October 2018

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CONSERVATION FOUNDATION'S

RACE AGAINST TIME

PAWS & RELAX

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CONTENTS features

44 A SEASON OF TRIBUTES

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at The Sarasota Ballet

By Ryan G. Van Cleave

53 FOR SALE: WEALTH ON THE WATER

By Jacqueline Miller

62 NIGHT MOVES Season Cocktail Dresses Photography by Jordan Kelly-Laviolette

74 PAWS & RELAX Pet Resort Living

By Jacqueline Miller

84 A RACE AGAINST TIME:

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Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast

By Ryan G. Van Cleave

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ON THE COVER View of Sarasota Bay from Kimoni, a luxury home for sale in Bay Beach. For more photos and information, see page 58.

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CONTENTS departments

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THE LIST October Events Calendar SCENE TOGETHER

By Jacqueline Miller Allison Mary Meuser & Timothy Michael Hays Katie Hendrick & Bill Vincent

INSIDER

ON THE TOWN 94

111 EDUCATION MATTERS Connecting the Arts and Humanities at New College and Beyond

By Ryan G. Van Cleave

127 EAT & DRINK Lordly Dining

By Rick Dakan

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THE FIND Indulgent finds for the discerning InHEALTH Why Didn’t I Do This Sooner?

By Brian M. Derby, MD, FACS 126 Inflammation, Aging and Chronic and Chronic Disease

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ART & CULTURE 115

BEST SEATS Performing Arts Calendar

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GET INSPIRED Cultural happenings brought to you by the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County

By Karen Brainard, MD

129 LAUGHING MATTERS

The “Meowing at the Moon” Edition

By Ryan G. Van Cleave

PHILANTHROPY 40 CREATING OPPORTUNITIES:

Dean Miller & JFCS of the Suncoast

By Ryan G. Van Cleave

SCENES FROM AN INTERVIEW Congressman Vern Buchanan

By Gus Mollasis

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LITERARY SCENE Ryan reviews three books for the young-at-heart

By Ryan G. Van Cleave

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WATCHING THE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE CAROLINAS’ PERILOUS FATE WHEN HURRICANE FLORENCE UNLEASHED ITS WRATH, I am sure I was not alone thinking about how fragile our lives really are.

We went through it last year in our state with Irma. We’re living our lives, trying to do the right thing, and bam, we get hit with a force of nature that suddenly changes our existence. Lives lost. Homes destroyed. Treasured possessions washed away. Life - so fragile, so unpredictable. I never thought much about the fragility of life in my younger years, but now, every time disaster strikes, I think wow, that could be any one of us. And then as quickly as these thoughts come to mind, they’re gone again. Until the next disaster. Yes, life goes on. Sound familiar?

But it doesn’t make it right.

Since watching the recent disaster coverage, I have challenged myself to wake up every morning thankful for how blessed I am to a) be alive; b) be safe; c) have the necessities of life; and d) have loving and caring family and friends. Let’s see how long it lasts until I start taking things for granted again. I know one thing. Life would be a lot sweeter if I prevail. Maybe you should give it a try. Let me know how you do. Plus, I’ll know I am not alone out there!

Time to lighten things up! October marks the beginning of our always fun and lively social season. Be sure to get tickets to the season’s kickoff event - Key to the Cure - which benefits women’s cancer programs at Sarasota Memorial. It is always filled with beautiful people, lively chatter, and fun happenings. Our full calendar of events in this issue has lots of fun events for you to choose from. Local theaters come alive again with an incredible season lineup for our enjoyment. The “Best Seats” section of this issue lists October performances so you’ll know just what’s going on.

Ryan Van Cleave writes about The Sarasota Ballet’s thoughtfully planned upcoming season of tributes in honor of several greats in the world of ballet. The Ballet’s director, Iain Webb, has definitely put together a powerhouse lineup. Feel happy as you go through a fun-filled day with some four-legged friends at a local pet resort filled with five-star amenities. Learn about Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast’s race against time with its vitally important mission to save our land.

Congressman Vern Buchanan talks about red tide, the economy, the opioid crisis and his re-election bid with Scene writer Gus Mollasis. In our fashion editorial, “Night Moves,” get ready for season with cocktail dresses that are sure to turn heads. Check out some high-priced waterfront homes for sale, and learn about the generous spirit of a fellow Sarasotan in our monthly philanthropy article.

Yes, there’s lots going on in our town and it’s just the beginning of another new and exciting season. Hope to see you out there!

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Manatee County Agriculture and Extension Service Master Gardener Plant Fair University of Florida IFAS Extension 8:00 a.m. mymanatee.org

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Sarasota Garden Club 80th Annual Flower Show & Plant Sale 9:00 a.m. sarasotagardenclub.org

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Truly Valued & The Art of Living Brains, Beauty and Business Youth Empowerment Conference Robert L. Taylor Community Complex, Sarasota 10:00 a.m. trulyvalued.org

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Art Center Manatee Chef’s Challenge 6:00 p.m. $100 | artcentermanatee.org

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Hands Across the Bay Tampa Bay Dancing with the Stars: British Invasion TPepin Hospitality Centre 6:00 p.m. handsacrossthebay.org

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Team Tony Cancer Foundation Gran Fondo Sarasota Nathan Benderson Park 7:00 a.m. $25 – $99 | teamtony.org

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SPARCC Raise the Roof Party

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Bay Preserve 11:30 a.m.

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Sarasota Kennel Club 7:00 p.m. $75 - $125 | paytonwright.org

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Michael’s On East 6:00 p.m. $150 experiencegoodwill.org/events

Ritz-Carlton Golf Club 8:00 a.m. $175 | catdepot.org

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Giving Hunger the Blues & Jazz on the Bay Festival

Junior League of Sarasota Lilly Pulitzer Luncheon & Fashion Show

Manatee Performing Arts Center 2018 Costume Gala 5:30 p.m. $150 tickets.manateeplayers.com

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Manatee Children’s Services Neptune’s Seaside Bash Gala Seafood Shack Marina, Bar & Grill (Cortez) 6:30 p.m. $130 manateechildrensservices.com

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SPARCC Raise the Roof Party

Payton Wright Foundation 3rd Annual Palette

Cat Depot Pars for Paws Golf Classic

Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast Lunch and Learn

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Goodwill Community Ambassador of the Year Awards Dinner

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HOPE Family Services, SPARCC, The Women’s Resource Center Handbags & Happy Hour Collaborative Fundraiser

The Founders Golf Club 11:00 a.m. $200 | argusfoundation.org

Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club 5:00 p.m. $40 | handbagsandhappyhour. eventbrite.com

Argus Foundation Annual Golf Tournament

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New College of Florida Foundation New Topics Lecture Series NCF - Mildred Sainer Auditorium 5:30 p.m.

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Ringling College of Art + Design Robert McKee: STORY Seminar 9:00 a.m. $865 | mckeestory.com

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GCBX Fall Golf Tournament Founders Club 10:00 a.m. $175 | gcbx.org

Celebration of the Arts

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Selby Gardens 6:30 p.m. $200 womenssportsmuseum.org

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Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 7:00 p.m. sarasotaarts.org

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Share Care Global An Evening in India

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Women’s Sports Museum 3rd Annual Gala

American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Cancer Walk Nathan Benderson Park 7:00 a.m.

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Suncoast International Dragon Boat Festival Nathan Benderson Park 8:00 a.m. nathanbendersonpark.org

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Night of Fish, Fun & Fright

CAN Community Health 19th Annual CANDance

Sarasota Opera Curtain Raiser

Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County Celebration of the Arts

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Goodwill Manasota Lunch & Learn

The Ringling Season Kickoff Party Museum of Art Courtyard 7:30 p.m. $95 | ringling.org

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St. Armands Boat Show Circle Park 10:00 a.m. starmandscircleassoc.com

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succession planning by outlining how management and ownership rights may be transferred.

documents in place from the start can lessen the impact

“Many people have an accountant file docu-

of significant events such as the death, incapacity, divorce,

ments to create a business entity, but that is not enough.

or bankruptcy of an owner. Proper operating documents

With multiple owners, an operating document is needed,

should specify ownership percentages, voting rights, and

which specifies the duties, powers, and rights of each

parameters for major decisions, should clarify the rights

owner and manager of the entity. As with prenuptial

and responsibilities of each owner, and should address

agreements, they only get pulled out when there is an

issue. The time to create the operating document is

for protection of majority and minority stakeholders,

when everyone is excited about working together, not

and valuation also can play a role in asset protection.

when a problem arises,” said John Compton, a share-

“For a triggering event, such as a creditor attachment

holder of Norton, Hammersley, Lopez and Skokos,

or divorce, having a discounted valuation provision

P.A. (941.954.4691/nhlslaw.com), a Sarasota law firm

can be a good defense mechanism,” Fowler said. “A

concentrating in estate planning, real estate, business,

creditor or a divorcing spouse may not be as excited

tax, trial practice, and dispute resolution.

about pursuing a discounted ownership interest and

For a corporation, operating documents in-

may, instead, decide to go after other assets.” The docu-

clude bylaws and a shareholders’ agreement, and for

ments also should address removing an owner because

LLCs, the operating document is an operating agree-

of improper behavior, such as embezzlement, sexual

ment. “Issues can occur down the line that owners think

harassment, or for shirking work responsibilities, and

are addressed in the entity formation documents, for

valuation also should be defined in those instances.

example the Articles of Organization/Incorporation;

A liquidated damages provision can help compensate

however the formation documents do not outline who

other owners for damage by an owner to the business’s

the owners are or their ownership percentages,” said

reputation or its finances.

attorney Christopher Fowler. “The documents should

Capital considerations among owners or

address succession planning if an owner dies or is

in ownership transfers also are crucial. Documents

incapacitated. Do the heirs take over that interest or

should spell out whether contributions are in cash,

can the company or other owners buy it out? If there

services to the company, real property, or tangible

is a buy-out provision, life insurance is a good option

personal property. Whether those contributions will

for funding it. Some things are not so predictable, such

be ongoing also should be addressed with an eye to the

as a business partner’s divorce or bankruptcy. Do you

future. Provisions should be made in circumstances

want an ex-spouse of a business partner or bankruptcy

where a founder had the means to make significant

trustee to be your business partner?”

contributions, but successors do not. “We saw a lot of

In family businesses, it may be advantageous

capital calls during the financial crisis in instances

to name a successor-in-interest to an owner’s interest,

where businesses had investment properties they

such as a child, spouse, or trust. This is especially im-

couldn’t sell,” Compton said. “Owners had to come up

portant in cases where a parent wishes for one child to

with the money if they wanted to remain an owner of

take over the business, while the other siblings inherit

the business.”

other assets. These types of provisions should be co-

Sometimes business entities are used for fam-

ordinated with the owner’s personal estate planning.

ily assets and having the proper documents can help

“We see examples of this all the time because we do

ensure the owner’s wishes are carried out. “We work

estate planning as well,” Compton said. “We’ve seen

frequently with clients who have a property that they

instances where the only asset not in the trust is an

want to retain in the family. If it’s a cabin in Maine,

interest in an LLC, and we’re forced into probate. If

for instance, provisions should be included for how it

a successor-in-interest provision is in an operating

will be maintained, funded, and governed, including

or shareholders agreement, you don’t have to worry

who can use it and when,” Compton said. “Regardless

whether an ownership interest is in trust or not.”

of whether it is a business or a personal asset, these

In any transfer of ownership, including the

are very customized documents based on what a group

sale of a business, having a mechanism for valuation

of owners wants, and the guidance of an experienced

of an owner’s interest is crucial and payment terms

attorney can be invaluable.”

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OPPORTUNITIES: DEAN MILLER & JFCS OF THE SUNCOAST

BY RYAN G. VAN CLEAVE | PHOTO BY NANCY GUTH

“I was a guy who kept trying to retire and kept failing at it,” says Dean Miller, who spent nearly four decades working in the financial world. “Retiring is NOT the easiest thing to do.”

In 2015, he managed it at last. At the same time, though, the period house he and his wife owned near The Ringling sold. They had a significant collection of Asian art in that big house, and one of the paintings—a political piece by a contemporary Chinese artist—was so large that it couldn’t easily be moved. Miller invited some people from The Ringling to come by and they loved it. The piece went on loan and became part of the opening of the Asian wing in 2015, and now the piece has been donated to The Ringling.

By way of thanks, Miller and his wife were invited to a donor dinner. While there, Stephen Wilberding—a long-time Sarasota philanthropist and past JFCS of the Suncoast board member—tapped Dean on the shoulder and suggested that Dean might enjoy working in social services. From that point on, Stephen made it his mission to help that happen, with one of the first steps being to get Dean involved on the investment 40

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committee of JFCS. Dean soon found himself on multiple committees and having more and more opportunities to get further involved.

“I’m just a corporate guy with 40 years in financial services,” Dean said. “For most of my adult life, I thought about two things: work and family. My social services perspective was to give annually to Easter Seals, and to support corporate giving. But the more I got involved with JFCS, the more I appreciated their work. I was attracted by the breadth of critical services JFCS provides to the community at large.

And I appreciated their mission, how it wasn’t to just give money, but rather to help individuals become self-sufficient.”

Dean’s going to be a big part of helping individuals become self-sufficient because as of May 2018, he’s JFCS’ Board Chair Elect. Dean’s career in finance helped him prepare for success in this position in a variety of ways. Sure, there’s the obvious financial savvy that one has to demonstrate to work for JP Morgan and be the COO for their Asia Pacific Markets division. But he learned a lot by being relocated to Tokyo, a 32-year-old junior accountant, having a full accounting staff who’d never worked with a Westerner before, and half who’d never even spoken to a Westerner,

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and they all now had this American kid as a boss. “I learned to be open and honest, and to treat people with integrity. Do that, and you’re accepted regardless of culture and nationality.”

That honesty shows when Dean admits that he doesn’t know what he doesn’t know, so he sees the path to becoming an effective board leader for JFCS is to learn more. For a Wall Street guy to come in and chair a nonprofit board using a Wall Street mentality? “That’s a recipe for disaster,” he notes. It’s far, far better not to assume you know—but to figure out how to work in the nonprofit world. It’s a different environment with different objectives.”

cause, but how do you encourage people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to embrace the amazing passion for philanthropy that this town is famous for? To address the issue of an aging donor base, JFCS recently launched a collaborative initiative called BeyondMe. The goal is to engage young people in giving back and getting involved in their community, whether through volunteerism or monetarily. About that program, Dean says, “I was truly inspired by the huge turnout of motivated, excited participants at the recent kickoff of BeyondMe. It gives me great confidence in the future of community service.”

That’s why he’s following the same plan that JFCS CEO Heidi Brown did. When Heidi became CEO in February 2017, she went on a three-month listening tour of JFCS’ programs to better understand its people, programs, and resources—and Miller has followed in her footsteps with a listening tour of his own.

“It’s a challenge to understand an organization with the extent of services provided by JFCS across such a large expanse of the Gulf Coast,” Dean says.

The challenge of having an aging philanthropic population is reinforced by the recent passing of Steve Seidensticker, whose role as board chair of JFCS Dean will assume in October. Steve once told Dean that “You’ve accomplished a lot in your life but let me talk to you for a moment about the importance of giving back.” Dean says that had it not been for Steve Seidensticker, he likely wouldn’t be doing the work he’s doing for JFCS today.

Extraordinary efforts and commitments like Steve’s are what it’s going to take to cultivate future generations of people committed to social services.

One challenge Dean has identified is that of an aging philanthropy population. Younger generations might give to this cause or that

Because Dean is committed to be an impactful board chair for JFCS, he keeps finding ways to educate himself on the

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nonprofit world and how to be an effective board leader. Dean recently completed the Gulf Coast Leadership Institute, and a few weeks after this interview took place, Dean participated in the Harvard Business School program “Governing for Nonprofit Excellence” to learn through case studies how to run a nonprofit more effectively.

“My big idea about life is that people should have an opportunity. I am where I am because of opportunities,” Dean says.

So when a local backpack program for K-12 kids ran short of funds, Dean stepped in and covered the shortage. He couldn’t stand the thought of these kids being unable to afford pencils, notebooks, and a backpack to carry them in. “I didn’t want them to go to school on day one and feel disempowered and different than the kid next to them.”

Dean is also very proud of the recent initiative JFCS has undertaken to address the risk of increased homelessness resulting from the Red Tide bloom. Its impact on the service industry has resulted in lower or missed wages that can push a family into homelessness and poverty.

“I’ve never been happier. I get to apply my skills and talents to help people, and I enjoy the rewards of working in social services,” Dean says. “I hope that other Baby Boomers are enjoying the same type of fulfilling life that I do.”

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When asked what he’d say if someone asked how to manage their retirement: “I’d try to find out where their head and heart is at. Then I’d share all the great things going on in this community and encourage them to get involved today.”

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BY RYAN VAN CLEAVE | PHOTOS BY FRANK ATURA

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he New York Times called The Sarasota Ballet’s August 2018 week at the Joyce in Chelsea a “meticulous, juicy performance.” And their 2018/2019 season here in our hometown looks to be equally engaging thanks to the exciting theme: A Season of Tributes.

Director Iain Webb says that there’s no real single best way to assemble a season. “It’s really down to the director’s choice and vision, and I quite like a mixed program that incorporates different styles and music.” As Webb went through his normal process of doing research, contemplating ballets, and looking through reference materials, he had two realizations. 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the death of acclaimed British ballet dancer and choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton, and it also marks the 35th anniversary of the passing of George Balanchine. “Suddenly, everything seemed to become focused on various tributes, from the centennial celebration of Jerome Robbins and Dame Margot Fonteyn to the anniversaries of the passing of Ashton and Balanchine.”

The result is a seven-program series that features work by some of the most celebrated choreographers and composers of the ballet world.

The company will also use a variety of venues throughout their season, including the FSU Center for The Performing Arts (programs 1, 4, 5), the Sarasota Opera House (programs 2, 7), and the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall (programs 3, 6).

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The Sarasota Ballet in Sir Frederick Ashton's Les Patineurs

The first program (October 26 – 28)—entitled Iconographic—is a triple billing that showcases the company premiere of Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring, paired with a revival of Ricardo Graziano’s Symphony of Sorrows and the Galina Samsova production of Paquita. This grouping fits the commitment to the range and breadth the company is known for, juxtaposing classical works alongside contemporary ones, while also representing the noteworthy choreographers of tomorrow, today, and the past.

The second program (November 16 – 17), Masters of Dance, features the company’s premiere of Sir Frederick Ashton’s Rhapsody, the company premiere of Jerome Robbins’ The Concert, and the return of Christopher Wheeldon’s There Where She Loved. Rhapsody was Ashton’s final major work, choreographed on Mikhail Baryshnikov, “so it has that immense footwork,” notes Webb. He added that “The Concert is one of the funniest, most amusing ballets of all time. Everyone is guaranteed to leave the opera house smiling and chuckling to themselves.”

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Sir Frederick Ashton is represented with two works in the Victorian Winters program (December 14 – 15) with Les Patineurs and Enigma Variations, which also includes George Balanchine’s Diamonds. This program is special not just because it’s with full orchestra, but because Webb notes that any December program should have glitter, and Diamonds offers plenty of that. Webb says that “it’s a stunning piece of Imperial Russia.” Les Patineurs—about a Victorian ice-skating party taking place on a frozen pond one evening—should be equally impressive with its stunning 1930s setting and fur-trimmed winter outfits.

It’s also the 50th anniversary of Enigma Variations—yet another tribute!

The first program of the 2019 portion of the season (January 25 – 28), Transcending Movement, includes David Bintley’s Four Scottish Dances, the world premiere of a yet-untitled new work by Resident Choreographer and Principal Dancer of The Sarasota Ballet, Ricardo Graziano, and a company premiere of Ashton’s Varii Capricci. Those who think they know Ashton will be surprised by Varii Capricci,

Victoria Hulland & Ricardo Rhodes in George Balanchine's Stars and Stripes

which has an unexpected sense of humor, poking light-hearted fun at the tradition of ballet. It’s Ashton as you’ve never quite seen him before.

The next program in 2019 (February 15 – 17) brings an outside dance company to Sarasota. This season, it’s the Martha Graham Dance Company, a group The Washington Post calls “one of the seven wonders of the artistic universe.” Webb appreciates the chance for his own company to have longer rehearsals and put in more work during this extended time between productions, plus Webb says our amazing audience always enjoys the first-hand introduction to other groups and performers. “It also links up well with our first program, where our own dancers perform the work of Martha Graham,” says Webb. “This should be a real education for all of us—one of the great modern dance companies in the world is coming here.

This allows so many more people to see them than otherwise might be able to.”

The sixth program of the season (March 8 – 9), entitled Poetry and Liberty, again shows the work of Sir Frederick Ashton with Apparitions, alongside the rousing John Philip Sousa music in Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes. This program, too, has the backing of a full orchestra to make the event more majestic. “We couldn’t do a season like this without paying tribute to Dame Margot Fonteyn, perhaps the best ballerina ever—certainly one of the ten most extraordinary ladies to ever grace the stage,” says Webb. Ashton made this ballet for her, so including it this season was a fitting way to honor her. The evening will be full of excitement, though, because the Sousa music in Stars and Stripes will be accompanied by twirling batons and military marching. For Webb specifically, this will be an unforgettable pair of nights.

While the company performed Stars and Stripes a few years back, he wasn’t an American citizen at the time, and yet he still got chills when the American flag unfurled. This time around, Webb is an American citizen, so seeing this particular ballet again has him incredibly excited.

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The season closes (April 26 – 27) with a full orchestra as the company performs Giselle, one of the truly great full-length classics, with production and choreography

by Sir Peter Wright and music by Adolphe Adam. “I tend to schedule more doubleand triple-bills,” Webb explains, “but performing full-length ballets is incredibly important. They’re all challenging, though.

We only do them if we know we can do them right—that is to say, we can present it as close as we can to the original.” The company will be doing Sir Peter Wright’s production, considered by many to be the most faithful production of this old romantic ballet. “He’ll be 92 this November,” says Webb, “but we hope he’ll come here to see Giselle. His production is, by far, one of the greatest versions I’ve ever seen.”

About the entire 2018/2019 lineup, Webb says, “This season shows the beauty, strength, and vibrancy that our dancers and the art form have to offer. We’re proud to be bringing such incredible ballets to the Sarasota stage for our amazing audiences.”

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Let’s face it. Owning a slice of paradise on the water isn’t cheap. Sure, you can find some smaller homes with a peek of our shimmering waters, but if you turn around quickly you may face a wall.

For sweeping water views and Gulf access, you’re going to have to pay large, which is not a problem for many of our residents and those moving here. After all, the latest study of federal tax returns (MagnifyMoney) showed that Sarasota was among the top areas in the nation for wealth accumulation.

We know we have a lot of multimillionaires and even a couple of billionaires who call our town home.

Checking the current MLS listings, we found that there are approximately 100 imposing waterfront or water view properties for sale over $3 million in Sarasota County, and approximately 55 waterfront or water view properties for sale over $2 million in Manatee County.

So what do you get for your (millions) of dollars? We took a look at some diverse waterfront areas of town to show you three distinctive waterfront beauties.

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e start with a piece of Sarasota history. The historic Van Wezel estate, designed by renowned architect Thomas Reed Martin in Mediterranean Revival style, was built in 1936 and was the home of Lewis and Eugenia Van Wezel (yes, those Van Wezels). Eugenia’s sister, Rita, married Gustaf Nobel (yes, that Nobel). Other notable house guests included Albert Einstein and Brigitte Bardot, to name a few.

The 3-bedroom grand estate was recently restored and renovated with great care taken to incorporate modern conveniences while preserving the original Art Deco feel. It all starts with a unique courtyard entrance highlighted with a fish pond.

Fifteen foot volume beam ceilings provide shimmering views of the pool, Sarasota Bay and Otter Key. You also get deeded dock access giving you direct Gulf access for your boat. Plus you’re just blocks away from the beach, St. Armands Circle and minutes to Downtown Sarasota and of course the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

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ext up is waterfront country club living in Siesta Key’s gated and prestigious Sanderling Club. This incredible 3.64-acre property offers a rare opportunity to live in tropical splendor.

A winding drive with towering palms leads to the grand façade of this expansive property, which sprawls from the shimmering waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the serenity of Heron Lagoon.

The elegant main home with five bedrooms is over 8,500 square feet and is ideal for a sophisticated but

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comfortable lifestyle, where walls of glass invite the stunning views inside. The dramatic foyer flows to the spacious living areas with formal living and dining rooms, a large family room, a safe room, and an indoor sauna and steam room. Built in 2007, the twobedroom guest home features nearly 2,000 square feet, two full baths and a dock on Heron Lagoon.

The well-manicured grounds include 304 feet of beachfront, 305 feet of Heron Lagoon frontage, a private clay tennis court, an open pool and spa,

and a detached RV garage. All that along with the amenities of Sanderling Club with its 24-hour security, Paul Rudolph-designed clubhouse, bayside marina, two Har-Tru tennis courts, cozy waterfront cabanas and more.

This Sanderling beauty is offered for sale for $10,900,000 by Stephanie Church of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate (941.724.5448).

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his masterpiece is a modernday Neverland. Kimoni, a magical place that awakens your senses, is situated on 120 feet of waterfront on Sarasota Bay in Manatee County.

As soon as you enter this tropical paradise through artisan-crafted gates, you can feel your stress immediately melt away.

Kimoni’s main house has an attached apartment and two guest houses. A central nexus of entertainment, the gathering room and chef’s kitchen with bar expand onto a wraparound deck, filling the space with fresh sea breezes and breathtaking water views.

The home’s inspired and thoughtful design was crafted with an expert blending of rustic and contemporary materials. There’s an elevator in the main house, smart home technology, a wine cellar and wine coolers, one full kitchen and three efficiency kitchens. Wait, there’s lots more. How about four laundry rooms, 7,500 feet of pavers, 1,500 feet of outdoor decking, exposed Chicago brick, alder wood barn doors, imported granite, custom iron and metalwork, and a boat dock outfitted to accommodate a seaplane.

This unique waterfront compound is offered for sale at $7,500,000 by Deborah Angelo O’Mara and Kathy Lewis of Michael Saunders & Company (941.730.0777 and 941.228.1213).

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Be sure to include some cool shades in your pet’s bag for lounging by the pool.

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Brutus can walk in through the sloped beach entry for easy access. Young, eager and ready to run in? Again, no problem.

The other end of the pool has a step entry.

The well-planned design allows for a large swimming area, which at its deepest point is 4 feet deep, where Brutus can be easily reached by daycare attendants at any time.

And after snoozing in the sun a bit more, there’s even a courtyard area with a large shade structure with cool air misting fans that help lower the air temperature by 20 degrees on hot days.

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As a resort guest, Brutus can play for an hour and meet new friends. But first, since he’s new to this resort, he’ll have to have a Pet Personality Profile (PPP) on file and pass a temperament evaluation. Hope Mom filled that out before I got here, Brutus thinks. It’s important because PPP gives the resort staff an idea of what Brutus is accustomed to and what, if anything, they should look out for.

This could include medical issues, previous injuries, differences in reactions to other dogs when on leash and off leash, play style and more.

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While playing around, Brutus meets Harry. Harry’s got a gal pal named Sally.

They all become fast friends. Buddy’s trying to impress Sally, so he schedules time on the treadmill to stay in shape. Buddy heads to the DogPacer treadmill, where one of the resort staff members knows just how to give positive reinforcement to newbies and to treadmill veterans, always keeping in mind the comfort level of their guests and the speed level they can handle. Buddy wows Sally with his physicality. This is going very well.

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Sally really wants to impress Harry, too, and notices she needs some grooming. She schedules an appointment at the salon. First, she gets a much-needed massage. Next up, she gets her nails trimmed and buffed to take off the sharp edges and make them shine. Her last spa appointment is for her all-natural blueberry facial, pH-balanced so there’s no stinging. Hmmmmm‌smells so good. Rub it into my face more, Sally thinks. I want more. Sally knows the blueberries help break down tear stains and those annoying and unsightly eye crusties. It also makes her facial fur very soft and less tangled. Perfect in case Harry nuzzles her.

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It’s been a long day. Sally is exhausted, but very happy. She is staying in one of the Polo Suites and tuck-in service is included in her plan. She can’t wait. One of the resort staff will be spending some time with her, petting her, hugging her and even kissing her goodnight. Wish it were Harry, thinks Sally, but this will certainly do.

The next day is Sally’s birthday. She dreams of having of her new friends at her birthday party.

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By Ryan G. Van Cleave

The other day, I realized the water from my faucet was unpalatable. I’d been taking it for granted that when I flipped on the water in my house, the water would be fine. It wasn’t. The solution was a decidedly pricey home filtration system plus a reverse osmosis drinking water setup in our kitchen.

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While the hit to my wallet stung, it also got me thinking about water quality AND availability. Water demand globally is projected to increase by 55% between 2000 and 2050. While 70% of the Earth’s surface is water, 97% of it is seawater, meaning that it’s unfit for human consumption. Yikes.

Johnson explains that often people think conservation is just about land, and water issues are just about water. But really, they’re the same—especially in our region where most of the drinking water comes from the surface as compared to the majority of Florida which relies heavily on groundwater. “We’re creating problems with our drinking water by not allowing water to run naturally through the land,” she explains. The land serves as a filtration system of sorts if water is allowed to move through it properly, and wetlands are very important as a buffer. This impacts our drinking water as well as the health of our rivers, bays, and beaches, so protecting the land around the water is critical.

Christine Johnson, President of the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, explains that what I came to realize is exactly what they want to help others understand—that water quality, from drinking water to the health of our bays and waterways—is critical to our economy and quality of life.

Conservation Foundation believes that progress is all a function of balance—the balance of development and conservation. “We want thoughtful, strategic planning to lead the way. Planning that includes how we will protect our resources—water and otherwise—so that all people can enjoy living, working and playing here, forever.”

To put it more plainly: the environment IS our economy.

Our recent red tide issues have made that premise all too real.

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scrub jays in Oscar Scherer Park are no longer thriving.

There’s not enough space to sustain the families, and no appropriate habitats are within flying distance, so the DNA pool for mating options is limited. In twenty years, there probably won’t be any scrub jays there at all, Johnson says. While that will make headline news, it’ll be too late. So Conservation Foundation is trying to create corridors of connectivity to support wildlife and stop future headline stories like this from coming true.

That’s why they want to protect the almost 5,800acre Orange Hammock Ranch property— to provide connectivity in addition to filtering water for the region’s drinking water supply. “When Orange Hammock Ranch is successfully conserved, we will come even closer to the Babcock Ranch in Charlotte County, which will create a much-needed corridor for the Florida panther, among other animals.” A mating female panther needs an astonishing 20,000 acres to thrive. This project will help give the already-challenged panther population a better chance.

Another thing Conservation Foundation is doing to make a difference is giving at-risk youth and adults experiences

in nature, thereby educating the next generation of voters and community leaders about the importance of the environment. “You can’t love and care for what you don’t know,” Johnson says, “and you don’t know without experience, so we provide those experiences to lots of people. I love it when we take kids out to Oscar Scherer, Bay Preserve, or Myakka. Their eyes just go wide and they say, ‘It’s better than a video game!’”

Conservation Foundation’s operating budget primarily comes from individuals, foundations, and family foundations. The money for some land projects largely comes from big foundations and local, state, or federal government. Other projects are community-led such as the recent conservation of the 44-acre Johnson Preserve at Braden River in Manatee County. The local community saw the need, asked Conservation Foundation to help, and contributed $1 million to help Manatee County purchase 33 acres from a developer. “An inspirational example of community conservation,” notes Johnson.

“We are collaborating right now with community-led efforts like the Legacy Trail Extension and the Venice Urban Forest.”

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Conservation Foundation’s efforts to create impact while being fiscally responsible is being noticed—they were recently ranked #1 in the state of Florida and #10 nationally for their success in three criteria: the amount of money in the operating budget that goes to their mission (85%), the cost to raise a dollar (how efficient their fundraising efforts are) and transparency.

But what about people like me, who can’t afford to purchase and donate large tracts of land or write six-figure checks? Johnson says that when she speaks to elected officials, it’s important for them to hear how many members we have. “Elected officials respond to statements like, ‘We have X members who support Y project,’ because our membership is their constituency.” Furthermore, it’s the membership that fuels Conservation Foundation’s work, making it possible to research conservation projects, provide education opportunities for kids and adults, and fundraise diligently and efficiently for land projects. Conservation Foundation members’ support makes all the work possible. To become one of those members standing up to support the environment, it only takes $50— that’s all an annual membership to the Conservation Foundation costs.

And as Johnson reminds us, “It’s much, much cheaper to save the strategic places now than to purchase it later and have to clean up the land because we didn’t choose to act earlier.” Their goal isn’t to think of the short term but rather to think of forever. “When we save a piece of property, we save it for every future generation.” That’s a goal well worth pursuing.

For more information on Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast, please visit conservationfoundation.com or call 941.918.2100.

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IT’S NOT JUST ANY HOME . . .

From Classic to Contemporary Custom Homes, John Cannon continues to set the standard in Luxury Home Building.

It has been 31 years since John and Phillipa Cannon founded John Cannon Homes, and together with a team of highly skilled professionals, they’ve built more than 1,400 custom homes in the areas most prestigious gated, golf course and waterfront communities. With over 370 of those homes custom built for clients on the water, John Cannon Homes has become the region’s waterfront builder of choice.

“Your home is the fulfillment of your dream, the culmination of all you have worked for your entire life. It should be respected as such,” says John Cannon. “At John Cannon Homes we never forget that your home is the center of your life, a place where families gather to share stories and make memories for generations to come. Homes where friends will be welcomed and elegantly entertained. Homes where families live and love and laugh. We’re committed to making sure we build you a home where all that is possible.”

IT’S A JOHN CANNON HOME

“During the building process they took the time to get to know us, asked the right questions about our lifestyle and that made for an enjoyable experience.”

Why do so many discriminating home buyers choose John Cannon Homes?

Customization and 3D Visualization— We offer in-house architectural services, with a variety of floor plans that you can customize to reflect your unique character. Or you can start with a complete, white sheet design. From Mediterranean, SpanishColonial, French Country, West Indies, Neo-Classical to Mid-century Modern and Contemporary, the choice is yours and all are designed with John Cannon’s uncompromising standards. We’ll capture your vision and turn it into a virtual tour of your new home in 3D, showing you the exterior and interior details and finishes you’ve selected along with an overall image where you’ll be able to view your home from daybreak to sunset.

“We knew there would be many challenges in the design-build process and it is why John Cannon Homes expertise was tantamount as to why they were chosen.”

Build On-Your-Lot Experience— Our team of experts are well-versed in local and national building codes as well as the codes and requirements for our area’s individual neighborhoods. This ensures the perfect fit for your home on your lot and for your lifestyle.

Our Commitment to Excellence— When you select John Cannon Homes, you are choosing an award-winning team with the single goal of creating your home just as you’ve envisioned. A home where architectural integrity and authenticity results in a home of timeless elegance, curb appeal and enduring resale value.

A 4,000 Square Foot Design Center— Our Design Center showcases all the newest products and design trends. We are constantly updating our products and selections to reflect classic, modern and the most current trends.

“Cannon had so much more going for him in regard to reputation and experience building properties on the water, he understood how to maximize the footprint of the house and knowing the ins and outs of the entire process…gave him a huge advantage over other builders.”

Along with competitive pricing, attention to detail and a first-class reputation for excellence in design and building, John Cannon Homes has been recognized as “Best Builder” for 26 years in the Readers’ Choice awards in Sarasota, Manatee and Venice.

For information about building your home on your lot or ours, contact Mark Grigoli, Director of Sales at 941.361.1300 and to learn more visit: www.johncannonhomes.com.

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SCENES FROM AN INTERVIEW CONGRESSMAN VERN BUCHANAN ON POLICY, PROGRESS AND FINDING COMMON GROUND

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OLITICS IS A NASTY BUSINESS, filled with personal attack ads, gridlock and even not-so-real or complete news. Mark Twain once said, “A lie can travel around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” In these highly polarizing and divisive political times, a tweet can go around the world before a truth or half-truth can put on its pants. Nobody knows this better than Congressman Vern Buchanan, who faces re-election this fall for the congressional seat he has held since 2007 representing Florida’s 16th congressional district.

Buchanan, who comes from a modest blue-collar Michigan background, is the embodiment of the American dream. He started his professional life selling cars, successfully building both automobile dealerships and a printing business.

Today, Buchanan finds himself trying to build a consensus in Congress, a feat nothing short of miraculous. He’s tenacious because he believes there is far more that connects us than divides us.

This Republican congressman does not concern himself with a potential “blue tide” in the upcoming House election races. He is much more concerned with the devastating “red tide” that plagues our area beaches, our delicate ecological balance and the region’s

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economic well-being, issues that Buchanan feels everyone can agree on in terms of saving and protecting our natural resources and restoring the beauty that makes this area a favorite for tourists.

If it is true that all politics are local, it is this hometown brand of politics, his pragmatism and background as a successful businessman that Buchanan says help him work along bipartisan lines in his quest to advance Florida priorities. At the top of his list are reducing tax and regulatory burdens on small businesses, creating jobs, protecting Social Security for seniors, strengthening education to ensure America’s future, and advocating for veterans and military families. It’s a long to-do list for sure, but something he looks forward to attacking if elected to another term in November.

I recently sat down with Congressman Buchanan in his Sarasota office to chat with him about things the that keep him up at night, the issues that get his blood boiling and those where compromise is possible as we looked at some scenes from an interview of his life.

What has surprised you the most about your time serving as a congressman in Washington?

First, I’m humbled by the opportunity to serve. I’ve always considered myself a blue-collar kid. I tell people that I’m a representative – I represent them. The biggest issue is the unbelievable amount of dysfunction that comes out of Washington. People ask me why Democrats and Republicans can’t find a way to work together. I’m in a position now as the co-chair of the delegation for Florida, the third largest

delegation in the country with 29 members (including two senators), to try to find common ground. We try to find ways that we can work together on veterans’ issues, flood insurance, and citrus greening. As Americans, what we need to do is figure out how to focus and work together and find things that we can agree on and find a way to do things that are in the best interest of the people we represent.

“Nothing is impossible if we work together.” Is that your mantra?

Yes, pretty much. My belief is that if we work together we can accomplish a lot. We have a lot of talent in this country, a lot of potential, but we can get a lot more done together – and we have. You only hear about the things that don’t work, but we have been able to get quite a bit done. There are many things for which I’ve led the effort. Together with Democrat Alcee Hastings of the Fort Lauderdale area, who serves as co-chair with me of Florida’s Congressional delegation, we’ve brought the delegation together to get things done for veterans and on citrus issues.

How do you think we’re doing as a country?

As a country, there has been a lot of progress. We have the lowest unemployment level since 1969. I think we’re going to see a lot of paychecks going up. One of the biggest challenges businesses have is finding people; as a commodity, scarcity usually drives wages up. We’re growing faster than at any time in the last 15 years with 4.2 GDP for OCTOBER 2018 | SARASOTA SCENE

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on the town the last quarter. During the past administration, we had some of the slowest growth over the last 50 years. The NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business), which represents small businesses across the country, recently came out with its index, and it’s the most enthusiastic that they’ve ever been in terms of expectation of small businesses looking toward the future.

What’s the biggest thing you’d like to get done for your constituents if you’re reelected in November?

I think the biggest issue right now is red tide. I’ve been on the board at Mote Marine for a lot of years, and I just chaired a bill that got passed, giving $8 million to Mote Marine and other organizations so that they can identify the best ways to minimize red tide. Our coast is plagued by the challenge of red tide, but also Lake Okeechobee affects the East coast probably a little more than our coast, but it does affect us.

So it’s a statewide water quality issue and we must do what is right regardless of anybody’s interests. It impacts Florida’s tourism, jobs, small businesses, and it has health-related issues. That will be the biggest thing that I will lead and champion, along with the drug issues. Out of 67 counties, Manatee County is the worst per capita in the state with regard to opioid addiction. Now heroin. I’m working with the Governor and the committees in Washington to get the dollars they need. On these issues, we can 100 percent agree on working together as Democrats and Republicans.

Sometimes during an election season, a lot of things get said and it can be contentious, but after the election is over we’ll have a meeting of the delegation and we’ll be identifying the top issues. Red tide will be at the top of it as well as opioid use.

Besides red tide and opioids, what other issues are at the top of your list?

The growth of our economy. We’ve had slow growth over the last 10 years and a GDP of only 1 to 1.5 percent. I’m on the House Ways and Means Committee. The recent tax reform has made and will continue to make a big difference. For our area, that’s about $2300 for a family of four. There is a lot of misinformation out there, but the truth is for the next eight years or so, families of four are going to get about $2300 more in their paychecks. And we’ve been able to cut the tax burden on small businesses, helping job growth and business optimism. We’ve also tried to reduce regulations for small businesses.

As a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, how have the recent tax cuts and reduction of regulations impacted our strong recent economic numbers?

It’s big. Very big. A lot of it is the expectation game.

People see that they’re going to have more money in their paycheck. Businesses are seeing that they have more money to work with. People are very optimistic. We were losing a

lot of larger companies overseas to what they call corporate inversions. We had the highest corporate rate in the world.

When you look at the tax code from the top to the bottom, it’s making a big difference and that’s why we’re seeing growth.

And over the last year and half, the stock market has been up over 50 percent. Everybody’s seeing it who wants to see it.

In your life as a private citizen, businessman or politician, do you ever remember Washington being so divided and the rhetoric being so divisive?

I think in terms of Washington it’s too divided, especially right now. It’s as bad as I’ve seen it as long as I’ve been there. On the other hand, I feel good about what I’ve been able to do as co-chair with Alcee Hastings of the Florida Congressional delegation – a Democrat and Republican working together.

We’ve had some good luck getting things done for our industries and fighting for issues that are important to the people of Florida.

What do you do to combat the division and get things done?

The bottom line is we still need 60 votes in the Senate. But if we can have a strong showing for a vote in the House, my goal is to work together, get every Democrat and Republican together in Florida so that we can bring that weight to Congress as a whole. We’re the third largest population with a large delegation, so if we can come together we can get things done. For example, on citrus greening, the bill I got will provide more capital because they’ve lost so much of their crops to disease and hurricanes, which have wiped out a lot of that industry in Florida.

How do you define the Trump era, and what is it like working with him?

From my mindset, when I can agree with the President I will, and in the areas that I don’t agree with him, I’ll make that point.

For example, offshore drilling. I’ve led that effort and I’ve been a champion on stronger regulations as long as I’ve been in Congress and have been a critic of the President’s stance. On the Paris Climate Accord, when the President wanted to pull out of that, I strongly stated that I thought it was the wrong direction to go. So I’ll hold him accountable. If there are things that make sense, I’ll be with him on it, and for things that don’t make sense for my constituents or for Florida, I will take a strong position.

You are considered by many to be a bipartisan champion. How so?

If you look over the last ten to twelve years, outside agencies have named me as one of the most bipartisan as well as one of the most effective members of Congress. I’m kind of the go-to guy on bipartisan legislation. If you can’t seek some common ground, you aren’t going to get things done, and our goal is to get things done.

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on the town with Mote Marine scientists to see where we are, what more we can do and what we should be doing. My job is to make sure we’re doing everything we can to make sure that they have the resources to minimize the impact. They’re experimenting with new technologies on how to take the red tide out of the water. We have to all come together to get results, because quality air and beaches are a big asset to Florida communities.

Finish the following sentences: A good citizen is one who… ...votes and stays active in the community.

A good congressman or congresswoman is one who… …is focused on their constituency and doing what is right by them.

As a businessman, you probably weren’t too shocked to see President Trump’s businessman’s approach to getting things done.

I was in business for 30 years, and to me it was always about the enterprise being successful. In Congress, I feel it’s the same way; the enterprise is America and its people. Nothing has changed for me the way I approach Washington. Washington is always about the next election and that’s unfortunate, but I’m up there trying to make the difference on issues that matter to our community. I tell people I represent you and that’s what I try to do — represent this community the best I can.

In the next decade, what is the biggest threat to America in terms of our quality of life and freedoms?

You need a strong country, strong economy, well-paying jobs, and that’s the focus that we need to stay on – helping businesses become and stay more successful. If you don’t have a strong economy and country, you’re not going to have a strong military.

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Our number one obligation for Congress is keeping people safe. And you keep people safe by being strong. My focus is on growing the economy; 95% of the marketplace is outside of the US. One in five jobs in Florida are trade-related.

We have 14 ports here, so we have to find a way that we can export more of our products overseas. That’s why it’s important to build those relationships with our friends like Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia, and the best way to build them is through commerce and trade.

When you return home to Florida, how much of an eye-opening and learning experience is it for you away from what some people call the “Washington bubble”?

When I got to Congress, my focus was small business and jobs and veterans’ issues. The reality of the job is that issues come up, like the opioid crisis and red tide. We’ve always had red tide, but it’s as severe as I’ve ever seen it. It’s been claimed that 100 tons of dead fish have been taken off the beaches. We have to double our efforts. I’ll be meeting

When someone votes for me I will always… ...earn their vote and do everything I can to listen to their thoughts and needs and do the best I can to fight for their issues in Washington.

The Constitution is… ...a defining document for the United States.

It’s the reason we’ve had a lot of success on many fronts over the years. A very inspired and inspiring document.

America to me is a… ...land of opportunity, where a blue-collar kid could grow up with nothing and become anything he wanted. It has unlimited possibilities in terms of the American Dream and that’s what I want to fight for so that the American Dream is not there just for my kids, but for everybody’s kids and for my four grandkids.

Being a Michigan kid myself, I know a lot of the same streets you traveled down. Do you kind of pinch yourself about your journey?

Cherry Hill, Inkster, Middle Belt Road and Telegraph Road. (Smiles) I used to race cars on Telegraph. Yeah, who would have guessed that from a blue-collar family – one of six kids – that I would be sitting across the desk from the President of the United States, whether it was the last President or this President? I built two big companies;

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on the town who would have ever thought that was possible? But I do believe in the American Dream and I believe if you work hard, play by the rules, anything is possible in America. It did my heart good, seeing an African-American elected President of the United States. It said to me that anything is possible. It said to the African-American community that anything is possible in America if you work hard.

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Sandy is the spiritual rock in our family. That makes a big difference. My wife has always been about the family and having a big impact in that area. She keeps us all grounded.

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Your son James is running for a seat in South County. What kind of fatherly advice have you given him?

I have two sons, and I’ve always told them to find something that they’re passionate about. James is passionate about public service, and frankly I’m surprised that with all the stuff that one has to deal with, he’d be interested in running, but at the same time I think he’ll do a great job because he’ll go up there for all the right reasons.

What are your biggest concerns for your district and the great state of Florida?

Many years ago, when I was head of the Chamber of Commerce in Sarasota, our area was voted by Money Magazine as the best to live and work in the United States.

That’s still my focus. I think this area is the best place in the United States, and I want to continue to fight so that it remains that way. We can’t bury our head in the sand, we have to fight red tide, opioids and other issues that come up while at the same time focusing on growing our economy.

Are America’s and Florida’s best days ahead of us?

Totally. One hundred percent. But we have to work together as a community and set our differences aside and find the solutions that we can agree on.

Why should people re-elect Vern Buchanan?

I believe that I’m a person who listens. I’ve done more town halls than anybody else. I’ve been effective in getting things done. I’m very bipartisan and I think that’s the mindset that we need to have up there. Humbly, I’d say I’m on the most powerful committee in Washington which does Medicare, Social Security, Health Care, Taxes and Trade – all the big issues that flow out of the committee – and I’m in a good position to do even more going forward.

Congressman Vern Buchanan is opposed by Sarasota attorney David Shapiro in the November 6 election for United State Representative District 16. For more information on Congressman Buchanan, visit VernBuchanan.com. For information on David Shapiro, visit voteshapiro2018.com. For voting information, visit sarasotavotes.com.

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COUPLES ON THEIR WEDDING DAY

by Jacqueline Miller

APRIL 21, 2018

ALLISON MARY MEUSER & TIMOTHY MICHAEL HAYS

MEUSER + HAYS When Sarasota High student Tim was 16 and Out-of-Door Academy student Allie was 14, this outgoing, beautiful pair met and instantly became great friends.

In 2011, an exciting internship in South Africa took Allie away for several months. She needed someone she knew she could trust who would take wonderful care of her dogs during her time away. Who better to ask than her good pal, Tim? Despite the six-hour time difference, Allie and Tim talked every day during her South African adventure. They would soon realize what their friends already knew—that they would end up together.

By the time Allie returned to the States, they were in a relationship. Six months later, Tim proposed to Allie on the front steps of their house, placing her grandmother’s engagement ring on her finger.

Right after Christmas of 2015, Allie and Tim moved to the Florida Keys so she could pursue a career in biology, coral research and conservation. Tim is a marine mechanic, so there is plenty of work for him in the Keys! The combination of their vocations make exploring the Keys together great fun and further bind this incredible couple.

But Allie needed to get started on planning her wedding, which just happened to be on her birthday. The date was the only one available at her chosen venue—the Powel Crosley Estate. According to Allie, she and

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her mom could not have planned her dream day without wedding planner Maria Brady. Allie says Maria was “seriously fantastic.” She understood Allie’s vision to create a dreamy and romantic springtime feel, but also keep the wedding intimate and a little rustic. It all came together perfectly.

Allie says the real stars of the show were the adorable flower girl, Hunter Ellsworth, Tim’s niece, and ring bearer Aydan Kinney, their friend’s son and their nephew. The children hadn’t met before the wedding day, but they became very quick friends and took their jobs quite seriously!

When Hurricane Irma hit last September, it devastated the area where Allie and Tim live in the Keys. Their home suffered from significant damage. Dealing with the aftermath of a major hurricane and trying to plan a wedding was not easy for Allie and Tim. A few months before the wedding, Tim and Allie decided to ask their guests to make donations in lieu of wedding gifts to one of the relief organizations that was directly helping families in the Keys still struggling after Hurricane Irma. Thanks to the incredible generosity of their guests, this selfless, caring couple was able to raise and donate over five thousand dollars for the relief effort.

Still in the midst of hurricane repairs, Allie and Tim have not yet gone on their honeymoon. The adventurous duo hopes to take a National Geographic trip to the Galapagos or Iceland on their first wedding anniversary.

Allison’s parents are Veronica Mason and Stanley Meuser.

Tim’s parents are Lisa and Michael Hays.

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KATIE HENDRICK & BILL VINCENT

HENDRICK + VINCENT These bright and beautiful Gator fans met at Evie’s on Bee Ridge Road in September 2013 during a game-watching party with the Sarasota County Gator Club. Katie was a board member in charge of greeting people. Bill had recently moved to Sarasota and attended to befriend fellow UF alumni and fans.

Katie grew up in Inverness, went to Wake Forest University for her undergraduate studies, and then to the University of Florida for her master's in journalism. Bill grew up in Boca Raton and Brandon. He went to the University of Florida for undergraduate studies, law school and his MBA. Both with a love of trivia, the pair became close friends over the course of the next several months, meeting up to play trivia games at restaurants around Sarasota. They had their official first date the following June.

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The couple got engaged last fall with Katie fully aware of what was going to happen. She knew because Bill had her grandmother's engagement ring reset and she was a part of the design process. Katie was pet sitting for her parents and Bill drove up to Inverness to visit. He asked her what she thought was the most romantic place in town and she named a boardwalk area down by a big lake. Off they went, and when they got there, they discovered the "Great American Cooter Festival" was taking place. You can’t make that up as they say! Katie said it was a little too kitschy and public for Bill, so they returned to her parents' house. Bill got down on one knee in the backyard garden, making for a low-key proposal that was much more befitting their personalities.

Katie’s grandfather, William T. Harrison, who was celebrating his 90th birthday, told the family he wanted to celebrate his milestone birthday at the Gasparilla Inn, one of his favorite spots in the state and a great environment for a family reunion. Katie and Bill decided to piggyback their wedding with his celebration, since most of the family would already be together. Plus, they both love the Inn’s “Old Florida” vibe with its sophistication and great style.

They kicked off the weekend with a welcome party at the Gasparilla Inn Beach Club, serving margaritas and heavy hors d'oeuvres and listening to a trio of Gulf and Western musicians perform - John Frinzi of Lakeland, John Patti of Sarasota and James White of Nokomis.

On their wedding day, Katie wore her mother's veil for the ceremony and used her parents’ cake knife during the reception. Her mother, mother-in-law and Katie are all members of Phi Mu Fraternity, as were a dozen or so of her guests, so she set up a table with the sorority's crest and a vase of its flowers, carnations, and had a group photo during the reception.

They also had a Florida Gators-themed groom's cake and asked the many Gator fans in attendance to join them on the dance floor to sway to "We are the Boys,” a long standing tradition during UF sporting events.

The flowers were designed by a longtime friend, Ian Prosser of Botanica in Tampa. He created a floral chandelier for the focal point and incorporated Katie’s favorite flowers, Romantic Antike garden roses, which Katie saw growing on a work trip to Colombia last year, and gardenias, which are extremely fragrant, so she would have an olfactory reminder of her wedding. Katie walked down the aisle to the wedding march from "The Sound of Music,” her favorite movie.

The couple honeymooned in Maui and especially liked the Road to Hanna, Haleakala at sunrise and snorkeling at Molokini and off the beach at the hotel, the Grand Wailea.

Bill is an attorney with Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long and Koche in Tampa. Katie is a freelance magazine writer and editor. Her parents are Susan and Tom Hendrick of Inverness and Bill’s parents are Kathleen and Fred Vincent of Venice.

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Education MATTERS

By Ryan G. Van Cleave

CONNECTING THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AT NEW COLLEGE AND BEYOND

As the State University System of Florida’s legislatively-designated honors college, New College of Florida is the only public college or university in the entire state that has the sole mission of providing the highest caliber of education to top students from around the country. Now New College is becoming known for something equally impressive—being at the center of the creative hub that is our community.

Thanks to a five-year, $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, they’ve launched New College: Connecting the Arts and Humanities on Florida’s Creative Coast, an initiative to foster a deeper understanding of the arts and humanities through new programs at New College and partnerships with local arts organizations. This is both an expansion of existing programs as well as the creation of new ones, including a series of open seminars given by renowned scholars and experts.

“New College was attractive to the Mellon Foundation,” explains New College Provost Barbara Feldman. “We are an excellent public liberal arts college, Sarasota is in an arts-rich community, and we had just launched our collaboration with the Cross-College Alliance,” which is the five-institution educational partnership of The Ringling, State College of Florida ManateeSarasota, University of South Florida SarasotaManatee, Ringling College of Art and Design, and New College.

The initiative—now in its third year of Mellon support—is run by Kim Anderson, Associate Professor of Art at New College. “This grant has put us in a good position to connect with partnering institutions that share a core commitment to the arts and humanities,” she says.

“Though the huge number of local educational and arts organizations share many goals, in practice, it’s much easier to look inward and work with what you have than work outward and find

ways to be collaborative. Our initiative is proving invaluable in terms of helping us break out of our silos.”

One of those partnerships is with the Ringling Museum, where they’ve often had curators come teach classes for New College.

This spring, though, New College art history faculty will bring in University of Florida Professor Melissa Hyde to deliver a public talk at The Ringling about her efforts to make the 18th century art world come to life. Students hearing talks like that will be able to apply that knowledge directly to their coursework, and since the community is invited, the reach of events such as this is magnified.

Anderson is especially excited about the Asian Film and Talk series, made possible by the Mellon Foundation, Ringling Museum, Ringling College of Art and Design, and the Elling Eide Center. “I’ve seen the trailers for these and it’s clear—these are life-changing films. One film that deals with air pollution has been banned in China, so having it here brings up the issues of censorship and documentary content. When we screen a film, it’s not just about watching the film—we bring in local experts who can facilitate useful conversations about the films themselves and the issues connected to them.”

New College Professor of English and Theater Nova Myhill served as co-director for the Mellon-supported initiative for its first two years. About that experience, she notes that it “definitely made me more aware of how relatively easy it is to

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make connections between our students and some of the local arts organizations. For example, I was able to regularly bring some of the Asolo Rep production team to campus to speak with my theater students. “Doing so gets the students to think about a performance not as a finished magical thing that exists, but rather as something that’s made by people. It gives the students new ways to think about the kind of theater work they might do.”

Some of the highlights of the coming year include a robust set of offerings for Black History month, and at least one Game Jam—a game-making workshop taught by Ringling College of Art and Design professor Rick Dakan, where participants learn an online-game development program called Twine. Plus there’s a series of seminar-style campus conversations where New College faculty present on elements of their teaching and research. The January campus conversation will center on collaboration. Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies Emily Saarinen has been bringing art students in her lab to do insect illustrations, and she’ll talk about that process and share what the students are getting out of it.

Ultimately, Anderson hopes that the Mellon-funded efforts to get the word out about the bounty of arts and humanities offerings will create a stronger sense of

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impact on their campus and throughout the community.

Myhill adds that “we really want to make sure that members of the community have the chance to benefit from the kind of work that we’re doing and presenting here.” One other key point—the Mellon support was intended to help establish and foster creative relationships. The hope is that these will remain in place long after the five-year Mellon support period is completed. “The real goal here,” Myhill says, “is to find new ways for us all to benefit, from the institutions to the general public. That’s the important thing.”

Provost Feldman sums it up, saying that “this initiative connects our college with institutions across the Sarasota area to provide an opportunity for everyone in the community to enjoy the beauty, creativity, and ingenuity that arts and humanities bring to our lives.”

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Berlin in the 1930s. A dangerous threat is on the horizon, but it’s of no concern to cabaret singer Sally Bowles, who only wants to have a good time!

Will Sally recognize her own selfishness or will she cast a blind eye as the Nazis steamroll everything she holds dear?

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What do you want to be when you grow up?

Larry Hamm’s “The Clown” from Theatre Odyssey’s 10-Minute Play Festival

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ENGLEWOOD ART CENTER ringling.edu/eac Reception for Galleries Julie Kanapaux, Abstract, Rita Schwab October 13

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selby.org / 941.366.5731 The Orchid Show 2018: Endless Forms October 12 – November 25

ringling.edu / 941.359.7563 Richard & Barbara Basch Gallery Noelle McCleaf: Recent Photographs October 13 – December 14 Lois & David Stulberg Gallery Sheryl Oring October 12 – December 7

NORTH PORT ART CENTER northportartcenter.com / 941.423.6460 Great Gallery Heist Champagne Preview Reception October 5 | 6:30 p.m.

Best of the Best Art Show October 8 – 26 Great Gallery Heist Banquet and Art “Steal” Heron Creek Golf and Country Club, North Port October 13 | 5:30 p.m.

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Rhythm of the Ringling: Season Kick-off Party Featuring Matthew Duvall and The Kraken Quartet The Ringling Museum of Art Courtyard October 20 | 7:30 p.m.

National Theatre Live: The Merry Wives of Windsor October 26

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By Ryan G. Van Cleave

RYAN REVIEWS THREE BOOKS FOR YOUNG (OR YOUNG-AT-HEART) READERS DACTYL HILL SQUAD

by Daniel José Older What type of reader ISN’T cracking open a book with this line as its hook? “It’s 1863 and dinosaurs roam the streets of New York as the Civil War rages between raptor-mounted armies down South.” If you’re going to do historical fantasy, do it big, and what’s bigger than dinosaurs, right?

But Daniel José Older’s new series is more than just a kid-cool premise—it tackles social issues that will speak to readers of all ages. It also features many characters of color in strong memorable roles.

The story revolves around Magdalys Roca (a.k.a. “Maggie, Mags, or Mag-D, depending on the day”) and her friends at the Colored Orphan Asylum. While watching a play, the orphanage burns down and many of the other orphans are kidnapped by the evil Magistrate Richard Riker. Magdalys and her pals manage to escape to Brooklyn, where they partner with the Vigilance Committee they learn to ride pterodactyls in order to rescue their lost orphan friends and keep them from being sold in the South as slaves. Magdalys’ newly-discovered Dr. Dolittle-like ability to communicate telepathically with dinosaurs helps make her the unofficial leader of the team and an interesting character, as well.

What gives this book even more value is how it includes useful back matter that connects the story to real events and ideas about that time period. In sum, Dactyl Hill Squad is a fast-paced, action-packed tale bundled with historical information, such as how Magistrate Riker was a real person who actually engaged in kidnapping, and how David Ballantine, though fictional, was “inspired by the real-life organizer and abolitionist David Ruggles . . . [who] led the Vigilance Committee, which functioned essentially like the version in this book (minus the dinosaurs).”

For kids who are tired of zombies and vampires, this new series might be the dino-charged romp they’re looking for. Highly recommended.

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OGRE ENCHANTED: A COMPANION NOVEL TO ELLA ENCHANTED

by Gail Carson Levine Let me first admit—the Van Cleave household digs the Newbery Honor-winning book, Ella Enchanted (and the movie too, for that matter). So the prequel—Ogre Enchanted—was a must-review for sure.

In this new novel, the young healer Evie is magically changed into an ogre by Lucinda, a meddlesome fairy.

How can poor Evie break free of this spell? The answer is simple: find someone to propose to her, and then accept that proposal. To make matters worse, Evie only has sixty-two days to locate someone willing to propose to her or she’ll be stuck as an ogre forever.

To be fair, Lucinda isn’t the MOST horrible fairy godmother ever, though she might be in the running. The reason she transforms Evie is because Evie turned down the proposal of her devoted friend— and medicine test subject—Wormy. Sure, she wasn’t in love with him, and yes, she rejects him rather kindly, but Lucinda didn’t approve of the rejection. Thus the ogre spell.

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This book is fun and engaging, but it meanders a bit more than Ella Enchanted. And while the opportunity to do more with other story elements—like a potential ogre/dragon rivalry—is there, the story seems mostly content to revolve around the ideas of love and romance.

Recommended for tween readers and die-hard fans of Ella Enchanted (because we do see how Ella’s parents live and why they ended up like they did).

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DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Written by Hannah Eliot, Illustrated by Jorge Gutierrez Board books are a great way to get the youngest readers involved in the world of stories, and considering that this review is appearing in the October issue of Sarasota Scene, why not show them how others around the world celebrate? That’s the premise behind Eliot’s Día de los Muertos. With striking images by Golden Globe-winning Mexican illustrator Jorge Gutierrez, Eliot’s book reveals how the Día de los Muertos celebration honors ancestors and loved ones who have passed.

If the children in your life enjoyed the award-winning animated movie Coco, then they’ll likely enjoy the sugar skulls and papel picado of this fun book, too.

Spanish words are integrated into the text in such a way that readers will find easy to manage. Recommended for the 3+ reading crowd.

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InHEALTH “WHY DIDN’T I DO THIS SOONER ?! ” Brian M. Derby MD, FACS

I have the unique pleasure of hearing such feedback from patients about how improvement in their bodily form and appearance changes their entire experience of life. As a plastic surgeon at Sarasota Plastic Surgery Center, I perform a multitude of operations upon which the margin between a good and fantastic result can be gauged in millimeters. The quest for perfection drives so many of us in the field of plastic surgery. There are a few operations, however, wherein perfection lies less in millimeters of change, but rather in how a plastic surgeon helps a woman feel comfortable in her own body again… or perhaps helps them experience that comfort for the first time. Of all the facial, breast, and body cosmetic procedures that I perform, I routinely hear patients who undergo breast reduction or labiaplasty say, “why didn’t I do this sooner?!”

Breast reduction removes excess skin, breast tissue, and fat from a woman’s bust to bring it into better proportion with her figure. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, over 43,000 women underwent cosmetic breast reduction in 2017.

Women in need of a breast reduction tell me that their ample bosoms spill into their armpits, rest heavily upon their ribs, and wreak havoc with moisture accumulation and rash development beneath their breasts.

Very candid patients tell me they are tired of looking at their “sad breasts” and nipples that are heading “due South”. Shared experiences of neck/shoulder/ upper back pain, bra-strap grooves, multiple sports bra usage during exercise, and requirements for specialty bra ordering are the unfortunate norm.

One of the first things I explain to women in consultation is that they are not alone, and that an incredibly happier, transformed version of themselves is likely to appear in the very near future postoperatively. Newer breast reduction techniques focus on using the tissue that remains, following removal of excess, to reshape the breast into a much cuter, shapelier size with a well-positioned nipple…much like a permanent internal bra. Modernday breast lifting is performed in the same way, simply with less tissue removed than a breast reduction. The ever-present end goal of my job in cosmetic breast surgery is to create a beautiful pair of breasts that blend harmoniously with the rest of a woman’s body.

Another less discussed topic of “why didn’t I do this sooner” is labiaplasty. Excess tissue on a woman’s vulva (the area around

the vagina) is common. Over 10,000 women underwent labiaplasty in 2017…you are not alone if you are thinking about doing this! Whether it was how you were made, what giving birth to your children did, or what has occurred with aging, a less than one-hour operation can help. Sexual embarrassment, pinching, avoidance of tight fitting clothing, bathing suits, or certain exercises, and issues with self-esteem routinely vanish following labiaplasty.

Women typically return to a desk job within days, and vigorous exercise or intercourse within four weeks following either of the previously mentioned procedures.

So, whether you’re in your late teens or late seventies, find comfort in knowing you’re not alone in your quest for hugely transformative results in areas that many women find embarrassing to discuss. Why wait?

Those who undergo breast reduction or labiaplasty consistently share the exhilarated response, “why didn’t I do this sooner”?!

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InHEALTH INFLAMMATION, AGING AND CHRONIC DISEASE Karen O. Brainard, MD

Uncontrolled Inflammation. Who would think this may be the single most important factor contributing to the health problems I see day after day? Infections cause it. Toxins contribute to it. Stress ramps it up.

Disturbances in our intestinal tract amplify it. Obesity revs up the inflammatory response. Cancers are fed by inflammation. This state of inflammation can be obvious, like an infection of a cut where the skin become red, swollen and painful, but more often inflammation is subtle, silent, such as the inflammation of the lining of our arteries that triggers the development of atherosclerosis.

Inflammation can become severe and obvious like rheumatoid arthritis, or can slowly manifest in most of our degenerative conditions.

How to tame it? Many of our everyday choices have an effect on the inflammatory state in our bodies.

Cumulatively, these behaviors can wreak havoc or they can often assist our bodies in healing. Working to discover where your personal points of leverage exist can be helpful to quiet the inflammation and reduce the harmful effects on the body.

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“Many of our everyday choices have an effect on the inflammatory state in our bodies. Cumulatively, these behaviors can wreak havoc or they can often assist our bodies in healing.”

We know regular exercise improves our circulation, stimulates production of new connections between nerve cells, helps our sleep at night, and releases built-up stress. Avoiding environmental toxins by eating organic, non-GMO foods, filtering our water, avoiding heating foods in plastic containers, avoiding smoking and excess alcohol intake can help. We know the practice of meditation, a sense of purpose in life and cultivating an attitude of gratitude, can go a long way in mitigating the effects of daily stress.

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This modification is epigenetics, and it means that we can affect how our genetic inheritance shows up in our lives. We can identify food allergies to avoid disruption of the intestinal lining, helping to preserve the gut barrier and avoiding a leaky gut. We can identify hormonal imbalances and work to bio-identically balance them. We can identify nutritional deficiencies and optimize your nutritional status, giving you the fuel to feel energized. Modern medicine has given us incredible tools, but remember, the choices we make daily have an impact on a healthy vibrant state. We have an opportunity every day to calm our bodies and find balance!

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lordly dining

Cafe L’Europe Chateaubriand

By Rick Dakan

I’m obsessed with the Netflix show Lords and Ladles. It’s a cooking show where three Irish chefs go to lordly manor houses in Ireland and recreate incredibly fancy meals from the 18th or 19th century. There’s a lot of aspic, animal heads, and gross guts, but also some wonderfully extravagant platters and decadent dishes. It’s a rare treat for the diners to eat like the lords and ladies of yesteryear, and I’m super jealous, even when lamb’s head is on the menu. So I’ve been thinking about ways to eat like a lord here in Sarasota.

Dishes that are not only extravagant, but which have a history to them. Here are my top picks for dining with panache on the great classics of fine cuisine:

Chateaubriand at Cafe L’Europe

There’s no better place to start our journey into lordly decadence than famed Sarasota fine dining establishment Cafe L’Europe. St. Armands might not have all the grandeur of the Irish countryside, but there are beautiful beaches and plenty of classical statuary.

The restaurant itself offers elegantly appointed indoor dining or al fresco seating where you can indulge not only yourself, but your dog, too, from the restaurant’s delightful Doggie Dining Menu.

The height of lordly fare is the Chateaubriand for Two, carved tableside in the traditional manner. This ultra-tender, tenderloin cut of certified angus beef is served with a vegetable bouquetière and bordelaise and Béarnaise sauces. Named for the famed writer and politician François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand, you’ll be eating in the tradition of a man who survived the French Revolution, defied Napoleon, and served kings. Which is all to say, the man knew how to eat.

One of the aspects of historic feasts was creative and fanciful presentation, with complicated pies and intricate jellies and aspics. Before your Chateaubriand, indulge in Cafe L’Europe’s French Onion Soup, which uses an actual onion for the bowl instead of crockery. It’s all edible and delicious.

Bouillabaisse at Beach Bistro

Beach Bistro has a casual elegance to it, but the prime beachfront location is providing much of the visual splendor we lordly diners crave. This Anna Maria Island favorite is a local fine dining institution which befits a seaside restaurant. And if you’re eating seafood, then go for the lord of all seafood dishes, the famous Bistro Bouillabaisse.

Cafe L’Europe French Onion Soup

Bouillabaisse has its historical roots in the various fish stews of the Mediterranean, but the dish as we know it is from Marseilles.

For the local fisherman of the 18th or 19th century, the fish and shellfish were plentiful, but it was the addition of luxury seasonings like saffron that pushed this dish into the realm of extravagance.

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on the town The Beach Bistro version has all the best stuff: lobster, shrimp, fish, shellfish, and calamari, served with the essential toasted bread and garlic aioli.

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The seafood towers of Brittany are a delightfully traditional and are one of the signature dishes of Breton seaside towns like Cancale. The Capital Grille’s location in a shopping mall in no way compares to the coast of France, but you can instead bask in the astonished stares from nearby diners as you consume this multi-level collection of jumbo lump crab, North Atlantic lobster, shrimp cocktail, and oysters on the half shell all by yourself.

Or sure, share it with someone if you’re so inclined.

Crafted Dinner Series at Melange

Those lords of yesteryear hosted meals with dozens of dishes and, let’s be frank, way too much food. But part of the appeal was getting to try a lot of different things.

The modern version of this is the tasting menu, and one of the most intriguing ways to try many new and delicious tastes is the monthly Crafted Dinner Series at Melange on Main Street in Sarasota. Each course is paired with one of Pangea Alchemy Lab’s inventive cocktails, and the dishes themselves often include multiple enticing elements like elk, squab, and a trio of mousses from August’s menu. Check out their website at melangesarasota.com for details on upcoming seatings.

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by Ryan G. Van Cleave | Illustrations by Darcy Kelly-Laviolette

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et me preface this month’s column by sharing a few things. I secretly growl at squirrels. I bark at bad TV. I often sleep with my paws in the air.

Why? Because I’m a dog person. In a totally woof-tastic way.

Now that we’re clear about that, you’ll understand the significance of the following story. I’ve been talked into agreeing to cat sit for a week. We’re on day three as of today. And after watching this little furball of feline wonder in action for some 72 hours, I confess that I have questions. Perhaps cat people out there might be willing to explain these feline conundrums?

Here are just a few: • Do cats really think that everything on the ground is a cat toy?

• Is there some biological imperative for cats to run full-tilt from one side of the house to the other every single night at 4:30 a.m.?

• What is the lure of a potted plant to a cat? (Oh, my poor ficus. . .)

• Do all cats feel compelled to . . . you know . . .

WATCH when it’s human potty time?

I suppose I should thank my friend for inflicting this cat upon me since it came with some unique experiences. I now fully understand what true rejection feels like. Plus, even though this cat will be gone from my house long before this column runs, the memory will last and last, thanks to the “final touch” my cat guest left upon my new pair of Doc Martens.

Perhaps most important—I now appreciate why my friend strongly urged me to only feed Mittens [name changed to protect the guilty!] things that matched my carpet.

Now I’m not the type of person to sit here in my cathair-infested office, taking pot shots at all felines left and right via this column. While that would be endlessly entertaining to dog fans everywhere (and equally infuriating to cat lovers, I suspect), that’s not at all what the plan is this month.

Instead, I want to share the terrifying near-death experience I had two days ago. So there I was, living large on a Thursday night. Feet up on a metal folding chair. A Tervis tumbler full of strawberry milk on a little tray beside me. Three pepperoni Hot Pockets waiting to be gobbled. Me binge-watching Game of Thrones so I’m fully prepared for season 8 whenever it finally comes out. Let’s call it what it was: a perfect evening at home alone. The kids and wife were “out on the town” (a.k.a. shopping for school supplies).

Then CRASH! BOOM! SMASH! came from the garage.

I hit pause on Netflix, certain that one of three things had happened.

1) One or more of Daenerys Targaryen’s monstrous dragons had torn the roof of my garage clean off and was preparing to roast my homestead for dragon grins and pure saurian malice.

2) My house was ground zero for an alien invasion—probably those nasty ones from Independence Day. Or maybe one from those truly awesome early season episodes of The X-Files.

3) Burglar ninjas.

I grabbed the Deion Sanders game-used, signed Louisville Slugger off its revered place on the mantel and I crept through the kitchen. I’m mentally working the math—is it worth damaging the pricey collectible just to fend off a few intruders?

I mean, c’mon. There’s almost nothing worth taking from the garage. But the idea of being crispified by dragons, kidnapped by aliens, or burglarized by katana-wielding thieves didn’t hold any appeal. So my collectible bat held before me like King Arthur surely wielded Excalibur, I entered the garage, ready to bring some home-run-swinging vengeance to the situation, if needed.

The door creeeeeeeeeaked open . . .

I flipped on the light . . .

And then Mittens sprang claws-first onto my face, hissing and spitting and stinking of garbage and motor oil and whatever that stuff is that my wife sprays on the windows in December so we can pretend that it’s snowing in Florida and the windows are covered with frost.

I howled. Mittens howled. I spun and swung the bat. Mittens dug in and choked me with his surprisingly furry tail.

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insider Somehow—and let’s be clear, I blame Mittens 100% for this (how did he get in the garage, for one thing?)—the bat went winging off and took out the garage door motor with a KABOOM! that also included the exploding of two overhead light banks. Plastic and light bulb glass rained down.

Thankfully, I was now on the ground in the fetal position, effectively protecting my cat-guest from any harm.

That was day one of the weeklong cat-visiting experience.

Look, the idea of a cat being domestic? That’s a total oxymoron. Mittens’ favorite pastime is testing to see if toilet paper rolls are as endless as the universe. Paper towel rolls too! Wheee! And Mittens’ favorite spot to cat-sprawl? The most inconvenient place possible—often 1.5 seconds before someone is about to sit there.

He’s a tiny terror, plain and simple.

Before long, my friend will be picking up Mittens after she returns from vacation (from Mittens, I suspect!). Everyone said that after spending some quality time with a cat, I’d be a cat fan convert. Hasn’t happened.

Dog people do NOT become cat people. Especially not after being nearly murdered in the dark of one’s garage during a Game of Thrones marathon.

But they do purr better than dogs. And nothing quite says “I love you!” like a cat bopping your nose with a paw. And maybe . . .

Hey, Mittens! Get down! Get off the keyboa . . .

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Want to write to Ryan to say how this ridiculous story left a tiny little motor-oil-smudged paw print on your heart? Got a hankering to share your own pawtastic cat story? Want to share the lead-up to the punchline “Because he’s in a bad mewd”? Zip those goodies to ryan@scenesarasota.com today!

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