077.

The Pallazio, which at about 2,839 square feet with

“We have been building homes for more than 100 years,

three roomy bedrooms, three baths, and a large open

which is a remarkable achievement. In that time, our

central great room plan provides space for a growing

commitment to quality and customer satisfaction has

family or a growing list of seasonal guests. The Pallazio’s

never faltered. Taylor Morrison stands behind every

design orients main living areas, the kitchen and mas-

home it builds,” Longenécker says. “We strive to create

ter suite to water and nature views. It also offers many

world-class communities and inspired home designs

options including a pool bath, expanded lanai, and

while always being mindful of our commitment to sus-

covered outdoor living area with fireplace and summer

tainability and eco-friendly building practices as we work

kitchen. Those looking for fewer square feet can choose

with customers to create their dream homes together.”

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Center for Architecture Sarasota

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By Sue Cullen

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lthough it definitely qualifies as one of the newest nonprofits in town, the Center for Architecture Sarasota has an impressive array of achievements under its belt and a solid foundation for accomplishing its ambitious plans for the future. In just a little over a year, the Center for Architecture has saved a Sarasota School of Architecture style building from decline, successfully organized a month long celebration of architecture and design in collaboration with the AIA Gulf Coast Chapter, and brought a University of Florida master of architecture degree program to the city. And they’re not finished yet by a long shot.

The genesis began about a year ago with a confluence of events. The University of Florida had an interest in doing an architectural program in Sarasota. At the same time, some architecturally minded people here were dismayed by the gradual decay of the Sarasota County-owned Scott building at 265 S. Orange Avenue. The building was designed with a minimal modernist aesthetic by two architects of national renown, William Rupp and Joseph Farrell, masters in the Sarasota School of Architecture. Both men had worked with the legendary Paul Rudolph.

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downhill and knew it was a matter of time. My husband Guy, Martin Gold, who is director of the University of Florida School of Architecture where my husband was teaching, and I made a proposal to the county to bring a wonderful program to Sarasota. Doing that would preserve the building, which also could be used for community events, films, lectures, and eventually a K through 12 program,” says Cynthia Peterson, who is the Center for Architecture’s Board Chair. The county agreed to lease the building to the Center and the University of Florida for 20 years.

The concept apparently has struck a chord within the community from a philanthropic perspective with donors stepping up to provide the necessary funds. “We have released significant money to renovate,” Peterson says of the restoration of the Scott building. “It’s magnificent. It’s going to be the hippest building in Sarasota, and it’s in such a good spot, so visible to the public.”

The design for the Scott building was commissioned in 1959 by Clarence Scott as a showroom for the Barkus Furniture Company and as office space. It is one of the few remaining commercial projects here that was designed by either Rupp or Farrell.

A weekend long series of activities at the renovated Scott building is planned March 26 to 29 to celebrate the re-opening. scenesarasota.com

Scott Building in 1961

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CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE It begins with a ribbon cutting ceremony March 26 at 4 p.m., and there will also be an Open House on March 29 from 12 to 4 p.m. that includes an exhibit of Farrell’s life work. Farrell himself will be delivering a full-length lecture at 5 p.m. that day. On March 28, a Grand Opening Gala and Celebration will be held, which includes entry to the exhibit. The entire back of the property will be tented for cocktails, dining and music, says Board Secretary Michelle Young.

In addition to studio, office, and program space for the Center and UF City Lab-Sarasota, which provides graduate studies for the University of Florida’s School of Architecture, the center will be available for professional and public meetings, presentations, and lectures. “We will be welcoming the first graduating class of architecture students from the University of Florida in August,” Peterson says. “We’re looking to develop great projects within the community that they can work on and design in studio. It is wonderful to get such a talented group to look at our community.” There are a relative few Centers for Architecture in the U.S., maybe a dozen, and Sarasota’s Center is the only one affiliated with a university, Young says.

Following the successful launch of Archtober last year – a scenesarasota.com

month long series of lectures, tours and educational activities – plans are to hold the event again this year along with a series of lectures during season that will tap into the cadre of international experts available through the University of Florida. The Center’s board also is working on a program for area school children.

“Our plan is to have a K through 12 education component that includes a summer camp as early as next summer,” Young says, “where students will be exposed to elements of design, engineering, and architecture.” With a goal of making the Scott building’s lecture hall state-of-the-art, the Center currently is raising funds for the purchase of a video conferencing system.

Both Peterson and Young credit the Center’s substantial accomplishments in such a short time to a dedicated board of directors, none of who are architects. In addition to Peterson and Young, board members include Jim Keaton, Renea Glendinning, Sandra Timpson Motto, Holly Dennis, Michael Wilson, and Joe Barbetta. “We’re thrilled to have accomplished so much in such a short amount of time,” Young says. “The Board, even though small, is very dedicated, enthusiastic, and hard-working. Their enthusiasm is not just for the short-term goal, but for the long term vision, and people have just gravitated to that enthusiasm.

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Coastal Zen Nutter Custom Construction – Building Client Satisfaction

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When building a new home, superior design, meticulous execution, and exquisite workmanship are baseline qualifications for anyone who wants to be considered a custom builder, says T.J. Nutter of Nutter Custom Construction. What sets custom builders apart is the process by which a builder crafts that most important deliverable, “client satisfaction”, and Nutter has had a lifetime in the construction industry to perfect his process for doing exactly that.

“We can’t be the biggest builder in town and provide the kind of service we want to give our clients,” Nutter says. “So, our goal is not to be the biggest, but to provide the best service, quality and workmanship and ultimately have 100 percent of our clients 100 percent happy.” Achieving that goal starts from the very first client meeting and continues throughout the entire building process and after completion.

Nutter also places strong emphasis on communication and transparency. Knowing that many people are unfamiliar with the complexities of the construction process and terminology, he

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emphasizes a hands-on, concierge approach. “We’re your builder, and anything you need, our team is here for you,” he says. Adapting to clients’ preferred communication styles is key, and so is a helping hand from technology. Clients can choose to log into a secure client web portal at any time to view the job log, their selection sheets, schedule, and even see the questions Nutter is asking his team. “They have a bird’s eye view of what we are doing, and how we are doing it,” Nutter says. Clients can even type in a question themselves, which is then texted and emailed to the entire staff.

Showcasing the Nutter team’s capabilities is a new model recently completed at 16424 Daysailor Trail in The Lake Club in Lakewood Ranch. The 4,000-plus square foot home reflects a contemporary West Indies design—what Nutter describes as “Coastal Zen with casual elegance”. The four-bedroom, four-bath home incorporates some vintage Florida finishes refreshed with today’s techniques, along with luxurious touches like an oversize outdoor living area, sunken fire pit, and aquarium wine room. scenesarasota.com

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Nutter says he likes to surround himself with the best of the best when it comes to workmanship. It helps that his father and grandfather both owned roofing companies locally and that he has been in custom home construction here for nearly 20 years. “I grew up with a lot of our trade partners, and I value their professionalism and experience,” he says. “A lot of clients, particularly those who come here from other areas, like that I’m a local guy who was born and raised here.”

Because of his strong family ties in the community, Nutter says maintaining his reputation is paramount. “We’re deeply embedded in Sarasota, and Sarasota is who we are,” he says. “Our best reward is the satisfaction of exceeding our clients’ expectations.” For more information about Nutter Custom Construction, call 941.924.1868 or visit nuttercustomconstruction.com.

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SubZero integrated wine storage with dual temperature zones keeps reds and whites ideally chilled for ultimate enjoyment, and advance features preserve wines’ complexity and character. New 18-, 24-, and 30-inch sizes fit any kitchen design. Mullet’s Appliances, 941.921.5531, mullets.com Put everything into neutral and totally relax in the pampering luxury of this personal retreat. Cool marble on the floors, walls, and countertops gets a warm up from the polished sophistication of the Elmwood Fine Custom Cabinetry in bathroom-friendly faux wood textured melamine. Cabinets Extraordinaire, 941.342.3443, cabinetsextra.com

Make a statement with this Scandinavian-inspired Frida armchair by Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams. Love the graceful lines of the open-grain ebony finished frame in contrast with the uninhibited plushness of the white Tibetan lambs wool seat.

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Mix and match never looked better than with this fully customizable cabinetry from North American Cabinetry.

The sleek styling of these modern black textured laminate bases and white back painted glass uppers pair stunningly with the streamlined look of the durable CaesarStone quartz countertops.

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Art The

of Framing

When it comes to the art that

enhances our

dwellings, not only

are people thinking beyond the expected paintings and prints, but they also are treating their objets d’art with the museum quality care the Met gives its Rembrandts.

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By Jacqueline Miller

According to Robert Antovel, along with his wife, Donna, who own Sarasota’s Art & Frame, a custom frame shop and art supply store, consumers are becoming far more savvy about how to preserve their own precious artwork. And he sees a lot of artwork.

Art & Frame is Florida’s largest independently owned custom framer. “More people are framing to archival standards,” Antovel says. “That requires going to a custom framer and requesting museum grade materials, so we keep a wide selection of those on hand from UV protective glass and Plexiglas to mats that protect the artwork and won’t deteriorate.”

Exactly what constitutes artwork also goes beyond the traditional. Antovel says that in addition to artwork by Picasso and Salvatore Dali, his in-house framers have framed football jerseys, one of Andre Agassi’s broken tennis racquets, war medals, and more.

With between 15,000 and 20,000 frame samples on hand, there literally is something for everything.

Choosing from such a vast selection, for those who aren’t sure what to do, can be made easy by following a couple of tips from Art & Frame’s framers. “We find out where it will be hung, the room colors, the style of furniture and other artwork in that room,” he says. “For paper art, we match the mat to the artwork and match the frame to the house so the art ties together. That’s our game plan.” Antovel also has seen an uptick in requests for solid wood frames and carries a selection that includes mahogany, cherry, apple wood, and bamboo.

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As a child, renowned award-winning architect Guy Peterson had no idea of the part he would play in helping shape the look and feel of the sleepy little Gulf Coast town he grew up in. After all, he thought he would become a doctor like his dad. Today, he is a good citizen who looks you the eye when you talk to him. He is a good husband and father who speaks lovingly of his family.

He is also very proud of the part he has played in creating structures to be admired today and remembered for many tomorrows to come. Steeped in the influence of the soaring talents of the men associated with the Sarasota School of Architecture, Peterson has felt the pull of greener pastures, but was drawn back to put his own stamp on his native soil. In his designs, he has always relied on using natural materials and clean lines — buildings with integrity and honesty — two traits that also stand out in the man. As new homes, communities and office buildings are being constructed all around us, how fitting that SCENE select someone for this interview who has left such an indelible design mark on our community. It was therefore my great pleasure to sit down recently with Guy Peterson and look at some of the scenes from an interview of his life.

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Guy Peterson Where were you born?

Cheyenne, Wyoming. I moved to Sarasota when I was eight months old, so I consider myself a native of Sarasota. Sarasota is my home.

How did your family come to Sarasota?

My parents came here on their honeymoon from Chicago and fell in love with the place. They also had a friend from med school who came to Sarasota to practice in the early ‘50s. My father was a physician and chief of medicine in the Air Force in Cheyenne.

He finished his military duties and came to Sarasota to practice. They stayed at a little mom and pop hotel by Hudson Bayou until they got their feet on the ground.

What did Sarasota’s skyline or Main Street look like back then?

I remember City Hall being at the end of Main Street. There was a city pier. The Ringling Museum was relatively new. The Siesta Key bridge had these pipe rails on the side. Highway 41 didn’t exist as it does today. It had a downtown. I’m not that old. (Laughs) I think my dad was the 29th doctor in the county, and there was a 50 bed hospital. Gulfstream was really the main drag along the Bayfront. It was kind of a sleepy little town. It was a much different city at the time.

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I would imagine that with your history, you would naturally be interested in protecting that balance of what Sarasota ends up looking like in the future while honoring its past?

When I was in college working here for the architect Jim Holliday, who I have a great deal of respect for, they were building condos on Siesta everywhere in the late 1970s. Places where I could go on my bike to the beach, I couldn’t go anymore because people had bought this property and now they were developing it. At one point I decided I needed to move away from here because I didn’t like what was going on. It was changing and was not the city I grew up in. Then I realized, “Why not stay here and become a part of it while helping to contribute to it?” That’s ultimately what I did. I feel, as architects, we have an opportunity to make a difference in how our communities are shaped. As I look back, sure there are some things I would change back to the way they were, but overall, I think it’s become a much more culturally rich and sophisticated place to live that provides a higher quality of life.

I see why people continue to move here. Sarasota has a lot to offer. When it’s all said and done, if you don’t have growth, you’re dead. scenesarasota.com

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because I didn’t want to waste my time if I didn’t really want to become a doctor. So I made that tough decision and switched majors and my dad was not exactly pleased with me. As time went on, he said I made the best decision and became very proud of me.

What was your favorite thing to build as a kid?

Top: Guy Peterson (Smiles) My mom tells me there was a game I Office for played that I seemed to have an aptitude for, which Architecture

involved building something. I don’t even know what

Left: Ivan Johnson the game was, but it involved building and putting & Guy Peterson together geometric shapes. I don’t remember it conin 1985

sciously. (Smiles) But my mom sure does, and she has

Right: Sons Captain Drew Peterson told me about it many times. & Ret. Captain Nolan Peterson in Where did you go to school?

Afghanistan 2013

My father was a doctor, and I was kind of raised to be a doctor. I went to school thinking that I would be a doctor. I got accepted to Emory University and The University of Florida. I went to Florida and actually started pre-med. When I got there I started thinking a little bit more on my own about what I wanted to do with my life. I had a roommate who was a first year freshman in architecture. I’d come home and be studying physics, calculus and chemistry, and he was over there building these neat little things. I said to myself, “He’s having a heck of a lot more fun than I am.”

It wasn’t just about fun because what he was doing looked interesting to me. So at the end of my first year of college, I took an introductory architecture class and it just resonated with me. Before I went into my sophomore year, I knew I needed to make a decision

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Was there a mentor or teacher who put you on your path to becoming an architect?

The gentleman who I attribute more mentorship to than anyone in terms of my formal education is an architect named Harry Merritt. He was the chairman of the graduate design program and my thesis chair while also being a practicing architect who designed mainly houses much in the same mold of the Sarasota School of work. He used honest materials like cypress and wood. Beautiful honesty, structure and proportions. I got a chance to work in Harry’s office when I was in grad school. I was an okay student in undergrad, but when I got to grad school it all clicked and I got it. I attribute a lot of that to Harry Merritt. Locally our family knew the Holliday family. Jim Holliday was a member of the Sarasota School of Architecture, and in the summer Jim would employ me. We had a great friendship and did a lot of fun things together.

He told me that it was important I go somewhere and get experience at another firm and then come back to Sarasota to work with him. I did that by going to Tallahassee and joining a big architecture and engineering firm as a designer. I was not there more than nine months when I got a call from Jim Holliday telling me, “Guy, I need you back here in Sarasota. I have so much work here, I can’t wait five years.” I had just fallen in love with my wife, Cindy, so I had to decide about taking the position back in my hometown. I made the decision to come back to Sarasota and work with Jim Holliday, but I would drive to Tallahassee to be with Cindy every weekend. I knew she was the one. After doing that for a year she moved down to Sarasota, and we got married. We just celebrated our 35th anniversary.

When you were presented with an abundance of “complicated opportunities” to move back to Tallahassee to further your career, how did you handle that?

I was with Cindy at the architectural firm where she worked and where I had worked to crunch numbers over a weekend in Tallahassee. Ivan Johnson, an architect I respected tremendously who also worked at that firm, told me he was starting his own firm. He said that of all the people who had come through there over the years, I was the person he would love scenesarasota.com

to have as his partner. That same weekend I was offered Ivan’s old job at this firm, and of course I still had my position working with Jim Holliday back in Sarasota. I had too many choices. I realized that ultimately Jim Holliday’s firm would go to his son Michael, because as they say blood is thicker than water, even though I knew Jim wanted me to be a part of it. I saw this as being a message that maybe I should think beyond staying in Sarasota. Cindy and I thought it over.

We had no children. We had no real assets. I think we had a beanbag chair, a platform bed and a guitar. We said, “Hey I’m 26, if it doesn’t work, I can always go back and work for a firm. Let’s give it a shot.” So in 1980, we started the firm Johnson Peterson Architects in Tallahassee. We remained partners, through 2000, for 20 years. Unfortunately Jim Holliday developed a terminal illness in the 1980s. He called me and said, “I’ve asked Michael to come back from California, would you and Ivan be interested in taking over my practice in Sarasota?” So we took over the Sarasota office of Jim Holliday and became Johnson Peterson and Holliday, and we did that from 1985 to 1989.

Tell me how your wife Cindy has made Guy Peterson a better guy.

She’s been my muse from the very beginning.

And there are many times in my career when we were struggling and it would have been easy to just go and work for a firm, but she was the one who would always say, “No, you’re going to make this.”

She is the one who always propelled me to the next level. My staff is great for giving me feedback on whether an idea works or not, but there is nobody as honest as Cindy. She is my most honest critic and my biggest supporter.

Where do you draw your inspiration when creating a new design or building?

I grew up surrounded by exciting architecture as a child. When I was back in high school, my brother and I answered an ad to clean up debris after one of those no name storms had blown through Sarasota. The home happened to be the artist Syd Solomon’s designed by Gene Leedy. There I saw these concrete pavilions with these concrete bridges. I never knew architecture could be so powerful. Syd Solomon would come out and talk with us. I’d ask him questions and he brought us into his studio and showed me his beautiful canvasses of modern art and the concrete walls. That incubated inside of me for a long time. When I finally chose this path, I kept going back to that as maybe a point in my life where sub-

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consciously I didn’t realize how powerful architecture could be and that it was something I wanted to try and accomplish. I had a lot of great influences growing up.

We were members of the Field Club and Tim Seibert was a member. I went to school with Jennifer Lundy, Victor Lundy’s daughter. Both of Frank Folsom Smith’s daughters were friends of mine in high school. So I knew these families, and my parents would say that these are architects who are doing interesting work in Sarasota that was getting a lot of attention. I went to Alta Vista Elementary, which was designed by Victor Lundy. I went to Brookside, which was designed by the Zimmerman brothers, and I went to Riverview, which was designed by Paul Rudolph.

As an architect, would it be fair to consider you a modernist who is a disciple of the Sarasota School of Architecture?

Yes, I think that’s a great description. I have always said that while I was not a part of the Sarasota School of Architecture, it was a part of me. It’s about an architecture of its place. It’s kind of a tropical modernism.

I’d like to think that we have advanced those principles of the Sarasota School in a new way but yet are respectful of those who came before us.

Tell me about how collaborative the process is in creating and finding just that right design to fit your client’s need.

Each client has a unique set of needs and hopes for the project. A big part of our design is the approach to the home or building, the drive up or approach to the site, and how it’s introduced to the community. It’s mutual respect between my clients and me.

They don’t hire me just to say yes to what they want. scenesarasota.com

Below: Spencer House

Right: Ashridge House

If somebody wants something that goes against the grain of what we do, I will try to ask the client what they like about that style and try to solve it in a way that maybe they never thought of. To me an architect is a good listener. We are in this together. It’s a partnership. Interestingly enough, most of my clients become friends. (He points to a model in a glass case of the Theisen home he built in the ‘90s.) That client just called me the other day and wanted to let me know he wanted to come by and say “Hi”.

When you are designing a new project like Aqua on Golden Gate Point, how do you know that you’re finished?

That’s always been a good question. You try and resolve things so that you feel it is presentable and is now a viable project. But it’s impossible to finish a sketch and say, “That’s it.” The idea may be very solid in the beginning as a concept, but in terms of knowing absolutely when you’re done, it’s difficult. Even during construction you see other opportunities to make improvements. It’s really a dynamic process especially when you do the kind of custom and unique work that we do. As I tell my clients, “Everything we design has never been designed before, and it will never be designed or built again.” Aqua certainly has the integrity of our smaller houses. It is a great example of mass and void. Regarding Aqua, I hope people have a whole lot of different experiences living there. I hope that the way the sun tracks through the sky, they will have a different morning experience than afternoon experience. The way the apartments are laid out, I hope they will feel there are elements of how you progress through space unveiling different experiences. It’s not just about walking in and seeing it all, it’s scenesarasota.com

about how the spaces unfold. The quality of light in that building is going to be spectacular.

Is there a building or project you wished you had designed?

If there is one thing I want to do that I haven’t done, it’s to design a bridge. I think a bridge can be very sculptural. It doesn’t have to be a bridge for cars; it can be a pedestrian bridge.

What are a few of your favorite projects that you are most proud of?

My best work is my next one. I know I’m not the only one who has said that. They’re all special to me. But there are some projects that have perhaps moved me from one level to another level at different times. Some of those are the Theisen house, the Freund house, my parents’ house, which was the first house I did here in Sarasota, the Spencer house, and the original Critical Care Center. All of the projects are special to me; it’s kind of like trying to name your favorite children. (Smiles) When you are viewing any building, do you always have your architect’s goggles on looking for its strengths and flaws?

Your eyes are always a filter for what you see. As an architect, you tend to pass judgment on things you really love and see some things as a missed opportunity. You never turn it off. A lot of my design work is done subconsciously. I’ve always taken a swim, usually during lunchtime. I’d be confronted with a design issue and the next thing you know after swimming, I would have the problem solved. I just start to relax, and the solution comes to me. I think it’s because March 2015

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you’re weightless and nobody can call or text you.

I still draw. We use computers like all firms do, but I still initiate the design process with a pencil and paper. I’ve been teaching at the University of Florida for seven years and I try to teach my students to draw. There’s something intuitive about running pencil across a piece of paper. For me at least, when I present a project to a client, the first things I present are my hand drawings. What I hope it shows them is the personal investment I’ve made in their project. It’s the personal connection between the architect and the owner.

Describe your greatest challenge and greatest joy when doing a project.

The greatest challenge is balancing everything you’re trying to achieve and work within the constraints that sometimes you have no control over. I look at the constraints as ways to inspire creativity. The greatest joy is getting a call from a client telling you how much they love the work you have done. (NOTE: A client stopped by to do just that during our interview.)

Name a couple of your favorite structures and why they are special to you.

Cindy and I had the opportunity to spend a whole day and night at the La Tourette Monastery designed

by Le Corbusier in France. We ate where the monks ate but slept in separate quarters because it is an active monastery. I had done a monastery in grad school and studied La Tourette in college, and that class probably prepared me to be an architect more than anything else in my life. But then to go and see it in person, it was so much better than I thought it would be. It was a goose bump moment the whole time we were there.

Another one is the La Sagrada Familia Cathedral in Barcelona by Gaudi. I took some students on a field trip. I sent them up to the bell tower and as I waited for them to come back, I just sat at the entrance and watched people’s expressions when they walked in.

Their expressions were of tears, smiles and wonder. I had never seen anything like it before or since. Everybody had that “Oh my God” experience when they entered. I think you feel God there. It really taps into your emotions.

What is your favorite way to spend the day in Sarasota?

Just spending the day with my wife. We like to take a long walk whether it’s a day at the beach or just hanging out at the pool or going on a bike ride. We also love to travel and learn about other places. As

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Finish the following sentences…

My biggest influence in architecture has been…

Le Corbusier. He’s a Swiss architect. If I had to distill any one architect who I continue to learn from, it is Le Corbusier.

A good architect will always…

Be a good listener.

A home should be designed to…

Make the homeowner feel welcome, safe and happy while making their days and nights better. To quote the famous architect Emilio Ambasz, “The house is the form man gives to his life.”

A well-designed workplace should be…

Functional. Form and function go hand in hand, but it must function as a workplace.

Architecture is an art form because it….

Is sculpture with useful function.

Cindy would say, “At the end of the day what really matters is the people you met, the books you’ve read, and the places you’ve been.”

Are you impressed or underwhelmed by the general state of architecture in Sarasota?

I’ve always been a committed modernist. Whatever makes people feel good. I’m not going to pass judgment on styles that don’t line up with my philosophy.

There’s starting to become an acceptance of modern architecture with a lot of young architects practicing in Sarasota. Maybe the audience is getting larger. I think there are missed opportunities with a lot of money being spent on projects I don’t think enhance our building environment. But as I tell my students, “I would rather do a building someone didn’t like rather than one that someone didn’t notice.” That’s because if they notice it, that means they had to stop and think about it. It’s a privilege and an opportunity for me as an architect.

I want every project I do to be meaningful not just to the owner but also to the culture and the community.

Is Sarasota a place for great architecture?

It is. Sarasota has this legacy of modernism, and I think it’s because of the arts and the culture that is here. People who buy art and go to those cultural events might be more inclined to buy architecture because they see architecture as something that is scenesarasota.com

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If you had the power to impact Sarasota’s master plan as it pertains to architecture, what would you do?

There needs to be responsible growth as long as they’re not prescriptive and have a form-based code, which I’m against. Had there been a form-based code in the 1960s that everyone had to follow, we wouldn’t have the architecture that we have. Being able to be eclectic and spontaneous is a good thing. Good architecture is going to relate to the context of where you’re building in regards to scale and how it addresses the street. I didn’t study architecture to be a creative problem solver so that someone can limit my ability to do my job. It’s like having to draw with one hand tied behind your back. It’s important to think about what makes Sarasota great in the first place. I think it’s important to allow architects to do their job as design professionals.

Have you ever read The Fountainhead and if you have, what do you think of the book’s protagonist, Howard Roark?

Oh yes, I’ve read it. I think it takes people like that who are willing to stick their neck out to advance society. It’s a little exaggerated, but when I read it first as an architectural student I thought he was the coolest guy in the world. I do believe that if you believe in what you’re doing, you should fight for it. Sometimes you need to just put blinders on and go for it.

Tell me about the concept of essentialism in architecture.

Essentialism equates more to minimalism and simplicity. A big part of the challenge that I find so difficult in architecture is seeing how simple you can make something. The process is not one where I approach design and say, “What can I add to the design to make it better? I get there and say, “What can I take away from it to make it better.” It’s a reductive process. A famous architect once said, “The designer knows when he’s reached perfection not when he knows there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” I have been working on a book for a couple of years that will be coming out called Naked. In the book there is an essay called “Undressing Guy Peterson’s Architecture,” which is not meant to be provocative as much as it is to say that if you peel away the layers, the ideas that you are left with are naked beauty and something that is not all dressed up. And that’s the idea of essentialism. What’s essential?

After all the building have been designed and built many years from now, how do you want to be remembered?

I want to be remembered as somebody who created buildings that enhanced the landscape and the users’ lives while standing the test of time. scenesarasota.com

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Sarasota Orchestra's Youth Orchestra Program Sarasota Youth Orchestra Student Ben Gordon

For more than 50 years, the Sarasota Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra Program has been working to support and foster the love of music in children from third grade through high school. The organization’s stated mission? “We engage, educate, and enrich our community through high quality live musical experiences.” Music Director Anu Tali certainly understands the importance of youth orchestras, saying, “I am convinced that young people are the future of our art form and educating our youth in music will create the next generation of audiences and make our community a better place.” In an age of iTunes, remixes, and digital music, those experiences and opportunities are needed more than ever.

ing with the Sarasota Youth Orchestra. His day job is as the Director of Orchestras at Manatee High School. One night

The Sarasota Youth Orchestra is often regarded as one of the

a week though, he comes to Sarasota to rehearse with the

best in the Southeast. Why? Dr. David Pope, conductor of the

Intermezzo Strings group of about 45 members to prepare

Intermezzo Strings — one of seven youth orchestra groups

them for three annual concerts during a 30-week — Septem-

— has some ideas about that. “If I ever went back to my old

ber to April — season. He also helps out with two of the other

job where I was Executive Director of the Tallahassee Youth

groups. While age is sometimes the common difference be-

Orchestra,” he admits, “I’d do there what we do here.” First,

tween groups, it’s really about ability, talent, and the audition.

there’s a fantastic job of coordination with parents and stu-

A talented middle schooler could easily be in a group made

dents. Everyone’s clear about what’s going on at all times.

up of high school kids. In short, nearly anyone who chooses

Then there’s the skilled marketing being done to let the com-

to audition can find a group that fits their skill level. So long as

munity know what events are coming up. And then there’s

they participate in their own school’s music program and are

the popular summer camps, which are advertised as being

serious about their interest in music, they will find a place in

“not your mother’s summer camp.” For example, the “Clas-

the Sarasota Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra Program.

sical Camp with an Unclassic Twist” promises that there are “no lessons in tent pitching, just pitch-perfect practice. You’ll

It’s exciting that all of these young musicians come from

have fun skipping rocks octave to octave, rather than across

different schools, Dr. Pope says. “From Bradenton to Lake-

the lake. And your playful counselors will help you scale up

wood Ranch to North Port. They come here where they’re

harmonic trails instead of hillsides.”

surrounded by like-minded students who want to succeed in music, and they strive to collaborate together.” A real bonus

See what Dr. Pope is talking about? Who doesn’t want to be

is that the students take the level of professionalism they learn

part of that type of fun? Dr. Pope is in his third year of work-

in the Sarasota Youth Orchestras back to their own school

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where they then model it for others. And it can be conta-

that sometimes it takes a different perspective, a different way

gious. Once a student from a particular school music program

of explaining something for that AHA! moment to happen.

gets into the Sarasota Youth Orchestras, pretty soon there are four or five who follow.

Even more exciting is the Thrill of a Lifetime concert each year where the Youth Philharmonic, the most experienced of the sev-

Ben Gordon, a 12-year-old Pine View student who plays vio-

en ensembles, takes the stage side-by-side with the professional

lin with the Intermezzo Strings, says that he enjoys the chance

musicians of the Sarasota Orchestra. In the weeks prior, young

to make a lot of new friends as he moves to the more ad-

musicians sit beside professional musicians gaining their knowl-

vanced groups within the Sarasota Orchestra youth program.

edge and having the opportunity to hear their parts performed

It helps that the directors are great teachers. “You can really

by professionals. Having so many first rate music mentors is a

tell that Dr. Pope likes teaching,” Gordon says. “He makes

wonderful thing for young musicians, Dr. Pope explains.

us laugh. He really knows what young people like [and] how to speak to us.” Then he adds that maybe one day he’ll be a

One challenge Dr. Pope faces, however, is working with so

professional musician, but for now, he’s just enjoying making

many different students from so many different schools. While

music a big part of his life. It’s kids like him who are making

they’re all being taught the same things in general, there are

classical music cool again. Sure there’s something to be said

nuances that are particular to each teacher back at their own

for pop music, he explains, but there’s something wonderful,

school’s program. It takes a little time for the students to de-

too, about Mozart and Tchaikovsky.

velop the ability to play together, to use the same techniques so they can blend and adjust the sounds they create to serve

Dr. Pope loves that musicians like Gordon don’t just learn

the whole group. What a great lesson, though, in the spir-

from him. If they’re preparing to play the overture from Han-

it of collaboration, teamwork, and sacrifice. If you want to

del’s Messiah, the musicians from the professional Sarasota

hear the fruits of their musical labors firsthand, information

Orchestra might come in and work directly with the students.

on Sarasota Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra concerts, and the

It’s not at all uncommon for one of the directors from a differ-

program, are available at sarasotaorchestra.org/education/

ent group to come in and help out, too. They all understand

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Society Maven Debbi Benedict Gives the Latest Scoop When high season is in full swing, there is hardly a moment to change out of one pair of designer shoes to a more sparkly pair for evening! Sometimes I have to pack them in my handbag! Who am I kidding? Anyone who knows me, knows I swear by my Ferragamo bow pumps, technically called the Vara style, and pretty much wear them day and evening. I have even been known to hide them under a big ball gown! I have them in five colors and wear them to death, even having them re-soled to keep them going season after season. We all know that if our feet are happy, we are more likely to keep that peppy smile on our face that makes us look like we are having the time of our life, even if we are seeing the same people for the one hundredth time in a matter of a few weeks!

A medly of over 500 female voices can be heard around the campus and over the water at New College of Florida’s Pique-nique sur la Baie, held on the lawn of the Charles Ringling Mansion, or as it is called now, College Hall. Known as the “hat luncheon”, all the Sarasota swans doll themselves up to the nines in their garden party finest, donning the most glorious chapeaus you can imagine, some buying them a year in advance! The Met will provide the travel-themed runway show once again, showing the latest in spring fashion and Michael’s On East will cater. Chairing for the second year are Marjorie Floyd and Chip Gaylor, who will also be emceeing the live auction, which will include fashion, travel, and dining experiences. The Presenting Sponsor is Community Foundation of Sarasota County, followed by Rectrix and Muirhead, Gaylor, Steves, and Waskom.

The Sarasota Orchestra Gala has changed from a black-tie event created around one of their concerts to a mid-week, more casual event, where they will March Forth on March Fourth, teasing that guests will hear about the orchestra’s future plans in “four movements” – plan on special announcements being made. The orchestra’s board is the chair, though Board President Anne Folsom Smith and her assistant, Cindi Perkins, are designing the centerpieces, as usual. Xavier de Maistre, world-renowned harpist and Masterworks 6 soloist, will perform. Co-Presenting Sponsors are BMO Private Bank and Gulf Coast Community Foundation.

Have you always wanted to be a cartoon? You will have your chance at the Ringling College of Art and Design’s An Evening at the Avant Garde: Comic Capers. The highlight of the evening is always the grand entrance of RCAD President Dr. Larry Thompson and wife, Pat. They must work on these things for scenesarasota.com

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months! Who knows what they will come up with this year! It always amazes me how creative and inspired people can be.

Sarasota loves a costume gala and some of the best costumes can be found at Avant Garde. Do you think maybe it’s because it’s an art school? Chairs are Peggy and Ken Abt. The invitation is just as cute and creative as can be. It was designed as a cartoon, The Adventures of Tyrell,

by Ringling grad, Tyrell Waiters. I love the little drawing he did of Ken and Peggy. It looks just like them, only as a cartoon.

There is a student art exhibit that you can peruse during the cocktail hour, and then dinner by Michael’s On East. The dance band is Blonde Ambition. Top sponsors include the Abts, Sherry and Tom Koski, Susan and Roy Palmer, Lois Stulberg, Willis Smith Construction, and several more.

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Winefest moved locations (starting at the Longboat Key Club) and changed events over the years, but always concentrated on the big wine auction. David Elswood from Christy’s is the auctioneer again for his 20th year! There are four full days of events starting with the private winemaker dinners at private homes and restaurants, the Bayfront Showcase Lunch-Tasting at the Van Wezel, the Banquet on the Block, which was a huge hit last year with one long table for 200 on the closed-off Lemon Avenue, the all-important Grand Tasting, Brunch & Charity Auction at the Van Wezel, and ending up with Sunday’s Wine on the Water, also at the Van Wezel. There is a special raffle for a

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Shooting red, orange, and gold flames are a signature of Poison front man Bret Michael’s raging black guitar, so expect to see those colors and flames figuring prominently in Forty Carrots Family Center’s Firefly Gala at the Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club, as Bret is performing a private concert. Ariane Dart, who created the event, is chairing it for the fifth time and the Dart Foundation is the presenting sponsor. They go all out for this glamorous dinner and present the concert with full stadium arena lighting and sound. But do not think you are going to dress like you are attending a rock concert. Women wear cocktail dress and men wear jackets, but don’t have to wear those nasty ties, I mean, they do get in the way when you are playing air guitar! And don’t even think about wearing jeans.

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Club where jeans are not permitted. An interesting auction item is entry for two to The Fireball Run 2015 Space Race, where Ariane and her race partner won first place in the road rally last year. A few other standout live auction items include a walk-on, non-speaking role on Grey’s Anatomy, a Ritz-Carlton membership, and the opportunity to meet Bret Michaels

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What do former Miss America, Erika Dunlap, and Betty Schoenbaum have in common? Well, first of all, both are beautiful and accomplished women, but they are also both featured at the Women’s Resource Center’s Renaissance Luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton. The event chair is Amy Sankes and honorary chair is Renee Hamad. A boutique area will be set up in the foyer with treats from area shops and, of course, from the WRC’s resale shop, Encore. Betty Schoenbaum will be honored as the Renaissance Woman of the Year, followed by a presentation by Erika Dunlap. The raffle items include a piece of jewelry from Liz Maggio and a beautiful set of baroque pearl earrings and necklace donated

by Peggy Abt. The Signature Sponsor is Gulf Coast Community Foundation, the Gold Sponsor is Betty Schoenbaum, and the Silver Sponsors are Harllee Bald and Judith Skornicka Schwartzbaum.

Protesters and police go hand in hand at Celebrate! Planned Parenthood’s Annual Dinner. Though no one really wants to see that as you arrive at a social dinner, I think it does make the attendees feel proudly defiant as they enter, knowing they are supporting a cause they believe in deeply. The dinner, held on the grounds of USF Sarasota-Manatee and catered by Michael’s On East, will feature special guests, Emmy Award-winning journalist,

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Mary Braxton-Joseph and Honorable James A. Joseph, the former Ambassador to South Africa. A special vignette will also be performed by the SOURCE Theatre. Chairs are Felice Schulaner and Dennis Rees. The theme is Growing the Promise, which plays off the décor in naturalistic colors of green and purple, with lots of natural floral arrangements. The silent auction is the biggest in Sarasota with a wide and varied assortment of goodies. The ever-popular condom grab bag will again be available. Platinum sponsors are Felice Schulaner and Dennis Rees along with Keith and Linda Monda, followed by Gerri Aaron, Ken and Peggy Abt, Cornelia and Richard Matson, and several others.

The community is thrilled that philanthropist and great hugger, Betty Schoenbaum, is back on her feet and able to once again present the Schoenbaum Humanitarian Award at the Salvation Army’s Glitz at the Ritz-Carlton Luncheon. This year’s honorees are Elton and Gordie White. They may fly under the radar socially, but philanthropically, they are superstars, concentrating on affordable housing for families with the Salvation Army and charities such as All Faith’s Food Bank, Harvest House, and Children First. Marilyn Bezner is once again the chair. Cliff Roles is the emcee and the auctioneer for the live auction, which will feature 100 inches of baroque pearls. Sponsors include SunTrust, Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Karen Fessel, Betty Schoenbaum, and Joyce Tate, among many others.

A Venetian masked ball is always a popular gala theme and this time it is being presented by the St. Stephens Episcopal School Parents’ Association. Their 2015 Grand Gala will be held at the Manatee Performing Arts Center with catering by Pier 22. Anne Rourke is the chair. I believe any store selling beautiful embellished masks would do well in this area. There are at least one or two masked balls a year! The MPAC is such a pretty spot with its crystal chandeliers, and the setting will be enhanced by Black Magic roses.

Oooh, a little black magic to spice up the ball! How divine! The live auction auctioneer will be faculty member Rob Moran and items include a Bradford Renaissance portrait session, chartered fishing trips, island stays, and a personal cooking experience for 16 with Chef Dave from SOMA, among lots of other things. Sponsors are The Rollins Family, Dr. Tinsworth, Dr. Jennifer McCullen, Mr. Paul Leskinen, and SCENE Magazine.

Is there such a thing as a fun social event with no dancing? Can it be? Yes, it can. The American Jewish Committee (AJC) Human Relations Award Dinner at Michael’s On East is always a pure pleasure to attend, as Executive Director Brian Lipton makes everything fun!

Even though serious and thoughtful issues are discussed, everyone in town is always there, hopping from table to table. The chairs this year are Teri Hansen, Hillary Steele, Marcia Jean Taub and Ron Taub, and the honorees are Alfred and Jean Weidner Goldstein.

Such a big social month! Enjoying it with my bow pumps on, but also counting the weeks until May when flat shoes will rule my world!

Until next time…TaTa! Debbi Benedict is SCENE’s society maven and Special Issues Director.

Contact Debbi at 941-483-4460 or debbibenedict@verizon.net

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By Andrew Marlowe, M.D. Many times, patients are not sure what to look for in the purchase of a hearing aid. Today, there is a lot of confusion in the process. We have more places to get a hearing aid than we have appliance stores. There is a deluge of advertising. Everyone makes claims of incredible technology and has “special offers.” How are you to feel comfortable enough to make a decision to pursue hearing improvement?

Andrew Marlowe, M.D., practices

Here is my best advice, based on my knowledge as a board certified Ear Nose

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Using hearing aids sometimes means that you have increased medical needs for your ears, such as removal of wax, treatment of skin conditions in the ear, and monitoring of your remaining hearing. Nobody is more qualified to do that than the otolaryngologist. Physicians are more likely to remain in business and not close or move their practices. They are putting a hard earned medical reputation on the line with each sale, and this gives added incentive to give the best care possible.

It is very important not to delay finding a solution. The reason is that hearing loss leads to lack of brain function…the tones you don’t hear are forgotten. The longer you have the loss without correcting it, the worse it gets and the harder it is to rehabilitate. The people who do the best are people who start early and keep up with their loss as it progresses (almost all hearing deteriorates as we age).

Lastly, the Consumer Reports study found that people are fit incorrectly about 60 percent of the time. Many people base their hearing aid experience on old outdated technology or previous failures in fitting. Finding a hearing solution is a process…a hearing aid is not a device. It takes patience and expertise, and appropriate expectations.

In summary, don’t wait until it gets worse. Seek the highest level of expertise…it doesn’t cost more and may save you from a costly mistake. Don’t base your decision on other people’s situation or old information. The state of the art of hearing restoration has never been better.

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A Continuation of Leadership Goodwill Manasota is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization that changes lives through the power of work. With the sales of donated goods and philanthropic donations, Goodwill is able to assist people with disabilities and other barriers to employment by providing job skills training and employment opportunities. In 2014, Goodwill Manasota served more than 16,000 people, placed 680 people in jobs and assisted 520 veterans as they reintegrated back into the civilian workforce.

Goodwill Manasota’s economic impact back to the community is worth $81.3 million. Goodwill is one of the pioneers of the reduce-reuse-recycle movement and this past year diverted 39 million pounds out of the landfill. Accountable to a local Board of Directors — Goodwill Manasota in essence belongs to this community, and is not owned by any individual or company.

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Through the leadership of community members such as Steve Boone, past Board Chair, and our current Board Chair Rob Morris, Goodwill Manasota will continue to thrive as we improve our reach and our impact.”

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OUR COMMUNITY CARY JAY MORRISION TRUST GIFTS $645,463 TO SARASOTA MUSEUM OF ART

Ringling College of Art and Design has received a check for $335,463 from K. Judson Boedecker, trustee for the Cary Jay Morrison Trust to support ongoing programs of the Sarasota Museum of Art. The trust previously presented a $310,000 check to support SMOA in October of 2013. ringling.edu

SARASOTA BALLET CREATES EXPANDED DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT The Sarasota Ballet has named Janet K. Ginn its Development Director to further expand the financial foundation of the Company. Recently, Ginn was Senior Vice President of Philanthropic Engagement for the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. The Ballet also named Barbara Worth, a certified meeting and project management professional, to the newly created Events Coordinator position. sarasotaballet.org

RINGLING COLLEGE ANNOUNCES TWO MATCHING CHALLENGE DONATIONS FOR LIBRARY Ringling College of Art and Design has announced two matching challenges – an anonymous challenge donation for $1 million and a challenge donation from the Frank E. Duckwall Foundation for gifts up to $30,000. Meeting both challenges will complete the $16 million in funding required to build the new library. ringling.edu

SMHF GRANTS $75,000 TO SUNCOAST COMMUNITY BLOOD BANK The Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation has granted the Suncoast Community Blood Bank $75,000 toward the replacement cost of a blood irradiator. Suncoast Blood Bank provides more than 70 percent of the area’s blood supply to Sarasota Memorial Hospital and other health centers. smhf.org

SARASOTA OPERA UPCOMING SEASON CELEBRATES END OF ‘VERDI CYCLE’ Sarasota Opera’s 2015-2016 fall and winter season will include the final two installments of the 28 year Verdi Cycle.

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The Opera will host a Verdi Festival March 14 – 20, 2016, which will include performances of Verdi’s Aida and The Battle of Legnano, as well as two concerts of Verdi music. It is the first company in the world to have performed Verdi’s entire cannon. sarasotaopera.org

GULF COAST BUILDERS HAS INSTALLED FORRISTALL AS ITS FIRST FEMALE BOARD CHAIR The Gulf Coast Builders Exchange installed Mary Forristall, President of Forristall Enterprises, as its new board chair. Stephen Sutter of Sutter Roofing received the Lifetime Achievement Award, Kent Hayes of Tandem Construction, the Volunteer Recognition Award, and Sarasota County Commissioner Carolyn Mason, the Chairman’s Award. gcbx.org

GOODWILL MANASOTA REPORTS RECORDBREAKING EMPLOYMENT IN 2014 Goodwill Manasota reported record-breaking numbers in 2014 with an increase of internal and external job placements.

Its own workforce increased from 765 in 2013 to 812 in 2014, and more than 2,500 individuals were served through Goodwill’s employment services and training programs. Of that number, 1,156 were placed in jobs at Goodwill and throughout the community. experiencegoodwill.org

RINGLING RECEIVES MAJOR GIFTS TO CONSTRUCT NEW PAVILION Major gifts to The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art

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SARASOTA BALLET INDUCTS GOLDSTEINS INTO NEW PAVLOVA SOCIETY The Sarasota Ballet has created a premier donor level titled the Pavlova Society for patrons who have donated $1 million or more. The first inductees are longtime supporter and scenesarasota.com

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ROBERT KIMBROUGH Robert has had a distinguished legal career. He has served on the board of Ringling College of A & D since 1963. Robert’s father Vernon was the founding President of RCAD. Robert is a major contributor to the soonto-be-built library named in honor of his father.

JAY HANDELMAN

As theatre critic and Arts writer for the Sarasota Herald Tribune, Jay has become a significant voice in our community. His feature articles are favorite week-end reading for a great many. He also holds major positions in national and international associations of professional critics.

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FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE RECEIVES $40,000 GRANT Florida Studio Theatre has received a $40,000 grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation approved through the Venice Endowment Fund.

The funds will underwrite FST’s 2014/15 Winter Mainstage and Cabaret seasons and co-produce two performances during the 2015 Summer Season. floridastudiotheatre.org, gulfcoastcf.org

MOTE MARINE ANNOUNCES FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN, PARTNERSHIP Mote Marine Laboratory announced a new $50-million fundraising campaign to expand the Lab’s impact in marine science and education locally and globally. The campaign is Mote’s first multi-year, comprehensive fundraising effort. In addition, Mote Marine Laboratory and Florida Keys Community College have signed a memorandum of understanding to forge a new educationfocused partnership. mote.org

SOUTH FLORIDA MUSEUM REACHES 80 PERCENT OF CONNECT CAMPAIGN GOAL South Florida Museum has raised $9.6 million – 80 percent of a $12 million goal for its Connect Campaign. This includes a $1.3 million gift from the Mosaic Company Foundation toward the Mosaic Backyard Universe, an interactive learning center for children.

Other plans include upgrades to the aquarium, planetarium, and more. southforidamuseum.org

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