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THE NEW PLAYERS CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS

Sarasota’s oldest theater takes a new home and makes a bold move towards an exciting future.

By Sue Engelhart

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ARTISTS RISING

Photographer John Revisky captures the essence of local artists.

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SARASOTA YOUTH OPERA PRESENTS THE SECRET WORLD OF OG

Jesse Martins and Ben Jewell-Plocher reveal details about this much-anticipated Dean Burry production.

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INSPIRED BY THE ARTS

Arts & Cultural Alliance Executive Director Jim Shirley introduces this year’s InspireSarasota! festivities.

By Jim Shirley

2016/2017 ARTS & CULTURE GUIDE

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Season listings for Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Exhibitions, Festival, Fairs and more.

COVER

Art Direction and Photography: John Revisky. Stylist, Costumer and MUA: Gena Shvartsman Cristiani. Assistant: Ryan Robert Minford.

Horse: horse trainer Caroline Williams (carolinewilliamsdressage.com and Andalusion Paint Horse Furioso ll AKA Barn Name Maynard.

Talent: Elysium Productions produces the Whip & Air and LunaStorme, featuring James Lee Kirk, Marina Luna and Ella Storme.

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Café L’Europe Reopening Night.

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GET INSPIRED

The Education Foundation of Sarasota County shares its plans to improve and expand young students’ learning in and out of the classroom.

By Ryan G. Van Cleave

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Cultural Happenings brought to you by the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County.

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Sarasota’s busiest bee travels west to explore history, heritage, and new ideas.

GIVING

By Suzette Jones

Shari and Steve Ashman share their love of the circus, its rich history in Sarasota, and their passion for Circus Arts Conservatory.

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Good reasons to pick up the latest reads.

By Steven J. Smith

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By Ryan G. Van Cleave

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SCENES FROM AN INTERVIEW “Larger than Life” Artist Jack Dowd.

HEALTH Dr. Michael Dattoli talks about prostate cancer screening.

By Gus Mollasis

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REWIND A look back into SCENE's archives.

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VOLUME 59 NO. 9

FROM THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR

“When a young artist is ready, one has to bring him into the limelight.”

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– Placido Domingo ove the arts? This season’s lineup of performing arts, festivals, fairs, visual art

and cultural exhibitions will give you plenty of reasons to get excited. From Madama Butterfly, one of the most beloved operas of all time, to the magnificent ballet masterpiece that is Balanchine’s Jewels, to the world premiere of Beatsville, a musical you’ll dig, to the entrancing, magical sounds of Sarasota Orchestra, to the thrilling array of performances at The Ringling International Arts Festival, be sure to buy your tickets soon before they sell out.

If you think about it, our community would just be another beautiful Florida beach town if it were not for the abundance of high quality arts and cultural venues, and the amazingly talented artistic and executive directors who lead these organizations.

Several of them have received national and even worldwide acclaim. We all know their names – Iain Webb, Victor DiRenzi, Michael Edwards, Anu Tali, Richard Hopkins, Kate Alexander, Dr. Larry Thompson, Jeffrey Kin, Dolly Jacobs, Pedro Reis, Murray Chase, Rick Kerby, Stephen High, Jim Shirley, Linda DiGabriele, Joe McKenna, Richard Russell, Michelle Pingel, Joseph Volpe and many others.

The continued success of our community being known as so much more than a beautiful beach town ultimately rests on young, talented artists who are a vital part of our arts and culture scene. The good news is that young talent seems to flourish here like wild flowers. They used to leave in droves to seek fame in larger cities with more affordable housing, and more opportunities. But now, with more and more generous people supporting the arts, as well as forward-thinking leaders who are addressing more affordable housing and other social needs, I’d say that Sarasota/Bradenton will remain as a mecca of quality artists for many years to come.

So who are some of the artists and creative minds that will be our leading names of tomorrow? Look no further than our cover photo and inside spread – “Artists Rising” – featuring some of the artists to watch, photographed by another gifted artist, John Revisky. While they may be a bit unknown in our arts and culture scene right now, they will all undoubtedly leave their mark on our community in many positive ways.

Instead of searching online for a print to hang on a wall, consider their work, attend their performances, and encourage and support their efforts. Success breeds volume.

Let’s creatively multiply.

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Sarasota Sailing Squadron 70th Annual Labor Day Regatta September 2-4 City Island. The 3-day event is attended by sailors of all ages from the U.S. and Canada. Activities include five separate race courses, live music, barbeque, refreshments and awards ceremony. Register your boat and take part for $60 - $95. It’s free viewing for spectators. regattanetwork.com

8th Annual Downtown Venice Craft Festival September 3-4 Miami Avenue in Downtown Venice 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Support the arts, Venice Main Street, and the local economy by coming out to this free festival featuring 100 artists and crafters. 561.746.6615 | artfestival.com

60th Annual Pioneer Days Parade September 5 Dearborn St. 9:00 a.m. This year’s theme is “Englewood Rocks Six Decades!” englewoodpioneerdays.com

Cat Depot’s Foster Orientation September 7 Cat Depot 6:00 pm. Learn about what it takes to foster kittens and cats, from birth until old age and everything in between. Free | catdepot.org

Women’s Council of Realtors Sarasota Chapter 2016 Fashion Show September 7 Hyatt Regency Sarasota. WCR’s annual fashion show includes fashion houses Foxy Lady and Martin Freeman, hair by Cutting Loose Salon and Vanessa Fine Jewelry is donating a custom pendant valued at over $3000, which will be modeled by Miss Sarasota USA 2017 and sold at a live auction. Purchase your tickets at wcrevents.com.

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“Viva Sarasota” International Latino Festival September 10 Main Street, downtown Sarasota between Orange and Osprey 12 p.m. – 10 p.m. Family-oriented fest that celebrates the Latin culture. Enjoy Latino music, authentic cuisine, arts and crafts vendors from over 50 different countries, a children’s carnival and dance presentations, as well as live performances by dancers in costumes from their native lands. Spotlightevents.org

Sarasota Opera’s 3rd Annual Taste of Downtown Food & Wine Festival September 10 Sarasota Opera House 1:00 pm. Enjoy menu tastings from over twenty downtown restaurants, along with fine wine and beer pairings. Benefits the Sarasota Youth Opera.

Tickets: $65 | 941.328.1300 | sarasotaopera.org

Tribute to Heroes Memorial Service September 11 Memorial Site at Riverwalk, Bradenton 8:30 a.m. Special ceremony to pay tribute to those who died on 9/11 as well as honoring local public service employees and local emergency workers who risk their lives daily to protect the community. freedompassiton.org

SCOPE 2016 Boundary Crosser Award event September 13 Michael’s on East 5:30 pm. Join SCOPE at Michael’s on East on September 13 as Dr. Barbara Shirley is honored with the 2016 Boundary Crosser Award. scopesarasota. org/2016-boundary-crosser-celebration/

Community Youth Development’s 11th Annual Leadership Breakfast September 16 Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club 7:30 am.

Presented by Community Youth Development (CYD) and the Boys & Girls Clubs, honoring Congressman Vern and Sandy Buchanan, and Sarasota County Schools Superintendent Lori White. Tickets: $35 | 941.922.5126 | cydonline.org

Third Annual Wish Party September 16 Michael’s on East 8:30 pm. Hosted by Make-AWish Central and Northern Florida, Sarasota Region, the WISH party raises funds to directly benefit the Make-A-Wish mission in our area. Dress and décor will be all-white. Tickets: $125250 | wishsrq.com | 941.952.9474

Sarasota-Bradenton Fall Home Show September 16-18 Robarts Arena 10 am. Chat with home improvement experts for advice, ideas and interesting products for your home. Free admission | homeshowflorida.com

Geier’s Gulf Coast Oktoberfest September 23 – 24 Sarasota Square Mall South Lot 11:00 am – 6:00 pm. Celebrate great German and American food and beer and live German music. Featuring a merchant/vendor area, games, costume and dance contests. Tickets: $2 (children free) | GulfCoastOktoberfest.com

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BGC Sarasota’s 10th Annual Day for Kids September 24 Gene Matthews Boys & Girls Club of Venice 10:00 a.m. Join BGCS for its annual Day for Kids, a collective initiative to celebrate healthy childhood development. Games and fun abound.

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Gem, Jewelry & Bead Show September 30 - October 2 Sarasota Municipal Auditorium 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Dealers from around the country selling gems, jewelry, beads, crystals and more.

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Upcoming Events: 28th Annual Pumpkin Festival Every weekend in October Fruitville Grove 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Fun for All Ages. Free Admission. Free Parking.

Ringling Underground October 6 Museum of Art Courtyard 8:00 p.m. Live music and art in the Courtyard. $10 admission. ringling.org

“Beer, Boats and Bacon” Beer Festival October 8 Nathan Benderson Park 12 noon – 7:00 p.m. Enjoy samples of some of the best bacon dishes from local chefs and restaurants, over 60 craft beers from local breweries, live music, games and a new family friendly area with learn-to-row lessons.

Horne & Moon Fundraising Social: Vintage Hollywood October 22 Join in helping to raise funds for college scholarships for adult students in Sarasota-Manatee pursuing higher education. Tickets: $175.

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Key to the Cure October 27 Saks Fifth Avenue 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. Proceeds benefit Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation. $125 | SMHF.org

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Dominic Walsh’s Wolfgang for Webb, Antony Tudor’s Continuo and Joe Layton’s The Grand Tour

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George Balanchine’s Apollo, Sir Frederick Ashton’s Sinfonietta and Antony Tudor’s Gala Performance Performed with Live Music

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16 - 17 December 2016

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27 - 30 January 2017

Sir Frederick Ashton’s Valses nobles et sentimentales, a World Premiere by Ricardo Graziano and Will Tuckett’s Changing Light

PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY FSU Center for the Performing Arts

24 - 27 February 2017

Ellen Overstreet, Danielle Brown, Victoria Hulland & Kate Honea Jewels

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Sir Frederick Ashton’s Scènes de ballet and his romantic family ballet The Two Pigeons Performed with Live Music

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28 - 30 April 2017

Sir Frederick Ashton’s Apparitions, Dame Ninette de Valois’ Checkmate and Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free Performed with Live Music

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e have been extremely fortunate to enjoy the incredible acting skills of the very talented and vivacious Carolyn Michel for many years. Ms. Michel’s long and illustrious career has included acting in Broadway productions, as well as acting and directing all over the country.

She has appeared on Broadway with Sid Caesar in Sid Caesar & Company and worked with

Mr. Caesar on and off for 30 years.

For the past 24 seasons, Ms. Michel has been a resident actor at Asolo Rep, playing many diverse roles throughout

those years. At Florida Studio Theatre, she performed in five one-woman plays including all five characters in “Family Secrets;” Rose in “Rose;” Dorothy Parker in “One Foot in Scarsdale;” twenty different characters in “Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe,” and Ann Landers in “The Lady With All the Answers.” Most recently, Carolyn played Daisy in “Driving Miss Daisy” at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.

A tireless advocate for many community causes, Carolyn’s volunteer efforts on behalf of Community AIDS Network have helped net over $1,000,000 for this wonderful organization. She has produced and emceed many benefits for nonprofits, and has helped raise funds for the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, Planned Parenthood, SPARCC, Jewish Federation, American Jewish Committee, and Designing Women Boutique, just to name a few. Carolyn lives in Sarasota with the love of her life, her husband, director Howard Millman, and Rose and Mortie, their two cats.

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“Ah! Sarasota...the ARTS center of Florida! Sarasota has provided a theatrical and artistic home for me. Lucky me! It beckoned me for years. My parents, Barbara and Maurice Hirsch, bought a home here when I was still in high school in St. Louis, MO. They ultimately moved to Sarasota because of the arts. As for me, after graduating from Boston University and spending several years in NYC and LA, it was Sarasota’s theatrical opportunities (Golden Apple at first, then FST, Asolo Rep and Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe) that allowed me to return to Sarasota and pursue my dreams of a life in the theater, surrounded by artists and folks who love and support the arts. It is a blessing and a joy to live and work in Sarasota, where the quality of life so perfectly meshes with the quality of the ARTS!” 30

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Basch Gallery is hosting an interactive exhibition that celebrates the history of ART Network, the award-winning, student-operated television network now entering its fifth year at Ringling College.

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More than a printer…

Personalization

Financial Services

Healthcare

Gallery and stream around the world.

Multi-Channel

Business Development

watch on iPads or select longer offerings, such as the award-winning documentary,

Direct Mail Hospitality

Viewers can choose short programs to

Fundraising Real Estate

Self-publishing Authors

Art (R)evolution which premiered in 2014. Interviews with notable visitors to Sarasota such as Kevin Smith, Cheryl Hines and Sissy Spacek, and talks by

Book Publishing

Graphic Design

Tourism Business to Business

Appeals

Trade Show Marketing

Member Recruitment and Retention

will be included in the exhibition.

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Copywriting

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Rd., Sarasota | Gallery hours: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Mon. – Fri.

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RCAD PRESENTS 2016 ANNUAL RINGLING COLLEGE FACULTY EXHIBITION Be inspired by the work of Ringling College faculty teaching in Advertising Design, Business of Art and Design, Computer Animation, Film, Game Art, Fine Arts, Illustration, Graphic Design, Motion Design, Photography & Imaging, and the Liberal Arts Program.

September 16 – October 5 | Willis Smith Gallery | 2700 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

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ART UPTOWN GALLERY’S ARTIST DEMONSTRATION WITH JACQUIE CLARK

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Jacquie Clark, award-winning watercolorist well known for creating whimsical interiors using her non-dominant hand, will demonstrate her technique at Art Uptown Gallery in this exciting demonstration.

September 19, 2 – 3 p.m. | 1367 Main St., Sarasota | Tickets: $10 | 941-955-5409 | artuptown.com

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ART UPTOWN GALLERY’S ARTIST DEMONSTRATION WITH ELISABETH TROSTLI Elisabeth Trostli, a digital painter who incorporates handrendered illustrations, antique papers, embellishments and photography, will demonstrate her creative use of Photoshop at Art Uptown Gallery’s demonstration.

September 26, 3 – 5 p.m. | 1367 Main St., Sarasota | Tickets: $10 | 941-955-5409 | artuptown.com

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Doug Knowlton will lead a discussion of Flannery O’Connor’s Everything That Rises Must Converge. Purchase of the book at Bookstore1 required for participation.

September 8 at 2 p.m. | Bookstore1Sarasota | 1359 Main Street, Sarasota | 941-365-7900 | sarasotabooks.com

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September 3, 10, 17 and 24

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September 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Mote Aquarium | 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota | mote.org/electrify

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hari and Steve Ashman never really appreciated the circus at all until they moved to Sarasota, a town known throughout the world for its association with the Big Top. But when they attended a gala at the Circus Arts Conservatory a couple of years ago, that perception dramatically changed.

“The first thing I noticed was the young people and how confident they looked as they walked around,” Shari said. “We attended some performances the kids put on at the Sailor Circus and Circus Sarasota and we knew the Circus Arts Conservatory was an organization we could get behind.”

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Shari saw how the circus is inextricably tied to the history of the city. “There are references to it everywhere you look, which cannot be said of any other place in America,” she said. “And because the Circus Arts Conservatory is committed to preserving the history of this very special art form through performances, youth education and legacy activities, it is worthy of our support. We encourage others to support it as well.”

Shari and Steve grew up in Miami, but worked nearly 30 years in the Washington, D.C. area. Steve was in the banking business and Shari owned a successful direct marketing company. When they retired in 2014 they chose Sarasota because of the many exceptional arts organizations that call this area home. In addition to the Circus Arts Conservatory, they actively support Asolo Repertory Theatre, the Sarasota Ballet According to the CAC website, Sailor Circus started out in 1949 as a small high and the Sarasota Orchestra. school gymnastics class and has grown into a top circus school in the country.

“When residents support such organizations, they not only enhance the quality of life, they preserve the value of their property,” Steve said.

“At the Sailor Circus I saw an impressive relationship between the young performers, the faculty that coach them and the parents. They were, and are, so actively involved with the performance. It’s an unusual and special collaboration.”

Over the last six decades, thousands of students have completed the Sailor Circus training program. Each year, students train with coaches and volunteers to create performances that have evolved into a major tourist attraction in the Southwest Florida region. The Sailor Circus Academy also offers a summer camp for children ages 6-15, which takes place in one- and two-week sessions during June, July and August.

“At the Sailor Circus I saw an impressive relationship between the young performers, the faculty that coach them and the parents,” Steve said. “They were, and are, so actively involved with the performance. It’s an unusual and special collaboration.”

The Circus Arts Conservatory is much more than a circus. Approximately 80 percent of ticket revenues help support its community outreach programs that serve children, the elderly and those in care facilities. These include the Humor Therapy Program, the Education Program and the Sailor Circus Academy, which all help preserve Sarasota’s unique circus legacy through education, human service and the performing arts.

The Ashmans support the CAC through donations and their own unique brand of public relations.

“We do a lot of talking about it,” Shari said. “And, coming from D.C., we have talked up the CAC’s appearance next summer there, on the National Mall.

We’re looking to get everyone we know to plan their vacations around that.

We’re impressed with the conservatory and of course with co-founders Dolly Jacobs-Reis and Pedro Reis. We want our friends to understand that this isn’t a circus that walks animals around. People know what the ballet is and what the orchestra is, but I’m not sure they get the circus as something that brings so much to children in terms of self esteem and confidence.”

“We admire all of CAC’s programs that involve public school kids in Sarasota County,” Steve added. “And we want to do all we can to help Dolly and Pedro preserve and perpetuate the wonderful legacy they’ve built through this organization; that although circus arts are not a uniquely American art form, they are a different kind of American art form that is very important.”

Steve added there are a lot of arts organizations in Sarasota, making it “a crowded field,” but the CAC is one that must not get lost in the shuffle.

“I think the CAC and the Sailor Circus are truly unique,” he said. “I think people have to be exposed to it to really appreciate it. It’s in your own enlightened self-interest to support the arts, because they’re all that separate Sarasota from any other beautiful coastal town in Florida.”

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the CirCus arts ConserVatory presents a multitude of circus productions that expand all creative barriers and bring the best in circus arts to southwest Florida.

2016 CirCus arts Charity golF tournament monday, october 24, 2016 Laurel Oak Country Club 2700 Gary Player Blvd., Sarasota FL 34240 Spend the day on the exceptional grounds of the Laurel Oak Country Club in support of the CAC Outreach Programs.

sailor CirCus 2016 holiday speCtaCular monday december 26 – thursday december 29, 2016 Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota 34239 Experience the wonder of the holidays! Come celebrate with the whole family at this annual production featuring students ages 8-18. Grab a cup of cheer — it’s the best time of the year!

WindJammers ConCert sunday, January 15, 2017 Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota 34239 Performing locally since 1986, The Windjammers Unlimited is a historical music society that is dedicated to the preservation of traditional circus music. This free performance brings the old and new together combining Sailor Circus performers with live traditional circus music.

CirCus arts gala under the big top Friday, January 27, 2017 Nathan Benderson Park, on the SE corner of the Mall at UTC, University Parkway and I-75 Join us at this extraordinary and unique gala celebration as we kick off the 20 year anniversary of the cornerstone non-profit today known as The Circus Arts Conservatory.

Don your finest circus attire, lift a glass with world renowned circus celebrities and indulge in a night of wonderful food and entertainment in our home, the Big Top! Don’t miss it!

CirCus sarasota Winter perFormanCe Friday, February 10 – sunday, march 5, 2017 The Big Top, Nathan Benderson Park, on the SE corner of the Mall at UTC, University Parkway and I-75 Join us as we celebrate 20 years of Circus Sarasota! Circus legend Nik Wallenda will headline a show that features an impressive array of international circus stars. Last year’s shows sold out, so be sure to reserve your tickets early!

Cirque des Voix® – CirCus oF the VoiCes

Friday, march 24 – sunday, march 26, 2017 The Big Top, Nathan Benderson Park, on the SE corner of the Mall at UTC, University Parkway and I-75 A unique and exhilarating spin on the traditional circus, this powerful performance combines world-class circus acts with the 100+ voices of the Key Chorale and the musical expertise of the 30-piece Cirque Orchestra to produce one of the most breathtaking professional shows you’ll ever have the pleasure of experiencing.

sailor CirCus spring shoW tuesday, april 11 – saturday, april 15, 2017 Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota 34239 One of Sarasota’s most important traditions, the 68th edition of the Sailor Circus Spring Show presents 100+ youth performers to amaze audiences. A must-see for all circus fans, you won’t believe the professionalism or incredible talent of these students!

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THE NEW PLAYERS CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS SARASOTA’S OLDEST THEATER MAKES A BOLD MOVE TOWARDS AN EXCITING FUTURE

By Sue Engelhart

Founded more than 86 years ago as the first performing arts organization in Sarasota, The Players Theatre paved the way for what has become Florida’s cultural coast. It seems fitting that Sarasota’s first theater now is leading the way for a new cultural center out East. Along with planning a bold move from the U.S. 41 corridor, the theater has created a new identity for itself as The Players Centre for Performing Arts to reflect the expansive opportunities a new facility creates. While efforts are being made to sell its current property, complete designs for a new facility and raise funds for the new endeavor, the show must – and will – go on with an imaginative and charming theme for The Players’ 87th Broadway Season, “Stories from Screen to Stage,” which starts this month.

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Managing Director and CEO Michelle Bianchi-Pingel

A legacy of its long history – which has seen luminaries like Montgomery Clift, Charlton Heston and Jayne Meadows trod its boards – is a valuable piece of waterfront-view property and a 1970s-era building that is showing its age. Proceeds from the sale of the current property, which is listed with Ian Black Real Estate for $12.5 million, will serve as the lead gift for a $25 million fundraising campaign, titled “Where Passion Takes the Stage,” which The Players Centre launched this summer. The campaign is focusing on its major gifts program, which starts at $250 and ranges upward to include many naming opportunities. In addition to raising capital for the new facility, the campaign aims to raise funds to ensure The Players’ future.

“We can’t do this without the backing of the community, and we have a truly great need.

The current facility doesn’t work anymore, and it would take millions to renovate. The A/C is going, and things are generally falling apart,” says Michelle Bianchi-Pingel, Managing Director and CEO. “We have a full performing arts series with black box theater productions, our Broadway musical series, education programs, and we really need a full kitchen. We’ve been operating as a hand-to-mouth organization, and these issues can’t be addressed by slapping more coats of paint on them.”

Even if the current building is renovated, The Players has been experiencing a serious parking problem due to continual development of the surrounding area. The only way to alleviate that would be to build a costly new parking structure on the existing parking lot. “What we really need is to be the new jewel in the community,” Bianchi-Pingel says. “The Players started the arts community here, and we may as well start the new arts community out East.” And a gem of a new performing arts center is exactly what is on the drawing board.

When complete in three to five years, The Players Centre will include a 480-seat main stage auditorium with balcony seating. The Mainstage hosts a wide range of productions included in The Players’ year-round programming, which includes the Broadway Theatre Series, SNAP

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(Something New at Players) Series, Summer Sizzler Series, concerts and other performances. A 125-seat black box theater for more intimate performances and cutting-edge contemporary plays also will be part of the new facility as well as a 100-seat cabaret-style theater with dining options.

“The cabaret will offer a lot of musical performances like jazz trios and singing groups,” says Jeffery Kin, Artistic Director. “These will be paid professionals. That’s why we’re calling it a performing arts center – because we will have professional performers as well as community theater.” The new Centre will also be home to the main campus of The Players’ educational arm, The Arnold Simonsen Players Studio. The Players Centre is in the process of renovating a space downtown in the Rosemary district where it has secured a 15-year lease for a satellite school.

“Knowing the bigger picture of our move, we still wanted to have a downtown presence,” Bianchi-Pingel says. “The school will relocate there around the spring of 2017. When the new theater is finished, the main campus of the school will be in Lakewood Ranch, and the facility in Rosemary Square will be a satellite location for the school. We also will be hiring a school administrator to run the program.” In addition to hosting about 30 performing arts classes weekly – plans call for increasing that number to nearly 40 – The Players Centre is adding two new certificate programs, one in dramatic theatre and the other in musical theatre. The school also holds an eight-week summer camp program as well as three outreach groups serving a diverse range of people from children to seniors with The Players Kids, The Players Follies and The Players Flash Tappers.

The plan is to select an architect for the project this month, then design work on the facility will begin. Funding from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County allowed Bianchi-Pingel and Kin to travel nationwide to visit six new theaters and learn what worked and, just as importantly, what did not work for them in building a theater.

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“We probably saved ourselves at least $2 million by learning what we should not do,” Bianchi-Pingel says.

The Players Centre will be located in the new 3,100-acre Lakewood Ranch Waterside development just east of I-75, south of University Parkway and north of Fruitville Road. The new facility will be constructed in a 4.5-acre village center on one of Waterside’s many lakes. Since The Players touches more than 75,000 people annually, there has been a bit of angst among some patrons about what a move out East will mean. Results of a feasibility study conducted by The Players provide some reassurance.

Based on a zip code analysis of ticket sales for the past five years, only 2.6 percent of patrons come from the barrier islands and, presumably, would be most impacted by an additional 15 or 20 minute drive from the current location. More than 28 percent of ticket buyers are from the I-75 corridor spanning Lakewood Ranch to South Sarasota, and more than 45 percent come from Whitfield, central and east Sarasota. “Of those who have contacted us,” Bianchi-Pingel says, “about 98 percent have been ecstatic about the move and the opportunities it opens up for us.”

Those who are offering full-blown support for the move are Lou Marinaccio (known in some circles as the unofficial mayor of Lakewood Ranch), who hosted the Players Centre’s first fundraiser this summer, and Shroeder-Manatee Ranch CEO Rex Jensen. “Lou has jumped on board as an advisor and consultant,” she says, “and we immediately meshed with Rex, who has been very supportive.”

Despite all the needed fundraising and planning for the future move, The Players’ doors will stay open, and it will be business as usual even if the property sells. Should that happen, ideally it will be able to lease the facility from the next owner until the new facility is complete.

If that is not possible, plans are in place to continue performances in rented facilities around town. “We still must steer the ship at home and need to pay the bills,” Bianchi-Pingel says.

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That is where the unique split-management model that she and Kin pioneered shows its merits. While Bianchi-Pingel focuses more of her efforts on fundraising in addition to the business and operational side of the theater, Kin ensures the performances remain topnotch. “In a way we’ve spoiled our patrons because of the level of professional work we do. We have to remind them that the people on stage are volunteers. We cast our shows by who shows up at auditions, which doesn’t mean we aren’t doing great work,” Kin says.

“A number of our actors are like me, professionals who have retired but still want to enjoy the stage. A lot of people tell us they like a play better here than when they saw it in New York. That’s because we attract some very interesting people for whom this is their dream, not their job, and they come to our state with a freshness and enthusiasm you don’t see other places. Where else can you spend $130 and see seven Broadway-style shows?”

This year’s Broadway Series features shows that made it to the big screen, rather than the stage, first – a reversal of the usual process. The season kicks off with Gypsy, the saucy tale of strip-tease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, followed by Mel Brooks’ brilliant and hysterically funny Young Frankenstein adaptation of the classic tale. Other shows include Legally Blonde, which has won the Laurence Olivier Award, Touring Broadway Award and Theatre Goers Choice Award, the Tony Award-winning Sweet Charity, and Big Fish, adapted from the novel and Tim Burton film. The season wraps up with two rollicking romps, the multiple Tony Award-winning Footloose and Boeing Boeing, a classic Tony Curtis and Jerry Louis comedic farce. This year’s pre-season show, which runs through September 11, is Tennessee Williams’ celebrated A Streetcar Named Desire.

“We’re excited about this season, along with all the opportunities that come along with our big move out East,” Kin says. “The move is our future and we can’t do it without community support, but we also need you to be part of our present as well, because we’re still committed to our artistry and producing quality work. This is an opportunity for you to come along with us.” If you'd like to help, call 941.365.2494.

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A brave new world of artistry centers on young artists who are key to enhancing and growing our community culture. Featured here are just a few of the avant-garde who are sure to have a positive impact on our cultural landscape for years to come.

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Steven Strenk Steven Strenk is an artist of many mediums ranging from painting to sculpture and draws his inspiration from his coastal environment. Along with a sense of playfulness, his finished work is the product of exploring various creative processes to reach a final arrangement. Steven is also an educator at Booker High School’s Visual and Performing Arts program and Ringling College of Art and Design. sstrenk.wordpress.com

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Tucker Lenora Missionary-turned-painter Tucker Lenora credits her nomadic lifestyle with the inspiration that has led her to explore and develop her artistic passion. The Ringling College alum and her fellow-artist husband, Mark, are new parents who are determined to bust the myth that one cannot be a productive studio artist whilst caring for a newborn infant. Tuckerlenora.com

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Gena Cristiani A fifth-generation, gold medal-winning circus artist from Russia, Gena Shvartsman Cristiani is a world-renowned painter, couture designer and custom-design cake company-owner. The enormity of Gena’s vast ability encompasses many disciplines and medias; this Jill-of-all-trades artist draws, paints and designs costumes for customers all the way around the globe. genacristiani.com

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Tim Jaeger For nearly two decades, native Kentuckian and Ringling College of Art + Design alum Tim Jaeger has delivered his coveted art to Southwest Florida while fostering meaningful partnerships in the community.

Jaeger’s artistic process involves utilizing a variety of mediums to observe, understand and encapsulate his subject in a new abstract body. sarasotafineart.com | regeaj.com

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Zach Gilliland New College professor Zach Gilliland has always been an artist. From drawing to ceramics to photography, using both hands and both feet, Gilliland developed a style of his own through organic evolution: utilizing reclaimed elements to produce intriguing, undeniably beautiful pieces. zachgilliland.net

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Parker Lawhorne Trained at MUD New York, makeup artist and wig technician Parker Lawhorne has designed makeup for shows at such venues as Asolo Rep and Florida Studio Theatre.

Also a theater actor, Lawhorne’s next project involves expanding his work into TV, film and print. parkerlawhorne.wix.com/parkerlawhorne

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Sarasota Youth Opera P resents

The Secret World of Og

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By Steven J. Smith

he Sarasota Youth Opera will perform Canadian composer/librettist Dean Burry’s popular children’s opera The Secret World of Og in November, and

Music Director Jesse Martins and Manager of Educational Activities Ben Jewell-Plocher anticipate a first-rate production.

“Dean Burry is a great partner,” Jewell-Plocher said. “We have done a production of his opera The Hobbit twice now, most recently in 2014. Jesse and I enjoyed working with him and started looking through other works that he had done and were taken by The Secret World of Og. And Jesse will conduct.”

“The fantasy genre is something we all lived in as kids, and I think in a sense I never completely grew up. I started composing when I was 10, and was still

living in that fantasy world of fairy tales, the Greek myths, E gyptian mythology and medieval history.”

– Dean Burry

“It makes me think of Alice in Wonderland,” Martins added.

“It’s a rescue opera. It’s exciting and very fresh. We commissioned Dean to write an orchestration so we could do the U.S. premiere with an orchestra.”

Adapted from the popular children’s book by Canadian author Pierre Berton, the story follows a group of siblings who venture into the subterranean world of the Ogs to save their baby brother and cat.

“The fantasy genre is something we all lived in as kids, and I think in a sense I never completely grew up,” Burry laughed.

“I started composing when I was 10, and was still living in that fantasy world of fairy tales, the Greek myths, Egyptian mythology and medieval history.”

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Burry added he is as much a teller of tales as a composer and librettist.

“Opera is essentially storytelling using every art form,” he said. “When you’re dealing with a fantasy world, it’s so easy to create powerful metaphors and allegories of who we are and what’s going on in the real world. There is a commentary in this opera on how disposable pop culture is in our world, but it’s also meant as a fun romp. I hope our audiences will enjoy The Secret World of Og as a great night out at the theater and give a sense for some that opera is not as elitist and exclusive as they might think. It’s got something for everybody.”

Burry shrugged off the concept that children’s opera is somehow less relevant than operas written for adults.

“Children’s opera is opera,” he said. “It’s a real, viable, piece of art. The Sarasota Youth Opera is not a bunch of kids training to be real opera singers. Adult opera singers cannot do what young singers can do. It’s a complete sub-genre of opera and an art form in and of itself.”

Martins and Jewell-Plocher are now entering their sixth season with the Sarasota Youth Opera, which has been in existence since 1984. The SYO has given thousands of young people eight and older an opportunity to experience opera firsthand through participation in after-school choruses, Sarasota Opera mainstage performances, an annual three-week opera summer camp and fully staged Youth Opera productions. The cost per school year is $350 per child.

“Our backgrounds both fit quite well with what we do here in Sarasota,” Jewell-Plocher said. “Jesse is responsible for the quality musical experience of the Youth Opera members. I’m responsible for the behind-the-scenes functions of the program, from enrollment to production coordination. We typically range in enrollment from 80-100 kids, and we don’t turn anyone away, so there’s no audition to be a part of it. We always place kids in the appropriate level in the choir.”

“What’s fantastic about working with kids is that as long as the music is appropriate to their young voices, they can learn anything,” Martins added. “Kids are quick. They learn faster than adults. The Secret World of Og will be a genuine opera experience, because every aspect of the production aside from the youths singing on stage — direction, costumes, wigs, stage management, or-

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Above: Sarasota Youth Opera’s The Hobbit (2014)

Right: Sarasota Youth Opera’s Little Nemo in Slumberland (2015) Photos by Rod Millington

chestra — will be done by the professionals who mount Sarasota

“What’s fantastic about working

with kids is that as long as the music is appropriate to their young voices, they can learn anything. K ids are quick. They learn faster than adults.”

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Opera productions.”

Burry will be coming from his home in Toronto to Sarasota for a week to help shape this production and serve as a consultant to director Martha Collins, who also directed The Hobbit.

“I’m more than happy to give the work up to Martha’s vision and design,” he said. “But she’ll be using me for a resource as well, as an extra eye as they put the final touches on the piece. When you have a relationship with the director, whose priority is to collabo-

rate for the best production possible, that’s a really beautiful thing.”

The Secret World of Og will have two performances, at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12. Tickets will be offered in family packs consisting of $25 each for two adults and $1 for each child. The Sarasota Opera House is located at 61 North Pineapple Avenue. For more information, call the box office at 941.328.1300 or visit sarasotaopera. org. You can also visit the Youth Opera Facebook page at facebook.com/SYOpera.

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e f i L n a h T r e g r La SCENES FROM AN INTERVIEW

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Gus Mollasis Interviews Artist Jack Dowd When you get to know Jack Dowd, you see many things.

You see a rebel, a patriot, a Veteran, an athlete, a man who is one part hip father turned grandfather, and a man who is one big part devoted husband. And even with all this, when you look into his still-youthful eyes that’ve seen a lot in his 78 years, you also see an unpretentious artist with a very satisfied look – one that is at peace with the world, at peace with himself, and of course, at peace with the next piece of work he’ll create. And in him, there is always something big left for him to create.

Right now, that next big thing is the theatrical version of his iconic sculpture, Last Call, which will be transformed into a living, breathing piece of art replete with music.

Writers often say that you should write what you know.

Dowd applies this same thinking to his craft by sculpting what he knows. And he knows no subject better than his his larger than life sculpture Last Call. His inspiration for the concept and characters in this iconic work came from Dowd’s lifetime of owning many successful bars.

Like all the subjects he sculpts, he is rock solid and comfortable with where he’s been in life and where he is today. Perhaps that’s because of what he’s already accomplished, or what he still yearns to create. I have a hunch it’s another reason – his wife Jill. She is the rock that keeps this sculptor grounded. So as he dreams about 70

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his next larger than life creation, this Jack will always bounce his next idea off his Jill, just as he has for 54 years, for a reaction, a bit of encouragement, or perhaps just that nudge or stop sign he may need. As I visited him in his home and studio that sits on seven acres far from the noise and the hustle of a rushed life, I took in the nature and the art surrounding me, and I couldn’t wait to have Jack Dowd sculpt some scenes from an interview of his life.

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Where were you born?

Astoria, New York.

Sculpt me a scene from your childhood.

I had the happiest childhood you could imagine. Both my parents worked. We had no money. Growing up was a joy in Astoria. Going to St. Joseph’s Elementary School, I’d walk 20 blocks to and from school every day. We had no phone. If I wasn’t home right after school, my mother had no idea where I was, but she didn’t worry. I was born in 1938. I remember leaning out the window in 1945 when we had blackouts, where you had to turn all the lights out. They had searchlights lighting up the sky, because they were afraid that eventually Japan would consider coming over to bomb New York City.

It was black as anything, and I remember those spotlights. I just thought it was a fun war. I didn’t know people died. I was pretty insulated. I grew up and played basketball every day and we played sports with all my friends.

Were you more of a good student or a rebel?

I was more of rebel. I was bad. I didn’t do well in school.

Was it because you were bored?

JS: Not so much that. I probably had ADD. I was such a dreamer. I would be sitting around looking out the window, and the teacher would be trying to teach. My parents said I wasn’t college material so they sent me to Edison Vocational School in Jamaica to learn a trade. I took art there. In the morning I took Math, English and History and then the whole afternoon was Art. The whole afternoon was a happy time. I learned every aspect of art, from stained glass, to pastel, to oil, to sketching cartoons. I liked cartoons the most. I ended up doing most of the yearbooks the last couple of years. I played sports heavily and got a scholarship to Adelphi College, as long as I went to summer school. Not being college material, and going to that vocational school, turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me. I just barely got through college.

From whom did you learn the most along the way?

There was my art teacher, as well as Mr. Siegfried, who was an English teacher at Edison Vocational. He was such a great teacher because he was a dreamer. They were both so easy to talk to. Just good blue collar people probably making three or four thousand a year at the time. I remember going to college making a dollar an hour as a campus cop as part of my scholarship. I would make maybe $12 -15 a week and that would give me money for cigarettes, beer and gas for my car.

I was rich and living large. The good days.

It seems you ended up doing exactly what you were supposed to do. How did that happen?

The right amount of neglect from my parents who were both working all the time. I had to make my own world. We didn’t have play dates. I was in the street all the time playing ball with my friends, and we all went to college even though we didn’t have any money.

When did you realize this is what you wanted to do?

When I was 10 years old, I remember sketching and drawing

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and loving it. When my dad brought the Journal American newspaper home from work every day, there were cartoons in it. I would copy the cartoons and trace them and then I would try to do it without copying. Then I would do little cartoon stories. My dad liked art, and while he wasn’t a good artist, he liked doing it with me. He was more of a boxer, so we boxed. We put on the gloves.

As a youth, my cousins and I beat the crap out of each other.

How do you get an idea of what you want to create, like for example Last Call?

I was teaching at Deer Park High School. There wasn’t enough money, so I was playing with a rock band. I was constantly in bars at night. They were paying $15 dollars a night, all the beer I could drink, and women I could look at. But because I was married, I couldn’t look too hard. The bar was making thousands, so me, and one of my buddies that I sang with, decided to open a bar.

Because of that, it went to a second and third bar, and I ended up owning 11 very successful bars, most of them alone, over the next 20 years in New York and Vermont. Years later, moving forward to now, it was something I knew. As my son would say, “You’re in the bar business dad, there must be something you can share from your experience?” Last Call came from that idea.

How do you know when you are on to something?

When I see something or somebody, it just hits me. Especially when you go to movie and you see images larger than life. Growing up, I loved Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind, as well as The Wizard of Oz, especially when it went from black and white to color. I wanted to create something like that, but I couldn’t do a movie. So I thought I would do people. I started with a chainsaw, cutting out logs, and shapes. Mushrooms, alligators and sea captains. Little by little, it evolved into doing more important subjects like Man and His Dog (one of Dowd’s sculptures) – a guy who looks just like his dogs was one of my first projects.

Stuff like a tattooed lady. Stuff that I thought would be fun to do, in between stuff that I knew I could sell. But when things that I made that were not what I thought I could sell did sell, I realized that I should go toward more finer art, and something that people would enjoy more, and not just put in their front door.

Kind of like the film star that makes “one for art’s sake and one for box office sake?”

(Laughs) Yeah. I had to make a living doing what I liked doing. And I liked doing the commercial things like the butler, football referee, or the golfer, as much as I liked doing the things that weren’t commercial, like the redneck leaning against the pick-up truck in Last Call, because they couldn’t fit the pick-up truck or Last Call in their home.

Is Last Call for sale?

It’s always for sale. I think it’s worth a little over two million now, but now I don’t really want to sell it. If I sold it, I would ask if I could keep it and use it like most museums let you do when they buy a piece.

Can you tell me who some of your characters in Last Call are modeled after?

A guy named Murphy actually modeled for the Murphy character, but it’s really John F. Kennedy Jr. Some of the bars

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I did research in, John used to go to on roller blades. The waitress is real and I met her in Tompkins Square Park. I gave her 20 bucks, got three glasses, a tray, a bottle and the apron.

I put them on her, and then photographed her. I measured her, and then I came home and did the sculpture. I’m in there.

There is Angel who I met at the Women’s Exchange. I sculpted her dressed as she was while she was shopping there. I fell in love with her and used her. Carlos is my friend from Miami, and the bartender is Jack Fehily, of course from Patrick’s.

When did Last Call first open?

It debuted at the Ringling Museum in 2001. That night was the largest attendance in the Museum’s history with over a 1000 people. There was a line out the door when it opened in the summer of 2001, the same year as 9/11.

You seem like an “old school” kind of guy. What is your take on where we are regarding technology in society today?

I don’t have a smart phone; I have a dumb phone. I’m always afraid if you e-mail somebody and you don’t get it right.

You can’t say, “I love you” to somebody in e-mail, because you can’t see the person’s face or see their body chemistry.

All of it’s cold. We do it when we have to get by and live in the modern world. In the play I’m writing, that’s a very important part of it. No matter what bar you go to, there are people looking at or talking on their cell phones.

Tell me about your play Last Call, which you’re basing on your sculpture of the same name.

It’s based on a local neighborhood kind of bar in Manhattan, where people come and go, between two and four in the morning. On this particular night it’s Open Mic night, so everybody in the bar has an instrument of some sort. In that way, it’s a musical with a lot of music playing, but there is a plot that’s very important. There are a couple of love stories and that’s it, all based off the sculpture, Last Call. There are 13 characters in Last Call, sculpture. Actors will play ten of these characters. Three

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of them will be in stone, sitting there in their stools. They will appear like they’re real. People will put their arms around them and talk to them, but they (the sculpted bar patrons) won’t do anything. The back bar is set up and the 10 actors are dressed to look just like the characters they depict from the sculpture.

There will also be about five or six more characters who are just patrons. I have a good outline of the play and there will be lots of music. I’m picking on people like Twinkle, and her brother Tony, and Sal Garcia from Omni, who all have original songs.

Because if I try to use cover songs that would be great and compatible with the bar, I would have to pay royalties, and it would be cost prohibitive for the project and difficult to do if I’m doing this on small time basis here in Sarasota. The bar is open so that’s where they interact. The plot leads to a time around 3:30 in the morning when a rock star arrives and tells stories. Some people have been approached for this cameo part. Robert De Warren, formerly of Sarasota Ballet, is my partner on this. We did a piece years ago called Last Call, The Dance, where 10 dancers came off the bar and danced. And in both pieces, The Dance and the upcoming musical the piece, they all take their place at the bar, which is where it ends.

Tell me about your writing process.

I have a history in theater from Vermont where I lived in the sixties and seventies. I did a lot of dinner theater back then, more as an actor and a singer. As far as my writing, I write now every day. I carry a book with me. I could be driving a car, and I’ll pull off by the side of the road to jot down an idea. I’ve already written a couple of songs that are fun, not some of the real good stuff that Twinkle and Sal would do and other local artists are doing. What’s interesting is that I find most musicians can act because they have that stage presence. Right now, Art Center Sarasota has given us a month where we can use their facility for rehearsal in January or February. We are aiming at doing 8-10 performances there of intimate theater with about 150 people attending at

one time. We’ll be in the center with people all around us. It will be intimate and you’ll hear everything we say. There will be some mics for singing, because it’s going to be an open mic night. There’s a lot of humor, with 80% of the play being music and 20 % being dialogue.

Is this homage to the lost art of going to a bar and to the lost art of conversation?

Everybody has gone to a bar, but not everybody has gone to a ballet or an opera. You’re dealing with something so universal and it’s art imitating life, or life imitating art. The sculpture will be displayed in the lobby of wherever it will be playing, so people will have a reference to what’s happening.

We feel we have a double hook, and we have a promoter in Manhattan who is interested in the idea, but I’m not ready to give up my independence of creating the story. Once you do that, you know they will change things. I want to go through this whole thing with my people here, who are great.

Our mutual friend, local philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum, who owns your piece, The Conductor, wanted to know if it was modeled after Leonard Bernstein.

No. It’s modeled after Mr. Frank Oeschlager, who had a gallery on St. Armands. It’s his face pretty much. He had a nice German look to him.

Tell me about your piece The Butler?

The Butler is a bit of a cash cow, and sometimes I donate them to charities to raise money. It’s good for the charity and it’s good for business as well.

When and if you get stuck, what brings you back on track?

Lately I get stuck because I am working on so many different things, like playing music and working on the play, so I’m not thinking of anything new. When I think of new things I push them aside, because I’m working on a lot of my older pieces. I have molds of various pieces that I’ve made. When I reproduce them, like The Butler for instance, I will sand him, work him over, paint him, build a base for him, and he’s ready for sale.

How do you know when you’re done?

Sometimes I don’t feel like I’m ever done. When I look at them years later, I see things that I should have changed. Same thing with writing, or with a song you write. You hear the song a year or two later and think, “Wait, I should have said that.” I get to a point where I trust what I want at that time.

Having done 11 editions of The Butler over a 20-year period, I improved on each one and things that bothered me about the one before that. So I always think that this is the best one I ever did, but the next one will be the best one. (Laughs)

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What does it feel like when you are creating?

It’s very exciting. I just stay and work. It’s hard to stop. My wife has to come out here to the studio and drag me back in. Any night that I can’t sleep, I just come out here put the stereo on, listen to music and work. Then I get exhausted and go back in. I like some background music like John Denver,

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which I really like, but I don’t really need it to create, because I’m always singing in my head.

Finish the following sentences: I know it's art when it….

When my wife likes it. She’s my best and worst critic. When she really likes something, then I know that it’s good. She will often say don’t do that project and most of the times she’s been right. She liked Last Call and she is the one who instigated The 27 Club project. (The 27 Club is a series of large-scale drawings of pop culture figures that all died at 27)

When people look at one of my pieces, I hope they find…

What I’m saying. Sometimes they don’t get it. I hope they get the bar. I hope they get The 27 Club. People never heard of The 27 Club, but when they see all those people and hear the music, they say, “These guys are all dead, and they all died when they were 27.” It matters to me if people get it. It’s supposed to tell a story. When people have it in their home and they can tell the same story. If they know and like the artist, then they can and will tell the story. People like stories.

I’m a good artist because…

I’m disciplined. I get up at five in the morning and decide I’m going to work that whole day and I do it. I pay attention to detail and every bit of research I can do.

I could be a better artist if I… I could live longer.

Please say the first thing that comes to your mind when I mention the following pieces: Bentley The Butler: A character I always wanted to do.

The Conductor: Frank Oeschlager. He was such a great person to me and helped my career along by first putting me in his gallery and beyond.

The 27 Club: Music. Just music. I love all that music.

Last Call: My last call. 20 years of my life spent in bars, being in bars, running bars and getting my wife pissed.

Andy Twenty Times:

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When I see my Andys, I think of the photographer Billy Name, who followed him around and captured Andy Warhol.

Man and His Dog: I just think that people look like their pets.

The Camper: My parents. That’s what they did when they retired.

Sarasota Keys Project: Being able to put my art on the street. And it’s living art.

Your favorite museum?

The Frick in New York City.

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Favorite artists?

It would be Monet, Jackson Pollock and Salvador Dali.

When I would take my students into the museum, they would all love Pollack and Dali. And you couldn’t find any two artists who were more opposite. They taught me to like them, because they both speak to me. When you walk up to a painting and you can’t get away from it for a while, and you start studying it and thinking about it, then it’s got you.

What is the one piece of art you would love to own in your collection?

There are so many. But probably Toulouse Lautrec because of the bar thing.

What is the secret to the success of your marriage?

Jill. The fact that she’s so solid and immovable. Things don’t faze her. She doesn’t let things get under her skin. When we first met she was the same way, and she’s stuck with me.

What piece are you most proud of?

Last Call and Dot and Charlie. They are my favorite two pieces. If I do a coffee table book, Dot and Charlie would be on the cover, and when you open the book, Last Call would be in the center, and the book would probably called Larger than Life.

What piece of art would you still like to create?

A whole subway car with people in it. Kind of like a Last Call for the subway. It’s the most interesting thing in the world. You see people from all different walks of life. Guys with cell phones, smart phones, perverts, drunks, gays, big fat women and people talking, like a movie set.

Which gives you the greater joy – painting or sculpting – and how are they are different and similar?

Sculpting is what I really like doing. Painting I do when I get tired of sculpting and want to sit and do something.

Two-dimensional art everyone seems to do. Not many people do life size sculpture. To be different, if I’m going to make it in the big, big time, it will be with my sculpture rather than my painting. I would be competing with so many more painters. With sculpture, I’m not competing with as many. Sculpture is still considered a stepchild of art.

Do you continue to do it because you have to do it?

I had to do it. I don’t have to do it now. I want to be more like Andy Warhol, who did everything. He did all art and he made money in all the things that he did. Not that money is the most important thing. I want to be the kind of artist that does everything. So if somebody says to me, “Are you a sculptor?” I say that I’m an artist, because I do so much more than sculpture. I paint my sculpture when it requires painting, and I write and play music. In my old age I want to do more of that when I don’t have the strength that I had when I was younger that sculpture requires.

What is your advice to artists out there?

If you can, donate some of your work, because it will

get you noticed. A lot of my success came because I donated works and people got to know me.

Do you have a mantra by which you live and create?

Like Sinatra, I’d rather do it my way.

How did you find your way to Florida?

When I sold one of my last bars in Vermont, Jill and I argued, and we split for a little while. I drove here and spent a few months without her. My daughter came down. She was about 20 and worked at The Beach Club with her boyfriend. Finally Jill came down, we made up, and we bought a house.

Sculpt me a description of a final sculpture depicting you and your life.

I’d have to say that it would be the Last Call, which says it all, because of my diverse life. Everybody in the bar is diverse, and yet they are all getting along.

How do you want to be remembered?

As a good artist and a good athlete. I’ve spent the last 20 years competing in senior games and I’m proud of having the record in the Javelin toss.

What have your wife and children taught you about the art of life?

Seeing life through the kids’ eyes is great. Especially my granddaughter, who is under two. To walk around the property with her and see how she looks at things, realizing the discoveries she’s making. I’m noticing things that I never noticed before, because she’s noticing them. Seeing my life through their eyes and their life through mine.

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The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe Sept. 8 - 18

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The Sunshine Boys Sept. 297- Oct. 16

Crazy For You Feb. 21 - March 19

The Toxic Avenger Sept. 30 - Oct. 23

Blood Brothers March 30 - April 23

Get Out of Dodge Nov. 3 - 20

Inherit the Wind April 11 - 30

Billy Elliot the Musical Nov. 8 – Dec. 4

Fences May 4 - May 21

Six Women With Brain Death Dec. 2 - 18

Once on This Island May 16 - 21

A Christmas Carol Dec. 16 - 21 Sister Act Jan. 10 - Feb. 5 Frost/Nixon Jan. 19 – Feb. 11

Plus, this season’s concerts include The Capitol Steps, Peter Noone, The Kingston Trio, tributes to The Eagles, Neil Diamond, Frankie Valli & more!

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Inspired bytheArts

By Jim Shirley, Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County Executive Director

The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County is inspired by the 110 arts and cultural organizations we serve and the hundreds of artists who visit, live, and work in Sarasota County. The art they make sets our region apart.

Arts and culture go much deeper than providing performances and exhibits for us to attend - they engage us and build a community.

The arts help us express who we are, what we care about, and what we strive for. In short, the arts and culture permeating our community inspires us and we plan to share that inspiration and celebrate the organizations and artists who drive it.

InspireSarasota! runs from October 22 – November 6 with activities, events and performances throughout this time. The Alliance will host the official kick-off and finale events. The kick-off event, Celebration of the Arts, is on October 24 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. This is a free event open to the public featuring performances by four of our great arts organizations encompassing dance, musical theater and honoring community arts leaders.

The InspireSarasota! Festival on November 5 will be held in downtown Sarasota at Five Points Park featuring performances by youth and cultural groups, booths with information from organizations about their upcoming seasons, and activities for all ages. InspireSarasota! is a time for arts and cultural organizations to reach out to audiences, old and new, and presents an opportunity for the community to sample the arts and culture that Sarasota County has to offer.

Keep in mind, what you see on the stage or hanging in a gallery is the tip of the proverbial iceberg. An array of people and activities

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happen behind the scenes to produce art, cultural activities, and artifacts, and to ensure their longevity. Education programs train young and not-soyoung artists and performers and reach into the schools. Not every student is destined for the spotlight, but every student gains a deeper appreciation of the art form they experience. This can create a future artist or patron.

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Karen Chandler’s art was selected for the cover of the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County’s 2016/2017 Arts & Culture Guide. Her work was chosen from many other outstanding submissions in a contest for local artists sponsored by the Alliance and SCENE Magazine. She resides in Venice.

About Karen: “I started my artistic journey studying realistic oil painting for five years at the Stevenson Academy of Traditional Painting in Sea Cliff, New York and afterward at the New York School of Visual Arts (design) and New York Institute of Technology (photography). I then started illustrating book covers for most of the major publishing houses, and now work digitally, traditionally or a combination of both.

The past few years I have started to develop an interest in patterns, design and a more contemporary feeling. I like to combine all the areas I have explored into each and every piece.

I am affiliated with the NASA Space Art Program and the United States Air Force Art Program. My work is in the permanent collections at the Galaxy Art Gallery, the Kennedy Space

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Center and the Air Force Art Collection. My paintings are currently hanging at the Pentagon.

I have had exhibitions throughout the country, including New York, California, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. My work is in several private collections, as well as the permanent collection at the Union League Club of New York. My illustrations have appeared regularly for most of the major publishers, including Simon & Schuster, Bantam Books, Random House and many others. My work is on the covers of several popular series, by authors such as R.L. Stein, Agatha Christie and Victoria Thompson’s New York-based historical mysteries. I am especially proud of the illustrations I did for the children’s book, Keeper of the Swamp, by Anne Garrett.” karenchandlerfineart.com

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PERFORMING ARTS Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus & Orchestra

Pops & Special Performances

“Piano Grand” Joseph Holt, Jonathan Spivey, Andrew Lapp, Rich Ridenour, Don Bryn October 9, 2016

941.795.2370

“Croon” Todd Murray, singer, Alex Rybeck, pianist,Steve Doyle, drums, Sean Harkness, bass

Amicco.org

November 12 – 13, 2016

Performances at: CrossPointe,

“A Christmas Carole & New Year’s Yves” Carole J. Bufford & Eric Yves Garcia, Matt Baker, piano

PO Box 1213 Holmes Beach FL 34218

Northminster, & Kirkwood Church

Symphony on the Sand – Coquina Park

December 17 – 18, 2016

November 12, 2016

Bob McDonald, Sinatra Tribute

A Holiday Celebration

January 29, 2017

December 11, 2016 (CP)

Violette & La Vie En Rose ensemble

Brahms & Young Performers

March 19, 2017

February 11, 2017 (NM) February 12, 2017 (K)

“Sibling Revelry” Liz & Ann Callaway, Alex Rybeck, pianist

AMICCO Presents 3 Tenors

March 26, 2017

March 26, 2017 (K)

“Hot N’ Cole” Marie Wirries w/ singers, pianists

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota

May 14, 2017

5555 North Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34243 941.351.8000 1.800.361.8388 AsoloRep.org Mainstage

Guys and Dolls November 18, 2016 – January 1, 2017

The Great Society January 13 – April 2, 2017

The Originalist January 20 – March 5, 2017

Born Yesterday February 10 – April 15, 2017

The Little Foxes March 17 – April 15, 2017

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity April 7 – 30, 2017

Beatsville May 5 – 28, 2017

Summer Production TBA June 2 – 25, 2017

1226 N. Tamiami Trail, Ste. 300

Lunch, Look & Listen Series

Sarasota, FL 34236

Michael’s On East Ballroom

941.306.1200 ArtistSeriesConcerts.org

Giuseppina Ciarla, harp, Natalia Maiden, violin

Performances at: Faith Lutheran Church,

November 10, 2016

Historic Asolo Theater, Sarasota Opera House, Venice Performing Arts Center,

Lee Dougherty Ross & Joseph Holt, duo piano

Church of the Palms

January 26, 2017

Classical Recital Series

Betsy Traba, Art of the Flute, Jenny Kim-Godfrey, soprano, Joseph Holt, piano

Ying String Quartet, w/Bharat Chandra, clarinet

Asolo Repertory Theatre

FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training

Book of Days November 1 – 20, 2016

A View From The Bridge December 27, 2016 – January 15, 2017

The Drunken City February 21 – March 12, 2017

A Midsummer Night’s Dream April 11 – 29, 2017

February 16, 2017

October 29 – 30, 2016

Belle Canto

Elkey Trio - Scott Hill, guitar, Carlos Boltes, viola & charango, Gonzalo Cortes, Andean panpipes

March 16, 2017 Soiree Series

December 3 – 4, 2016

941.400.2152

Fischer/Weisenborne residence

Andrew Tyson, pianist

Dan Jordan, violin & Joseph Holt, piano

BelleCanto.org

January 15, 2017

October 2 – 3, 2016

Edgar Moreau, cello w/ Jessica Xylina Osborne, piano

Daniela Liebman, pianist

Cool Jazz by Red Hot Belles & The Michael Ross Quartet First United Methodist Church

October 23 – 24, 2016

February 12, 2017

Blake Friedman, tenor & Joseph Holt, piano

November 5, 2016

John Brancy, baritone, Peter Dugan, piano, Betsy Traba, flute, Christopher Schnell, cello

April 16 – 17, 2017

December 10, 2016

Special Events

February 19, 2017

The Voices of Christmas First United Methodist Church

Holley Hall at the Symphony Center

December 18, 2016

April 22, 2017

Artist Series Concerts National Competition April 29, 2017 SCENE

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The Sounds of Christmas – At GPAC

The French Connection First United Methodist Church February 19, 2017

Voix Françaises - Michael’s On East February 19, 2017

The Circus Arts Conservatory

Brass at Bay Village December 15, 2016

Glenridge Performing Arts Center

2075 Bahia Vista Street

Robert Burns at Bay Village

Sarasota, FL 34239

January 26, 2017

Sarasota, FL 34238

941.355.9805

Mardi Gras

941.552.5325

circusarts.org

February 26, 2017

TheGlenridge.com

Circus by the Sea at Mote Marine

11th Annual Memorial Day Concert

Late Night Catechism

October 22, 2016

May 28, 2017

October 16, 2016

Sailor Circus Holiday Show

7333 Scotland Way

Teddy Roosevelt

December 26 – 29, 2016

Concert Series at St Paul Lutheran

November 5, 2016

Windjammers Concert

Solist Woodwind Quintet

Belle Canto

January 15, 2017

December 2016

December 10, 2016

Circus Sarasota Winter Performance

Horns-a-Plenty - French Horn Ensemble

Nate Najar

February 10 – March 5, 2017

January 2017

December 16, 2016

Cirque des Voix

Chasing Rainbows: Louise Pitre

March 24 – 26, 2017

Mardi Gras - First Brass Five+ & Sharon Scott

Sailor Circus Spring Show

February 2017

Hunter & Doe

April 11 – 15, 2017

Celtic Brass - Jacobites & First Brass Five+

Summer Circus Spectacular

March 2017

July 2017

First Church Sarasota

January 4, 2017 January 13, 2017

Michael Lasser – lecture January 26, 2017

Michael Lasser – show

Diversity: The Voices of Sarasota

104 S. Pineapple Ave.

January 28, 2017

Sarasota, FL 34236

Giacomo Gates

941.957.0404

941.955.0935

February 4, 2017

DiversitySarasota.org

FirstSrq.com

All That Jazz

Jazz at First Church – T wo Separate Concerts

Perfect Hermany

Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center December 10 – 11, 2016

November 13 & December 11, 2016

February 18, 2017

Spring Concert

January 8, February 5, March 12,

Velvet Caravan

May, 2017

April 9, 2017

February 24, 2017

Giving Hunger the Blues Concert

Simon & Garfunkel

November 5, 2016

February 25, 2017

PO Box 1004

The Voices of Christmas

Ring Sarasota

Venice, FL 34284

December 18, 2016

April 1, 2017

941.484.8491

Andrew Lapp, Steinway Artist

The Sedaka Show

Exsultate.org

January 15, 2017

April 7, 2017

Venice Performing Arts Center

The Four Freshmen

From the Stage

Belle Canto joins the First Church Singers – The French Connection

February 19, 2017

February 19, 2017

For the Children

Gloria Musicae

The First Brass of Sarasota

Robyn Rocklein, Soprano ~ Dr. Dana Milan, Pianist Heavenly Lights and Shifting Shadows: On the Wings of Song

4565 Northlake Drive

March 19, 2017

GloriaMusicae.org

Sarasota, FL 34232

Viva España!

941.928.0296

Jazz at First Church – Two Separate Concerts

TheFirstBrass.org

November 13 & December 11, 2016

Too Hot to Handel

See website for event locations.

January 8, February 5, March 12,

December 11, 2016

9/11 Tribute

April 9, 2017

Brahms’ Lullaby and Beyond

Exsultate! Chorale

April 2, 2017

September 11, 2016

February 17, 2017

Cynthia Sayer

April 23, 2017

PO Box 52987 Sarasota, FL 34232 941.387.6046

November 6, 2016

January 22, 2017

Brass We Have Heard On High

Florida Studio Theatre

November 30, 2016

1241 North Palm Avenue

March 5, 2017

50th Christmas at Faith

Sarasota, FL 34236

Verdi Requiem

December 4, 2016

941.366.9000

April 23, 2017

Faithfully French Choral Gems

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Voices of Freedom

Jacobite Pipe Band

Lemon Bay Playhouse

July 4, 2017

7120 Myakka Valley Trail

96 West Dearborn Street

Sarasota, FL 34241

Englewood, FL 34223

941.350.0271

941.475.6756

941.362.2991

JacobitesBand.com

LemonBayPlayhouse.com

GuitarSarasota.org

See website for event locations.

Hypnosis

Veteran’s Day Show

October 19 – November 6, 2016

International Concert Series

November 13, 2016

Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota

Highland Games

Mark Twain Performs “Mark Twain Turns 70, Words & Songs”

3975 Fruitville Road

February 4, 2017

November 19, 2016

Sarasota, FL 34232

St Patrick’s Day Celebration

Bob’s Your Elf

March 17, 2017

November 30 – December 18, 2016

National Tartan Day Show April 2 & 9, 2017

Marcy Downey “Swinging Through the Forties”

11th Annual Memorial Day Concert

January 7, 2017

May 28, 2017

Office Hours

Guitar Sarasota

Thibaut Garcia – France February 4, 2017

Marco Sartor – Uruguay February 25, 2017

Duo KM: Klingeberg & Montes – Germany & Chile March 18, 2017

Manuel Barrueco – Cuba April 1, 2017

Jazz Club of Sarasota

January 18 – February 12, 2017

8th Annual Shorts Aloud Festival

330 S. Pineapple Ave., Ste. 111

February 18 – 19, 2017

Sarasota, FL 34236 941.366.1552

John Tuff and Friends “No ‘Cryin’ In Your Beer Old-time Country Music”

Mini-Concert & Lecture Series

JazzClubSarasota.com

February 25, 2017

Crocker Memorial Church

Jazz Meets Art

Tuesdays With Morrie

1260 12th St.

September 14 & October 19, 2016

March 8 – April 2, 2017

Sarasota, FL 34236

Jazz at Two Concert Series

Jimmy Mazz “Las Vegas Legends”

October 14, 2016 – April 12, 2017

April 15, 2017

Oktoberfest Trolley & Pub Crawl

I Ought to be in Pictures

October 26, 2016

April 26 – May 14, 2017

37th Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival

Senior Follies

March 5 – 11, 2017

June 7 – 25, 2017

Key Chorale

Trio Voilà – Flute, Guitar, Viola November 14, 2016

Jimmy Moore – Classical Guitar & Folk Music Arrangements December 12, 2016

Joe Shields – Classical Guitar PO Box 20613

Manatee Performing Arts Center

February 13, 2017

Sarasota, FL 34276

502 3rd Ave. West

Lyndall Vickers – classical guitar

941.921.4845

Bradenton, FL 34205

March 13, 2017

KeyChorale.org

941.749.1111

Community and Youth Showcase

First United Methodist Church

ManateePerformingArtsCenter.com

April 10, 2017

Sarasota Choral Festival

January 9, 2017

Kevin Mandeville – classical guitar

October 29, 2016

Broadway Series

Holiday Concert

My Fair Lady

10009 Gulf Drive

November 27, 2016

September 22 – October 9, 2016

Anna Maria, FL 34216

Mary Wilson Returns Concert

Assassins

941.778.5755

February 11, 2017

October 27 – November 13, 2016

TheIslandPlayers.org

Spring Concert at VPAC

Beauty and the Beast

May 5, 2017

December 1 – 18, 2016

The Island Players

The Red Velvet Cake War September 29 – October 9, 2016

Little Shop of Horrors

Moon Over The Brewery

La Musica International Chamber Music Festival

January 12 – 29, 2017

PO Box 5442

Play On

Sarasota, FL 34277

Boynton Beach Club World Premiere Production

March 9 – 26, 2017

941.366.8450 x3

March 16 – April 2, 2017

Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike

LaMusicaFestival.org

The Full Monty

Murderers November 10 – 20, 2016

March 4 – 14, 2017

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The Bridges of Madison County February 9 – 26, 2017

April 20 – May 7, 2017

Studio Series

Sylvia September 15 – October 2, 2016

Children of a Lesser God October 20 – November 6, 2016

It’s a Wonderful Life December 1 – 18, 2016

The Musical!

January 12 – 29, 2017

WIT February 23 – March 12, 2017

Peter and the Starcatcher April 6 – 23, 2017 Community Artistic Collaborations

Memorable Melodies, Sarasota Musica Viva October 9, 2016

A Very Good Year, Frank Sinatra November 9, 2016

DraMature, Holiday Follies December 14, 2016

Trio d’amore, Sarasota Musica Viva January 8, 2017

Rat Pack – Together Again January 11, 2017

Lip Schtick January 23 – 24, 2017

Transformations January 28, 2017

Neil Diamond Tribute February 14, 2017

Suncoast Mummers and String Band February 15, 2017

Florida Brass Drum and Bugle Corps March 4, 2017

Whirling Passion March 5, 2017

Thomas Koch, Classical Guitarist March 22, 2017

Baby Boomers

McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre

New Music New College

1923 Ringling Blvd

New College of Florida

Sarasota, FL 34236

Caples Fine Arts Complex

941.925.FUNY (3869)

5800 Bayshore Road

McCurdysComedy.com

Sarasota, FL 34243

Tom Simmons

941.487.4888

September 7 - 11, 2016

NewMusicNewCollege.org

Valarie Storm September 15 - 18, 2016

Kathleen Supove, Jennifer Choi and James Moore

John Novosad “Hippieman”

October 1, 2016

September 21 - 25, 2016

Bobby Slayton

Da Capo Chamber Players: Pierrot Lunaire

September 30 – October 2, 2016

November 5, 2016

Caroline Rhea October 7 - 8, 2016

Ensemble Mise-En: Ligeti Piano Concerto

Al Romero

January 21, 2017

October 14 - 16, 2016

Janet Williams

Cornelius Cardew’s The Great Learning, Paragraph 2

October 19 - 23, 2016

March 4, 2017

John Lovitz November 3 - 5, 2016

Bobby Previte: Terminals Part II: In Transit

Julie Scoggins

April 21, 2017

November 9 - 13, 2016

Andrew Norelli

Special Events

November 16 - 20, 2016

Ron Feingold

The Sarasota Wind Quintet: Music by New College Student Composers

November 23 - 27, 2016

April 9, 2017

Chris Cope and JB Ball November 30 – December 4, 2016

Electronic Music Class Concert: The Final Projects

Ian Gutoskie

May 17, 2017

December 7 – 11, 2016 December 4 – 18, 2016

North Port Performing Arts Association

Black Diamond Burlesqe

6400 W. Price Boulevard

December 18, 2016

North Port, FL 34291

Frankie Paul

941.426.8479

December 21 – 23, 2016

Nppaa.net

Dean Napolitano

Brett Leake December 28 – 30, 2016

North Port Concert Band

Tim Wilkins

NorthPortConcertBand.org

December 31, 2016

Piccolos and Patriots

March 28, 2017

The Gold Tones March 29, 2017

The Book of Goddesses, Sarasota Musica Viva April 9, 2017

DraMature, Spring Fling May 3, 2017

The Diary of Anne Frank, Sarasota Ballet Company May 13 – 21, 2017

Musica Sacra Cantorum

October 27, 2016

Christmas “Presence”

PO Box 50581

December 8, 2016

Sarasota, FL 34232

Tea and Trumpets

941.405.7322

January 12, 2017

musicasacracantorum.org

A Gershwin Tribute to Love

Performances at the Church of the

February 16, 2017

Redeemer

Bad Boys

This Day

March 23, 2017

December 12, 2016

My Kinds of Towns

Maurice Duruflé Requiem

April 23, 2017

January 23, 2017

Baroque Gems – Cantatas & More February 13, 2017 September 2016

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Broadway Series

TheNorthPortChorale.org

Gypsy

Holiday Magic

September 28 – October 16, 2016

December 10, 2016

Young Frankenstein

Vive La Différence!

November 2 – 20, 2016

February 11, 2017

Legally Blonde: The Musical

From Sea To Shining

December 7 – 23, 2016

April 29, 2017

Sweet Charity January 11 – 29, 2017

North Port Symphony NorthPortSymphony.com

Big Fish February 15 – March 5, 2017

God Bless The USA

Footloose

November 13, 2016

March 22 – April 9, 2017

Sounds of the Season

Boeing Boeing

December 18, 2016

April 26 – May 14, 2017

Wine, Women and Song January 29, 2017

Almost, Maine

February 26, 2017

October 19 – 30, 2016

Around the World in Eighty Minutes... or So

February 1 – 12, 2017

Next Fall Copenhagen March 8 – 19, 2017

OASIS — Opera for Animals: Singing is Saving

5555 N. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34243 941.359.0099 SarasotaBallet.org

Walsh, Tudor & Layton FSU Center for the Performing Arts October 28 – 30, 2016

Balanchine, Ashton & Tudor Sarasota Opera House November 18 – 20, 2016

George Balanchine’s Jewels Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall December 16 – 17, 2016

Graziano & Tuckett FSU Center for the Performing Arts

Backstage At The Players Series

Conquistadors and Castanets

March 26, 2017

Sarasota Ballet

The Pops Orchestra

January 27 – 30, 2017

The Sarasota Ballet Presents The Paul Taylor Dance Company FSU Center for the Performing Arts February 24 – 27, 2017

A Tribute to Ashton Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall March 10 – 11, 2017

Ashton, de Valois & Robbins

8437 Tuttle Ave., #333

PO Box 1622

Sarasota Opera House

Sarasota, FL 34243

Sarasota, FL 34230

April 28 – 30, 2017

941.351.1007

941.926.POPS (7677)

Film and Lecture Series

OperaForAnimals.org

ThePopsOrchestra.org

FSU Center for the Performing Arts

SCF’s Neel Performing Arts Center

See website for more information.

Riverview High School Performing Arts

November 7, 2016 – April 12, 2017

Perlman Music Program/Suncoast

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Sarasota Choral Society

PerlmanMusicProgramSuncoast.org

USO-Style Extravaganza Honoring our Veterans

PMP Alumni: In Schools & Around Town

November 13, 2016 (Riverview PAC)

Sarasota, FL 34232

October 13 & 16, 2016,

November 14, 2016 (Neel PAC)

SarasotaChoralSociety.org

941.955.4942

Sarasota Winter Residency

Jolly Pops, a Holiday Show Featuring the Qol Quartet

December 21, 2016 – January 7, 2017

December 12, 2016 (Neel PAC)

Celebration Concert

December 18, 2016 (Riverview PAC)

April 20 & 22, May 18 & 21, 2017

Violins of Hope

My Funny Valentine, Featuring Pianist Rich Ridenour

February 2, 2017

February 12, 2017 (Riverview PAC)

January 5, 2017

February 13, 2017 (Neel PAC)

The Players Centre For Performing Arts

Out of this World, with Electric Violist Martha Mooke

5317 Fruitville Rd. #147

Church of the Palms Presbyterian Church

Handel’s Messiah December 5, 2015

Sarasota Chorus of the Keys ChorusoftheKeys.org

Sarasota Concert Association PO Box 1714

838 N. Tamiami Trail

April 2, 2017 (Riverview PAC)

Sarasota, FL 34230

Sarasota, FL 34236

April 3, 2017 (Neel PAC)

941.225.6500

941.365.2494 ThePlayers.org

Ring Sarasota

A Streetcar Named Desire

RingSarasota.org

September 1 – 11, 2016

Christmas Concert December 4 & 11, 2016

TBA March 19, April 1 & 23, 2017

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September 2016

ScaSarasota.org Great Performers Series Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 777 N. Tamiami Trail Riverview Performing Arts Center 1 Ram Way

Emerson String Quartet

Evolving Revolving

December 18, 2016

May 11 – 14, 2017

Minnesota Orchestra

Chanukah presentation at Shabbat Service December 23, 2016

January 9, 2017

Sarasota Folk Club

National Symphony of Ukraine

941.371.1433

January 30, 2017

SarasotaFolk.org

Apollo’s Fire

Sarasota Sailing Squadron

Sarasota Music Archive

February 22, 2017

1717 Ken Thompson Pkwy.

Selby Public Library

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Sarasota, FL 34236

Geldbart Auditorium

March 16, 2017

941.377.9256

1331 First Street

Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan

Alan Rhody

Sarasota, FL 34236

March 30, 2017

September 26, 2016

941.861.1168

Friction Farm

SarasotaMusicArchive.org

Yom Hashoah Commemeration April 30, 2017

Music Matinees

October 31, 2016

Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center

Grant Peeples

Fall Music Film Series

709 N. Tamiami Trail

November 28, 2016

Hein Jung, soprano and Grigorios Zamparas, piano

Holiday of Song

“The Art of Singing,” Diana Walters, presenter

December 19, 2016

September 21, 2016

November 9, 2016

Annalise Emerick

Aaron Romm, trumpet and A vis Romm, piano

January 30, 2017

“The Making of the Ring,” Joy McIntyre, presenter

William Florian

October 19, 2016

December 21, 2016

February 27, 2017

Sarasota Opera Studio Artists

Larry Mangum

Lecture and Performance Series

January 18, 2017

March 27, 2017

Focus On Youth

Alison Sincoff, flute and Gail Berenson, piano

Lauren Heintz

January 4, 2017

April 24, 2017

Gounod: “Romeo and Juliet”

February 15, 2017

Hootenanny

January 11, 2017

Chris Takeda and Jennifer Best Takeda violin duo

May 22, 2017

Puccini: “Madama Butterfly”

MaryEllen Healyll & Vince Carniglio

January 18, 2017

March 22, 2017

June 26, 2017

Suncoast Jazz Ambassadors

Bill & Eli Perras

Standard Songs in Jazz, Country, Blues & Folk Music

April 19, 2017

July 31, 2017

January 25, 2017

Rick Hardeman

Poulenc: “Dialogues of the Carmelites”

August 27, 2017

February 1, 2017

5317 Fruitville Rd. #192

Claude Bourbon

Sarasota, FL 34232

September 25, 2017

Masters of the Keyboard, Yi-heng Yang, piano

941.650.1177

Mick Jurgensen

February 8, 2017

SarasotaConcertBand.org

October 30, 2017

Verdi: “La Traviata”

Hungrytown

February 15, 2017

November 27, 2017

Mozart: “Idomeneo”

Holiday of Song

February 22, 2017

December 18, 2017

Sarasota Concert Band

Sarasota Contemporary Dance Company Sarasota, FL 34243

Sarasota Jewish Chorale

Songs by Finzi, Quilter, Ravel, and More, David Davani, baritone, Joseph Holt, piano

941.345.5755

941.355.8011

March 1, 2017

SarasotaContemporaryDance.org

SarasotaJewishChorale.org

(Formerly Fuzión Dance Artists) 8437 Tuttle Ave. #160

Kristallnacht Commemoration

Great Piano Works of Beethoven & Chopin, Steven Glaser, piano

Jane B. Cook Theatre

November 9, 2016

March 8, 2017

Jazz + SCD

Strauss: “Der Rosenkavalier”

October 13 –16, 2016

Plymouth Harbor Musical Entertainment

Voices of Sarasota Contemporary Dance

November 17, 2016

December 1 – 4, 2016

Shabbat Services

Selections from this Season’s Operas, Sarasota Opera Studio Artists

Dance Makers – 11th Annual Concert

December 16, 2016

March 22, 2017

March 15, 2017

February 9 – 12, 2017

September 2016

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Other Events

The Love of Three Kings

Pina Antonellie, Pianist

Opera Talk: Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale,” Phyllis Lowitt

March 11 – 26, 2017

November 9, 2016

October 26, 2016

Season Concert Performances

February 9, 2017

Annual Musical Flea Market

Curtain Raiser

Alan Brasington Presentation

April 15, 2017

October 23, 2016

March 2, 2017

Sarasota Music Club

“Opera’s Shades of Love”

The Secret World of Og November 12, 2016

Prologues

PO Box 19613

Concerts at Noon

Unity Church, Sarasota

Sarasota, FL 34276

March 3 – 10, 2017

Don Pasquale

941.925.3602

Covers at Three

October 24, 2016

SarasotaMusicClub.org

March 10, 2017

Italian Girl in Algiers

Artists Choice Concert

January 9, 2017

Eicher Auditorium, Sunnyside Village

March 19, 2017

Madama Butterfly

Art Songs and Arias Johanna Fincher, Soprano & Robyn Rocklein, Mezzo-Soprano

Spring Opera Spectacular

January 16, 2017

March 26, 2017

Dialogues of The Carmelites

October 21, 2016

Understanding Opera Series

The Love of Three Kings

Pineview High School String Ensemble

Opera in the Headlines

January 30, 2017

November 18, 2016

October 13, 2016

Holiday Music Program

The Highs and Lows of Opera

Sarasota Orchestra

December 16, 2016

October 20, 2016

709 N. Tamiami Trail

Juan de la Sierra, Guitar

The Sky is the Limit – 10 Sopranos You Should Know

Sarasota, FL 34236

January 20, 2017

Grigorios Zamparas

October 27, 2016

SarasotaOrchestra.org

February 17, 2017

You Heard it at the Movies

Sarasota Earlye Musicke Consort

November 3, 2016

January 23, 2017

941.953.3434

Masterworks

The Rite Music

March 17, 2017

Suncoast Music Scholarships Competition

Meet the Artists

November 4 – 6, 2016

Don Pasquale

The New World

April 22, 2017

October 18, 2016

December 2 – 4, 2016

Annual Scholarship Awards Winners Performance

Butterfly

Beethoven & Brahms

February 7, 2017

January 6 – 8, 2017

May 6, 2017

Italian Girl

Tchaikovsky to Tüür

February 14, 2017

February 2 – 5, 2017

Dialogues

Estonian Voices

61 North Pineapple Avenue

February 28, 2017

February 23 – 26, 2017

Sarasota, FL 34236

Three Kings

Titan

941.328.1300

March 7, 2017

March 17 – 19, 2017

Sarasota Opera

SarasotaOpera.org

Magnificent Seven

Opera House Tours

Sarasota Opera Guild

October 31, November 7, 2016; February

941.374.2914

20 & 27, March 6, 13 & 20, 2017

sarasotaopera.org

Great Escapes

Social & Singers

Breaking Bad

2016 Fall Season

Sarasota Opera House

October 19 – 22, 2016

Don Pasquale

September 20, 2016,

Sleigh Ride

October 28 – November 13, 2016

October 18, November 15, 2016,

December 7 – 10, 2016

Fall Opera Showcase

January 17, February 14, March 14, 2017

Timeless Tales

November 6, 2016

March 31 – April 2, 2017

January 11 – 14, 2017 Performances/Lectures

Romantic Nights

2016 Winter Opera Festival

“How the Opera World Works”

February 8 – 11, 2017

Madama Butterfly

September 22, 2016

Sounds of America

February 11 – March 25, 2017

Madama Butterfly and Her History

March 22 – 25, 2017

The Italian Girl in Algiers

October 13, 2016

The People’s Choice

February 18 – March 25, 2017

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September 2016

April 5 – 8, 2017

Pops

Symphonic Band Concert

Theatre

A Tribute to Elton John

November 17, 2016

January 20 – 21, 2017

Leading Ladies of Broadway

SCF Choirs and Bradenton Symphony Orchestra, Handel’s “Messiah”

Howard Studio Theatre Play #1: TBA

March 3 – 4, 2017

December 2, 2016

Play #2: TBA

The Music of Sinatra

Student Dance Recital

November 18 – 20, 25 – 27, 2016

April 21 – 22, 2017

December 6, 2016

Play #3: TBA

Holiday Concert

February 17 – 19, 24 – 26, 2017

Chamber Soiree

December 8, 2016

Play #4: TBA

Music of Our Time I

Music Student Showcase

April 14 – 15, 20 – 23, 2017

September 22, 2016

January 19, 2017

Music of Our Time II

Symphonic Band, “Our New Day”

Suncoast Concert Band

September 25, 2016

February 16, 2017

12308 Lobelia Terrace

Quintessential Quintets

Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

October 16, 2016

SCF Bradenton Symphony Orchestra, “It’s So Classic”

Beautiful Brass

February 24, 2017

SuncoastConcertBand.org

October 27, 2016

SCF Choirs, United in Song

Poignant Piano

February 28, 2017

Concert Season at Northminster Presbyterian Church

November 17, 2016

Guitar Fest

November 6 & 20, December 4 &18, 2016;

The Sinking of The Titanic

March 2, 2017

January 8, February 5, March 5,

January 29, 2017

Guest recital, “Tangoes and Salsa”

April 2 & 23, 2016

Tantalizing Trombone

March 21, 2017

Suncoast Jazz Ambassadors

February 16, 2017

Jazz Ensembles in Concert

December 11, 2018, January 15,

String Quartet: The Finale

March 23, 2017

February 12, March 12, April 9, 2017

March 12, 2017

Chamber Music Concert

Special Concerts at Church of the Palms

April 7, 2017

January 22, February 19, March 19, 2017

September 30 – October 1, 7 – 9, 2016

941.907.4123

Special Events

Music Theatre Ensemble Showcase

Sarasota Music Festival

April 17, 2017

Theatre Odyssey

June 5 – 24, 2017

SCF Bradenton Symphony Orchestra, “Pull Out All the Stops!”

PO Box 1383

April 21, 2017

941.799.7224 TheatreOdyssey.org

Bradenton, FL 34207

Music and Theatre Scholarship Auditions

941.752.5252

April 22, 2017

January 14 – 15, 2017

scf.edu

Student Dance Recital

Ten-Minute Play Festival

April 25, 2017

May 4 – 7, 2017

State College of Florida 5840 26th Street

Sarasota, FL 34230

Student Ten-Minute Playwriting Festival

Music/Dance

Spring Fling

Neel Performing Arts Center

April 27, 2017

Master Class: Alfonso Lopez, violin, & Michelle Tabor, piano

Sundays at Neel

Sarasota, FL 34236

September 21, 2016

SCF Big Band, “Jazz on Ice”

941.321.1397

Recital: Alfonso Lopez, violin, & Michelle Tabor, piano

December 11, 2016

UrbaniteTheatre.com

Karen Granger

My Barking Dog

September 22, 2016

January 15, 2017

November 11 – December 18, 2016

Faculty Recital: The Bridge Trio (violin, cello and piano), “Coming to America”

The Kingston Trio

Ideation

January 29, 2017

January 27 – March 12, 2017

Guy Lombardo’s Royal Canadians

Bo-Nita

October 4, 2016

February 12, 2017

March 31 – April 30, 2017

Fall Festival of Music

Paul Tanner

October 6, 2016

February 26, 2017

USA Dance

Bradenton Symphony Orchestra, “Surprise!”

Mac Frampton

Sara Dance Center

March 19, 2017

5000 Fruitville Road

Urbanite Theatre 1487 Second Street

October 7, 2016

Sarasota, FL 34232

Fall Musical, “Grease”

941.812.7311

October 21 – 23, 2016

DanceWhiteSands.com September 2016

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Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Jay Leno

Orchestre National de Lyon

January 13, 2017

March 1, 2017

Dick Fox’s Golden Boys Frankie Avalon, Fabian & Bobby Rydell

Smokey Robinson

Sarasota, FL 34236 941.953.3368

January 14, 2017

Alan Cumming Sings Snappy Songs

VanWezel.org

Michael Bolton

March 5, 2017

Brian Wilson

777 N. Tamiami Trail

March 2, 2017

January 15, 2017

Taj Express

September 11, 2016

Engelbert Humperdinck

March 7, 2017

Dr. Dave Band

January 16, 2017

September 23, 2016

Elvis Lives

An Intimate Evening with Kristin Chenoweth

Celtic Thunder

January 17, 2017

March 12, 2017

October 15, 2016

Zoltán Mága

Annie

Doo Wop Spectacular

January 18, 2017

March 14 – 15, 2017

Once

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

October 28, 2016

January 19, 2017

Jump, Jive & Wail Featuring The Jive Aces

ZZ Top

Adam Trent: The Futurist

March 21, 2017

October 31, 2016

January 22, 2017

Pilobolus – Shadowland

Mannheim Steamroller

Riverdance

March 23, 2017

November 18, 2016

January 24 – 26, 2017

Chicago

Decades Rewind

Kenny Rogers

March 25 – 26, 2017

November 19, 2016

January 27, 2017

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Dave Koz and Friends Christmas

Gladys Knight

March 27, 2017

November 25, 2016

January 28, 2017

Momix - Opus Cactus

Melissa Etheridge’s Holiday Trio

Johnny Mathis - Live in Concert

March 28, 2017

November 27, 2016

January 29, 2017

Menopause the Musical

Jim Brickman – Comfort & Joy

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

April 4, 2017

November 29, 2016

February 1, 2017

Fame

Rhapsody & Rhythm: The Gershwin Experience

December 7, 2016

Keith Lockhart & The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra

The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Celebration

October 22, 2016

March 17, 2017

April 5, 2017

February 2, 2017

Neil Sedaka

December 10, 2016

Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Guy

April 7, 2017

Beach Boys’ Christmas’

February 6, 2017

Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles

December 12, 2016

Itzhak Perlman

April 8, 2017

Garrison Keilor

February 7, 2017

Chris Botti

December 13, 2016

An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin

April 12, 2017

A Christmas Carol

February 8, 2017

The Four Tops and The Temptations

December 21, 2016

The Philadelphia Orchestra

April 13, 2017

Rogers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella

February 9, 2017

Under the Streetlamp

December 27 & 28, 2016

Steve Martin & Martin Short

April 18, 2017

Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker

February 10, 2017

David Sedaris

December 29, 2016

Neil Berg’s 108 Years of Broadway

April 19, 2017

42nd Street

February 14, 2017

Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science

December 30, 2016

Twyla Tharp

April 20, 2017

Salute To Vienna with The Strauss Symphony of America

February 15, 2017

One Night of Queen

Pippin

April 23, 2017

January 3, 2017

February 17 – 18, 2017

Kinky Boots

My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy

Alvin Ailey

April 25 – 30, 2017

February 21, 2017 February 23, 2017

Venetian Harmony Chorus

January 10 – 11, 2017

Jackie Evancho

701 North Indiana Ave

Matthew Morrison with Seth Rudetsky

February 27, 2017

Englewood, FL 34223

Swan Lake - Russian National Ballet Theatre

941.480.1480

February 28, 2017

VenetianHarmony.com

January 5, 2017

Lang Lang

Dirty Dancing

January 12, 2017

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The Venice Chorale

Special Events

1 Indian Ave.

Bartok - Prokofieff - Poulenc with The Venice Chorale, Elisabeth Slaten, soprano soloist

Venice, FL 34285

March 10 – 11, 2017

R.P.M. 30th Anniversary Concert

941.484.8491

October 9, 2016

TheVeniceChorale.org

Mills - Haydn - Mozart Oboe, Bassoon, Violin, Cello soloists

Holiday Favorites with the Venice Symphony

April 7 – 8, 2017

November 13 – 14, 2016

Strauss, Suppé, Lehár, Millöcker and others

Gershwin with a Twist starring Brian Gurl

April 28 – 29, 2017

Late Night Catechism

The Venice Performing Arts Center

December 16 – 18, 2016

From the Stage: Music of Opera, Oratorio, and Broadway February 19, 2017

The Goldtones September 17, 2016

The Alter Eagles

November 20 – 21, 2016 December 9 – 10, 2016

Poulenc’s Gloria with the Venice Symphony

Venice Theatre

The Sounds of Christmas

March 10 – 11, 2017

140 West Tampa Avenue

December 22 – 23, 2016

For the Children: Featuring Rutter’s Mass of the Children

Venice, FL 34285

Shades of Bublé

941.488.1115

December 29 – 31, 2016

April 2, 2017

VeniceStage.com

The Capital Steps

Venice Musicale

Main Stage

America’s Diamond Live

PM Box 179

The Sunshine Boys

January 22 – 23, 2017

2357 S. Tamiami Trail #3

September 27 – October 16, 2016

Back Home Again, a Tribute to John Denver

Venice, FL 34292

Billy Elliot the Musical

January 29 – 30, 2017

941.488.4902

November 8 – December 4, 2016

Harry James and the Andrews Sisters

VeniceMusicale.org

Sister Act

February 6, 2017

Musical Potpourii

January 10 – February 5, 2017

Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone

October 20, 2016

Crazy For You

February 26 – 27, 2017

Songs of Sondheim and Bernstein

February 21 – March 19, 2017

The Diamonds

November 17, 2016

Inherit the Wind

March 5 – 6, 2017

Holiday Concert with Encore Chorus

April 11 – 30, 2017

Let’s Hang On

January 15 – 16, 2017

March 12 – 13, 2017

December 15, 2017 Stage II

The Kingston Trio

January 19, 2017

Get Out of Dodge

March 19 – 21, 2017

Cupid’s Cabaret

November 3 – 20, 2016

Monday, Monday

February 16, 2017

Frost/Nixon

April 23 – 24, 2017

Spring concert with Encore Chorus

January 19 – February 11, 2017

Classical Favorites

March 16, 2017

Blood Brothers

Education & Outreach

Music Scholarship Winners

March 30 – April 23, 2017

The 25th Annual Silver Fox Show

Fences

March 30 – April 2, 2017

May 4 – 21, 2017

The 22nd Annual Loveland Show

April 20, 2017

The Venice Symphony

June, 2017

230 S. Tamiami Trail

Cabaret

Venice, FL 34285

The Toxic Avenger

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe

941.207.8822

September 30 – October 23, 2016

1646 10th Way

TheVeniceSymphony.org

Six Women with Brain Death or Expiring Minds Want to Know

Sarasota, FL 34236

Bernstein - Tchaikovsky - Brahms Joseph Swensen, violin soloist

December 2 – 18, 2016

westcoastblacktheatre.org

Assisted Living: The Musical

The Wiz

November 18 – 19, 2016

February 17 – March 19, 2017

October 12 – November 19, 2016

Venice Performing Arts Center

941.366.1505

Black Nativity

Holiday Favorites with The Venice Chorale December 16 – 18, 2016

Generations

November 30 – December 23, 2016

Smetana - De Falla - Beethoven Tatiana Roitman, piano soloist

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

The Piano Lesson

September 8 – 18, 2016

January 11 – February 18, 2017

January 13 – 14, 2017

A Christmas Carol

Girls Groups

Romantic Valentine Standards Mark Raisch, vocal soloist

December 16 – 21, 2016

March 1 – April 8, 2017

Once on this Island, A Musical

Dearly Departed

February 17 – 18, 2017

May 16 – 21, 2017

April 19 – May 27, 2017 September 2016

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Wonders of the World Juried Open Show / Dylan Pierce-Legacy of Hope

Florida’s Finest

December 6, 2016 – January 20, 2017

Anna Maria Island Art League

American Watercolor Society / FL Suncoast Watercolor Juried Show

Lowell Gilbertson / TBD / Sumi-e Society of Sarasota / Line, Form and Color- juried

5312 Holmes Boulevard

January 24 – February 24, 2017

August 24 – September 29, 2017

Holmes Beach, FL 34217

Events

IslandArtLeague.org

International Society of Acrylic Painters Curated Show / Donna McIntyre Juried Show / Student Show

Teacher’s Open Exhibit

February 28 – March 24, 2017

September 25, 2016

October 7, 2016

Member Show Juried Open Show

11th Annual Gallery Walk ArtsHop Exhibit

March 28 – April 21, 2017

Art Center Sarasota 90th Anniversary Celebration

Manatee County Schools

October 16, 2016

November 11, 2016

April 23 – May 19, 2017

iconcept 2017

Christmas Walk-a-bout Exhibit

TBA / 80th Anniversary Exhibit

February 19, 2017

December 9, 2016

May 23 – June 23, 2017

Winter Fest December 10 – 11, 2016

Fur, Feathers, Flora & Fauna Juried Open Show

Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island

Portrait’s Juried Exhibit – Art Walk

June 27 – July 28, 2017

5414 Marina Drive

MUSEUMS & VISUAL ARTS

941.778.2099

January 13, 2017

July 6 – August 11, 2017

iconcept jr.

Holmes Beach, FL 34217

23rd Annual James Pay Juried Open Exhibit – Art Walk

Art Center Sarasota 707 N. Tamiami Trail

AMIArtistsGuildGallery.com

February 10, 2017

Sarasota, FL 34236

Black & White Juried Exhibit – Art Walk

941.365.2032

Gallery Window Theme – “Return to Paradise”

March 10, 2017

ArtSarasota.org

Through October 31, 2016

St. Stephen’s Visual Arts Exhibit – Art Walk April 14, 2017

Spring Fest TBA - 2017

Art Center Manatee

941.778.6694

Trail of Treats Exhibitions

October 31, 2016

Ringling Instructors Show / Patricia Anderson Turner / Pan-O-Rama Community Project / Swing State –juried

Gallery Window Theme – artsHOP

October 13 – November 26, 2016

Gallery Window Theme – It’s the Holidays

November 1 – 30, 2016

10th Annual artsHOP November 11 – 13, 2016

ArtCenterManatee.org

ACS Instructors Show / Adriana Carvalho / Michael Adno: Cracker Politics / Reflections –juried

Nights Out

December 8, 2016 – January 13, 2017

September 23, October 14 & 28, December 2 & 16, 2016, January 1 & 27,

Dasha Reich / Robert Burridge / ASALH Black Muse 2017 / Classic Fantastic –juried

February 10, March 10, 2017

January 26 – March 3, 2017

January, 2017 TBA

Exhibitions

Carol Prusa / Peppi Elona / MASHterpieces IV / From Within –juried

Artists’ Guild Reception & Holmes Beach Art District Art Walk

March 16 – April 21, 2017

April 14, 2017

North Sarasota County Schools Spring Exhibition

Frank Williams, “The History of Giclee Print Making”

Pen Women Curated Show / TESA / 12 x 12 Juried Open Show

April 24 – May 7, 2017

February 6, 2017

Booker High School Senior Show

October 4 – 28, 2016

May 12 – 18, 2017

Joe Kanoza, “Painting Demo & Professional Tips”

Art of the Heart Juried Open Show / Have a Seat Open Juried Show

Amy Ernst & Amy Ragus / 3D Invitational Ceramic and sculpture / Project / Unlimited Potential – juried

March 6, 2017

May 18 – June 23, 2017

April 3, 2017

209 9th Street West Bradenton, FL 34205 941.746.2862

November 4 & 18,

Candace Knapp: A Gathering of Imaginary Friends / Something to Talk About Juried Open Show Through September 30, 2016

November 1 – December 2, 2016

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September 2016

December 1 – 31, 2016

Holiday Art Walk December 2, 2016

Roger Rockefeller, “Photographing Your Art” January 2, 2017

Juried Art Show

January 13, February 10, March 10,

Mariarosa Rockefeller, “Using Photoshop Elements in Your Art”

Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County

Florida Maritime Museum

Island Gallery West

4415 119th Street West

5368 Gulf Drive

1226 N. Tamiami Trail, Ste 300

Cortez, FL 34215

Holmes Beach, FL 34217

Sarasota, FL 34236

941.708.6120

941.778.6648

941.365.5118

FloridaMaritimeMuseum.org

IslandGalleryWest.com

SarasotaArts.org

Music on The Porch

Marie Rice “Glass Impressions”

Nature Through the Lens Ernesto V. Epistola

Second Saturday of each month

September 2016

September 14 – October 25, 2016

Permanent Collections

October 2016

Reception: October 5, 2016

The Blake Banks Collection Ship Models Maritime Library

Jane Keeling “Surf’s Up” with public ArtsHOP

Light Chasers Holiday Show & Sale November 1 – December 27, 2016

Charlie Bell “Florida’s West Coast”

November 2016

Dieter Lau “Expressive Espresso”

Reception: November 2, 2016

I Wanted To Be Walt Disney Laurent Dareau

Featured Exhibits

December 2016

Shipwreck: Legend and Lore

Marti Salerni “New Year Preview”

January 2 – January 31, 2017

October 6 – December 16, 2016

January 2017

Reception: January 4, 2017

Embracing Our Differences Outdoor Exhibit

Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society (FSWS)

Brenda Alcorn “Fish Tales & Nature Nuances” February 2017

7215 11th Avenue West

Candace Bennington “On the Island”

PO Box 2559

Bradenton, FL 34209

March 2017

Sarasota, FL 34230

941.792.0608

Richard Stewart

941.404.5710

SuncoastWatercolorSociety.com

April 2017

EmbracingOurDifferences.org

Exhibit in Island Park April 1 – May 31, 2017

Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center

Marlane Wurzbach “Island Dreams” May 2017

A Division of Ringling

941.545.5635

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (The Ringling)

College of Art and Design

SarasotaPeaCenter.org

5401 Bay Shore Road

350 South McCall Road

Rod MacDonald

Sarasota, FL 34243

Englewood, FL 34224

October 7, 2016

941.359.5700

941.474.5548

National Coming Out Day Exhibit Opening

Ringling.org

Ringling.edu/EAC

October 11, 2016

See Website for Gallery Exhibits.

Badi Assad Concert

Events

October 15, 2016

Art After 5

Events

Jim Lauderdale

Every Thursday evening throughout the year

Bites & Bytes: Brown Bag Lunch and Technology Mini-Workshop Series

October 28, 2016

Joseph’s Coat Skyspace

Jon Stickley Trio

Thursday & Friday evenings

Third Friday of the Month

November 4, 2016

Giving Challenge

October 2016 – March 2017

Brock Maguire Band

September 20 – 21, 2016

November 6, 2016

Museum Day Live!

Cigar Box Festival w/ Justin Johnson

September 24, 2016

P.O. Box 1432

November 26, 2016

Ringling Underground

Sarasota, FL 34230

Grant Peeples

October 6, November 3, 2016,

941.330.0680

December 10, 2016

February 2, March 2, April 6, 2017

FineArtsSarasota.com

World Culture Series: Africa Exhibit Opening

Holiday Nights at Ca’ d’Zan

Guided Art & Backstage Tours at The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

January 13, 2017

December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016

Zoe Lewis

Ringling by the Bay

First Tuesday of each month,

January 15, 2017

November 21, December 19, 2016;

October – May

World Culture Series: Ireland Opening

January 16, February 20, March 20,

Annual Creators & Collectors Tour

March 4, 2017

April 17, May 15, 2017

March 10 – 11, 2017

Earth Day Exhibit Opening

Holiday Splendor

April 15, 2017

December 1, 2016

Englewood Art Center

Fine Arts Society of Sarasota

525 Kumquat Court Sarasota, FL 34236

September 2016

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Wine Walk to Ca’ d’Zan

Conversations

The Art of Jazz Concert

March 31, 2017

September 13, October 4, 17,

January 14, 2017

World Circs Day

December 6, 15, 2016

April 15, 2017

Gallery Walk and Talk

3rd Annual Contemporary Studio Glass Weekend

September 15, October 27,

January 27 – 29, 2017

Exhibitions

December 8, 15, 2016

Walker Guest House Replica

ROAR! The Ringling Order of Art Readers

Global Luminaries Contemporary Glass

Through April 7, 2017

Select Friday’s September 16 –

January 27 – February 24, 2017

Exposure: Naked before the Lens

December 16, 2016

Annual Community Juried Exhibition

Through September 25, 2016

Art Making

March 4 – 30, 2017

Circus Celebrities: Portraiture in the American Circus Poster

September 17, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29,

Crabanza Concert with Stone Crab Steve

Through October 3, 2016

Viewpoint: Performing Beyond the Confines of Golden Frames

March 11, 2017

Graphicstudio: Collaborating Across Boarders

November 5, 12, 19, December 3, 10, 17, 2016

Celtic Concert with Laura McGhee

October 1, 2016

March 31, 2017

Through October 9, 2016

Literati Book Club

Women’s Contemporary Art Exhibition

Soviet Scenes: Baltermants’ Photographs of WWII

October 6 – 7, November 3 – 4,

April 8 – May 11, 2017

October 14, 2016 – January 8, 2017

February 2 – 3, March 2 – 3, April 6 – 7,

Manasota Weavers Guild

May 4 – 5, 2017

PO Box 17876

Films

Student Spotlight

Sarasota, FL 34276

National Theatre Live

October 6, 2016 – April 20, 2017

ManasotaWeaversGuild.com

4, 18, December 2, 9, 2016

Light Chasers: Plein Air Painters Of the Sun Coast

Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy

Performances

PO Box 17463

2121 North Tamiami Trail

Ringling International Arts Festival

Sarasota, FL 34276

Sarasota, FL 34234

941.924.0818

941.364.3399

October 13 – 16, 2016

LightChasersinc.com

WhimsyMuseum.org

doug elkins choreography, etc.: Hapless Bizarre & Mo(or)town/Redux

See Website for Locations

September 9, 23, October 21, November

December 1 – 2, 2016, January 5 – 6,

Light Chasers Paint Sarasota Holiday Sale

North Port Art Center

Gravity & Other Myths: A Simple Space

November 2 – December 27, 2016

North Port, FL 34287

Light Chasers Quick Draw Contest

941.423.6460

October 13 – 16, 2016

March 8, 2017

NorthPortArtCenter.com

Eighth Blackbird: Hand Eye

Paint Sarasota Paint Out

Macro Art Show

October 13 – 15, 2016

March 9 – 15, 2017

Through October 21, 2016

Thaddeus Phillips: 17 Border Crossings

Featured Artists & Master Artists of the Light Chasers & Light Chasers 6th Annual Member Show

Best of the Best Art Show

March 16, 2017

November 14, 2016 – January 6, 2017

October 13 – 15, 2016

October 14 – 15, 2016

Circo Aereo & Thomas Monckton: The Pianist October 14 – 16, 2016

Open Gallery for the Light Chasers

Matt Haimovitz: The Bach Suites – A Moveable Feast @ Ca’ d’Zan

March 18, 2017

5950 Sam Shapos Way

October 24 – November 2, 2016

Wet and Wild Art Show

Palm Avenue Arts Alliance PalmAvenue.org

LMnO3: B.A.N.G.S.: made in America

Longboat Key Center for the Arts

October 15 – 16, 2016

Division of Ringling College of Art and Design

A Prelude to Season

6860 Longboat Drive South

November 4, 2016

Programs

Longboat Key, FL 34228

Holiday Treasures

Art and a Movie

941.383.2345

December 2, 2016

September 10, 15, October 8,

ringling.edu/lbkca

An Evening on Palm

November 12, December 3, 2016

Old Florida

January 6, 2017

Saturday for Educators

October 7 – November 10, 2016

Romancing the Arts

September 10, November 5, 2016,

Drawing Re-Imagined

February 3, 2017

January 14, February 18, May 6, 2017

November 18, 2016 – January 13, 2017

October 14 – 16, 2016

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An Evening of Classics October 7, 2016

A Taste of Palm Avenue

Siesta Key Crystal Classic

March 3, 2017

5114 Ocean Blvd.

An Affair to Remember

Sarasota, FL 34242

April 7, 2017

941.349.3800

Towles Court Art District

Jazz on the Ave

SiestaKeyCrystalClassic.com

1938 Adams Lane

May 5, 2017

Sarasota, FL 34236

Sunset Serenade

Siesta Key Crystal Classic International Sand Festival

June 2, 2017

November 11 – 15, 2016

TowlesCourt.com

The Southern Atelier

Third Friday of every month

An American Salute July 7, 2017

Ringling College of Art + Design

7226 21st Street East

941.359.1765 AmericanTapestryAlliance.org

941.587.9851

Art Walks

Sarasota, FL 34243

Venice Art Center

941.753.7755

390 Nokomis Avenue

2700 North Tamiami Trail

TheSouthernAtelier.org

Venice, FL 34285

Sarasota, FL 34234

Exhibitions & workshops offered year-

941.485.7136

941.359.7563

round.

VeniceArtCenter.com

South Florida Museum and Bishop Planetarium

September 9 – 30, 2016

Ringling.edu/campus-galleries

Annual Faculty Exhibition

It’s Alive

201 10th Street West

Whatever!!! Anything and Everything - Members Show

Through October 21, 2016

Bradenton, FL 34205

October 7 – November 4, 2016

Jenny Medved - Indigenous People

941.746.4131

October 28, 2016 – January 27, 2017

SouthFloridaMuseum.org

Let Freedom Ring - A Tribute to America & Our Military

See History, Science &

November 11 – December 9, 2016

September 16 - October 5, 2016

Patricia Thompson Gallery Pedro Pérez

Willis Smith Gallery

Observation/Reference/ Gesture Contemporary Paintings October 14 – December 2, 2016

Education section for listings.

Annual Tea December 2, 2016

State College of Florida Fine Art Gallery 5840 26th St. West

Julia Hyman & Linda Larisch Together Again December 16, 2016 – January 13, 2017

Richard & Barbara Basch Gallery

Bradenton, FL 34207

Kathryn Hunter

941.752.5225

“Out of Place Unusual Things in Ordinary Spaces”

November 3 – 19, 2016

Scf.edu/ArtGallery

January 20 – February 10, 2017

Student Curatorial Projects from BU 455

Art of the Costume: Working Women in Uniform

January 28, 2017

November 30 – December 5, 2016

Through October 26, 2016

Fine Arts Show February 18 – 19, 2017

Sarasota Architectural Foundation

Society for Photographic Education Southeast Regional Conference, “Mapping Our Future”

941.364.2199

November 4 – December 9, 2016

March 3 – 31, 2017

SarasotaArchitecturalFoundation.org

SarasotaMOD Architecture Festival

SCF Fine Art Gallery Collection on Display

Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society – Members Show

November 11 – 13, 2016

January 20 – March 1, 2017

April 7 – May 5, 2017

Sarasota Museum of Art

South Sarasota County School Show

March 17 – April 12, 2017

May 9 – 26, 2017

Student Art Show

Sarasota, FL 34236

April 21 – May 5, 2017

The Good Ole Summertime: Celebrating Summer June 9 – July 14, 2017

941.309.SMOA

Sarasota Sculpture Center

In the Style of Art Inspired by your Favorite Artist - Member’s Show

Art Faculty Exhibition

1001 S. Tamiami Trail

Ringling.edu/SMOA

Bling Thing Jewelry Show

Surface Design Guild Sarasota SarasotaSurfaceDesign.com

H2O: The Wetter the Better July 21 – August 18, 2017

Exhibitions & workshops offered year-round.

Women Contemporary Artists

941.928.4445

Tapestry Artists of Sarasota

941.358.9159

SarasotaSculptureCenter.org

8069 Stirling Falls Circle

1662 Floyd Street Sarasota, FL 34239

WomenContemporaryArtists.com

Sarasota, FL 34243 September 2016

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Conversations at The Crocker

Lillian: Memoirs and Moments

October 11, November 15, 2016,

January 27, 2017

January 10, February 14, March 14,

Life is a Cabaret

April 11, 2017

January 29, 2017

Historical LeBarge Cruise

Rhythm of Life

November 6, 2016

February 12, 2017

4748 Beneva Road

Bi-Annual Designer Tag Sale

Bashert – Some Things are Meant to Be

Sarasota, FL 34233

November 12, 2016

February 17, 2017

941.361.6590

Sparkling Saturday

Presenting the Hot Club of SRQ

ACE-Sarasota.com

November 26, 2016

February 24, 2017

Sunday in The Park

This Wonderful Life!

January 15, 2017

February 26, 2017

Private Tour of Ca’ d’Zan

50 + Years of Broadway

January 17, 2017

March 10, 2017

HISTORY, SCIENCE & EDUCATION Adult and Community Enrichment Center

Alliance Francaise de Sarasota 715 N. Washington Blvd, Ste. C Sarasota, FL 34236 941.955.0700

Historic Burns Square

AFSarasota.org

Pineapple Avenue between Ringling

Big Cat Habitat

Avenue and Mound Street

7101 Palmer Blvd.

Historic Spanish Point

Sarasota, FL 34240

337 North Tamiami Trail

941.371.6377

Osprey, FL 34229

BigCatHabitat.org

941.966.5214

Crowley Museum & Nature Center

HistoricSpanishPoint.org

Free Day Fall Festival at Bay Preserve November 5, 2016

The Yesterday Show with Mark Twain March 17, 2017

Golden Roads: A One Woman Musical About Golda Meir March 24, 2017

Manasota Weavers Guild ManasotaWeaversGuild.com See Museums & Visual Arts section for complete listings.

Manatee County Agricultural Museum

16405 Myakka Road

Holly Days Mangrove Lights

Sarasota, FL 34240

November 25, 2016 – January 6, 2017

941.322.1000

Story Telling Festival

CrowleyFL.org

November 12, 2016

941.721.2034

Fairy House Festival

manateeclerk.com/historical/AgMuseum.aspx

Guitar Sarasota

Hermitage Artist Retreat

Palmetto, FL 34221

March 4, 2017

GuitarSarasota.org See Listing in Performing Arts Section

1015 6th St. West

Lifelong Learning Academy 8350 N. Tamiami Trail

Manatee Village Historical Park 1404 Manatee Ave. East

Sarasota, FL 34243

6660 Manasota Key Road

Bradenton, FL 34208

941.359.4296

Englewood, FL 34223

941.749.7165

lla-sm.org

ManateeClerk.com/historical/

941.475.2098 HermitageArtistRetreat.org See Arts Communities & Organizations for event listings.

5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Ste 212

Historical Society Of Sarasota County 1260 12th Street Sarasota, FL 34236 941.364.9076 HSOSC.com

Historic Trolley Tours September 17, October 8 & 29, November 19, December 10, 2016, January 7 & 28, February 18, March 11, April 1 & 22, 2017

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Longboat Key, FL 34228

manateevillage.aspx

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 900 South Palm Ave.

941.383.8811

Sarasota, FL 34236

LBKEducationCenter.org

941.366.5731

Via Espana – Domenico Scarlatti and his Amigos in Spain

Selby.org

January 15, 2017

Through November 27, 2016

Michael Ross 4 – Jazz Now!

Wine & Design

January 20, 2017

October 5, November 2,

Live New Orleans Jazz Concert

December 7, 2016 & January 4, 2017

January 26, 2017

Secret Garden Sunsets

Selby’s Secret Garden

October 19 – November 23, 2016

Lunch in the Gardens October 26, 2016, January 20, March 20, April 19, 2017

New Topics New College Speaker Series New College of Florida

See listing along with the Englewood Art Center & Longboat Key Center in the Museums & Visual Arts section.

Selby Spooktacular

5800 Bay Shore Road

October 30, 2016

Sarasota, FL 34243

Member Appreciation Day

941.487.4153

Ringling Town Hall Lecture Series

November 5 & 12, 2016

ncf.edu/new-topics-new-college

Benefiting Ringling College Library

Illumination

Benefiting New College Foundation

Association

December 8, 2016

See website for upcoming topics.

941.925.1343 RCLassociation.org

Fall Garden Music Series

Palmetto Historical Park

Dick Cheney

La Lucha

515 10th Ave. West

January 23, 2017

October 9, 2016

Palmetto, FL 34221

Geena Davis

Perlman Music Group

941.723.4991

February 13, 2017

October 16, 2016

ManateeClerk.com/historical/

Jared Cohen

Soulrcoaster

palmettopark.aspx

February 20, 2017

October 23, 2016

Halloween Social

James Balog

Kim Betts & The Gamble Creek Band

October 15, 2016

March 6, 2017

October 30, 2016

Christmas in the Park

Kofi Annan

Big Night Out

December 3, 2016

March 22, 2017

November 6, 2016

Community Yard Sale

Lauren Mitchell Band

February 18, 2017

November 13, 2016

Heritage Festival

Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation, Inc.

March 11, 2017

941.953.8727

Family Fun Day

HistoricSarasota.org

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

April 14, 2017

Sarasota, FL 34236

Pierian Spring Academy

Sarasota Architectural Foundation

941.388.4441

221 Beach Road #128

941.364.2199

Mote.org

Sarasota, FL 34232

SarasotaArchitecturalFoundation.org

Electrify The Island

941.716.2471

See Museum & Visual Arts for schedule.

September 10, 2016

PSAsrq.org

1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy

October 21, 2016

Powel Crosley Estate

Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning (SILL)

Circus by the Sea

One Seagate Drive

Box 219

Sarasota, FL 34243

8499 S. Tamiami Trail

941.722.3244

Sarasota, FL 34238

February 11, 2016 & April 15, 2017

PowelCrosleyEstate.com

941.365.6404

Year-Round Exhibits

Crosley Theatre Performances

Sarasota & Venice Global Lecture &

Christmas at the Crosley

Music Series Schedule available online.

Mote’s Night of Fish, Fun & Fright

October 22, 2016

City Island Coastal Clean-up

SILLSarasota.org

Shark Zone Creatures from the Reef Florida Bay Habitats Sea Turtles: Ancient Survivors Manatees Otters & Their Waters From the River to the Seas Oh Baby! Life Cycles of the Sea Exploration Gallery Fossil Creek

December 12 – 23, 2016

Murder at the Crosley

Sarasota Jungle Gardens

January 16 – 29, 2017

3701 Bay Shore Road

A Crosley Radio Show

Sarasota, FL 34234

April 17 – 28, 2017

941.355.5305 SarasotaJungleGardens.com

Ringling College of Art + Design

Schedule of events available online.

2700 North Tamiami Trail

SOULSPEAK/SOULMOVES

Sarasota, FL 34234

Soulspeak.org

941.351.5100

Workshop & event info available online.

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South Florida Museum, Bishop Planetarium & Parker Manatee Aquarium 201 10th Street West Bradenton, FL 34205 941.746.4131 SouthFloridaMuseum.org

Film Fridays Every Friday Night

Family Night at the Museum First Saturday every month

IQuest Second Saturday every month

think + drink (science) Second Wednesday every month

Stelliferous Live!

Last Wednesday every month

Tapestry Artists of Sarasota 941.359.1765 AmericanTapestryAlliance.org See Museum & Visual Arts for schedule.

Venice Heritage PO Box 1190 Venice, FL 34284 941.237.0478 VeniceHeritage.org

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2 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS SARASOTA:

VENICE:

3115 SOUTHGATE CIRCLE

1435 EAST VENICE AVENUE

A mile north of Bee Ridge Road on Tuttle Avenue on the big circle

On Venice Avenue & Pinebrook Road in the Publix shopping center

FESTIVALS & FAIRS OCTOBER 2016 Beers, Boats, and Bacon Festival Nathan Benderson Park BeerBoatsAndBacon.com October 8, 2016

Taste of St. Armands St. Armands Circle, Sarasota starmandscircleassoc.com October 8, 2016

Ringling International Arts Festival The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Ringling.org October 13 – 16, 2016

Mote’s Night of Fish, Fun & Fright Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium 941.388.4441 | Mote.org October 21, 2016

Sun Fiesta Centennial Park, Venice WomensSertoma.com October 21 – 23, 2016

22nd Annual Downtown Sarasota Art & Craft Festival Main St., Sarasota ArtFestival.com October 22 – 23, 2016

St. Armands Boat Show St. Armands Circle, Sarasota StarmandsCircleAssoc.com October 22 – 23, 2016

8th Annual Sarasota Pumpkin Festival Sarasota Payne Park SarasotaPumpkinFestival.com October 28 – 30, 2016

Lakewood Ranch Boo Fest Lakewood Ranch Main Street LakewoodRanch.com/MainStreet October 28, 2016

New World Celts Celtober Fest Sarasota Fair Grounds CeltoberFest.org October 29, 2016

Sip The Sunshine All Florida Craft Beer Festival Nathan Benderson Park SipTheSunshine.com October 29, 2016

Fright Night: Halloween on St. Armands St. Armands Circle, Sarasota starmandscircleassoc.com October 31, 2016

Venice Main Street Halloween Parade VeniceMainStreet.com October 31, 2016

NOVEMBER 2016 29th Annual Downtown Venice Art Fest West Venice Avenue, Downtown Venice 941.484.6722 VisitVenicefl.org | ArtFestival.com November 5 – 6, 2016

Fall Family Festival ConservationFoundation.com Conservation Foundation of The Gulf Coast November 5, 2016

InspireSarasota! Festival InspireSarasota.net Five Points Park November 5, 2016

Sarasota Medieval Fair Sarasota Fairgrounds SarasotaMedievalFair.com November 5 – 6, 12 – 13, 19 – 20, 2016

2016 Chalk Festival

Harvest Festival Mixon Fruit Farms 941.748.5829 | Mixon.com November 19, 2016

Venice Blues Festival VisitVenicefl.org | VeniceBlues.com November 19, 2016

Siesta Key Village Annual Holiday Lighting SiestaKeyVillage.org November 26, 2016

DECEMBER 2016 Venice Main Street Christmas Walk VisitVenicefl.org December 1, 2016

7th Annual Sarasota Craft Show Robarts Arena SarasotaCraftShow.com December 2 – 4, 2016

38th Annual Holiday Night of Lights St. Armands Circle StarmandsCircleAssoc.com December 2, 2016

Bradenton Blues Festival Realize Bradenton BradentonBluesFestival.org December 2 – 4, 2016

ChalkFestival.com Venice Airport Fairgrounds November 11 – 14, 2016

Holidays Around the Ranch

ArtsHop

29th Annual Winterfest Festival of Fine Arts and Fine Crafts

Anna Maria Island 941.778.2099 | culturalconnections.info November 11 – 13 & 18 – 20, 2016

Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sand Sculpting Competition 5114 Ocean Blvd. Sarasota, FL 34242 941.349.3800 | siestakeycrystalclassic.com November 11 – 15, 2016

28th Annual St. Armands Art Festival St. Armands Circle, Sarasota ArtFestival.com November 12 – 13, 2016

Festa Italiana Greenbrook Adventure Park LakewoodRanch.com/Events November 12, 2016

Suncoast Food & Wine Fest Sarasota Polo Club at LWR 941.870.0002 SuncoastFoodAndWinefest.com November 12, 2016

LakewoodRanch.com/Mainstreet December 9, 2016

Anna Maria Island Art League IslandArtLeague.org December 10 – 11, 2016

JANUARY 2017 11th Annual Coquina Beach Winterfest Arts & Craft Show 2650 Gulf Drive SunsetBoulevardPromotions.com January 7 – 8, 2017

21st Annual Anna Maria Islandfest Arts & Craft Show 5801 Marina Drive SunsetBoulevardPromotions.com January 14 – 15, 2017

19th Annual Winterfest Arts & Craft Show Main St. & Gulf Ave. SunsetboulevardPromotions.com January 21 – 22, 2017

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Venice Nokomis Rotary Arts Festival Venice Airport Grounds VeniceNokomisRotary.org January 21 – 22, 2017

Forks and Corks 2017 DineOriginal.com January 28 – 29, 2017

10th Annual Downtown Venice Craft Festival Main Street, Venice ArtFestival.com January 28 – 29, 2017

14th Annual St. Armands Circle Art Festival ArtFestival.com January 28 – 29, 2017

MARCH 2017 16th Annual Downtown Venice Art Classic

Florida Winefest & Auction

28th Annual Lido Tides Arts & Craft Show

Suncoast Credit Union De Soto Children’s Parade

400 Ben Franklin Dr., Sarasota SunsetboulevardPromotions.com March 4 – 5, 2017

37th Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival

15th Annual Downtown Sarasota Art & Craft Festival

Anna Maria Island Art League IslandArtLeague.org TBA Spring, 2017

Sarasota County Agricultural Fair Sarasota Fairgrounds SarasotaFair.com March 17 – 26, 2017

BoulderBrook.net Palm Avenue, Sarasota February 4 – 5, 2017

Heintz & Becker De Soto Seafood Fest

3rd Annual Maxine Barritt Park Arts & Craft Show

Venice Book Fair and Writers Festival

1600 Harbor Dr., Venice SunsetboulevardPromotions.com February 11 – 12, 2017

29th Annual Downtown Sarasota Festival of the Arts Main Street, Sarasota ArtFestival.com February 11 – 12, 2017

6th Annual Art at JD Hamel Park Arts & Craft Show Main St. & Gulf Stream Ave., Sarasota SunsetboulevardPromotions.com February 18 – 19, 2017

23rd Annual Siesta Key Craft Fair Ocean Blvd. & Beach Road artfestival.com February 25 – 26, 2017

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Venice Shark Tooth Festival

1st Annual Springfest at the Mansion Arts & Craft Show

28th Annual Springfest Fine Arts & Crafts

Sarasota Masters Art Festival

desotohq.com April 7, 2017

Venice Airport festival grounds SharksToothFest.com April 7 – 9, 2017

Phillippi Estate Park, Sarasota SunsetboulevardPromotions.com January 28 – 29, 2017

Lakewood Ranch Main Street LakewoodRanch.com/Mainstreet February 4, 2017

FloridaWineFest.org April 6 – 9, 2017

941.366.1552 | JazzClubSarasota.com March 5 – 11, 2017

23rd Annual Winterfest at the Mansion Arts & Craft Show

Grand Ovation at Lakewood Ranch

SarasotaFilmFestival.com TBA April, 2017

West Venice Ave., Venice ArtFestival.com March 4 – 5, 2017

Phillippi Estate Park, Sarasota SunsetBoulevardPromotions.com March 11 – 12, 2017

FEBRUARY 2017

Sarasota Film Festival

desotohq.com March 24 – 26, 2017

Centennial Park, Downtown Venice VeniceBookFair.com March 24 – 25, 2017

8th Annual Downtown Sarasota Springfest Arts & Craft Show Main & Pineapple Street SunsetBoulevardPromotions.com March 25 – 26, 2017

The Rotary Club of Englewood’s Fine Arts Festival Dearborn Street, Englewood EnglewoodRotary.org March 26 – 27, 2017

1 Central Ave., Sarasota ArtFestival.com April 8 – 9, 2017

De Soto Bottle Boat Regatta desotohq.com April 15, 2017

39th Annual Siesta Fiesta ArtFestival.com Ocean Boulevard in Siesta Key Village April 29 – 30, 2017

De Soto Grand Parade desotohq.com April 29, 2017

MAY 2017 14th Annual Downtown Sarasota Craft Festival Main Street, Sarasota artfestival.com TBA May, 2017

SUMMER 2017 Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau SavorSarasota.com June 1 – 14, 2017

Dragon Boat Festival 2017 Nathan Benderson Park SuncoastInternationalDragonboatFestival.com June 3, 2017

APRIL 2016

Sarasota Music Festival

La Musica International Chamber Music Festival

SarasotaOrchestra.org June 5 – 24, 2017

LaMusicaFestival.org TBA April, 2017

ARTS COMMUNITIES & ORGANIZATIONS Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County 1226 N. Tamiami Trail, Ste 300 Sarasota, FL 34236 941.365.5118 SarasotaArts.org

InspireSarasota!

October 22 – November 6, 2016

Celebration of the Arts – Kickoff Event Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall October 24, 2016 Art Exhibits:

Nature Through the Lens Ernesto V. Epistola September 14 – October 25, 2016 Reception: October 5, 2016

Light Chasers Holiday Show & Sale November 1 – December 27, 2016 Reception: November 2, 2016

I Wanted To Be Walt Disney Laurent Dareau

Percussionist Bobby Previte

Suncoast Half Marathon

April 20, 2017

January 15, 2017

Greenfield Prize Weekend World Premiere Commission Terminals Part II: In Transit

Grand Ovation

April 21 – 22, 2017

March 6, 2017

Historic Burns Square

February 4, 2017

Take Stock in Children 5k Tour de Cure April 9, 2017

Pineapple Ave. between Ringling Ave. & Mound St.

Memorial Day “Tribute to Heroes” Parade

Light Chasers: Plein Air Painters Of the Sun Coast

Events at Lakewood Ranch

PO Box 17463 Sarasota, FL 34276 941.924.0818 LightChasersinc.com See Museums & Visual Arts for complete Event listings.

May 28, 2017

6220 University Parkway Lakewood Ranch, FL 34240 941.907.6000 LakewoodRanch.com/events

Harvest Moon Classic Ancient Oak Gun Club November 10 – 14, 2016

Festa Italiana

Main Street at Lakewood Ranch

Greenbrook Adventure Park November 12, 2016

8100 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.

Bradenton, FL 34202 941.907.9243 LakewoodRanch.com/Mainstreet

Sarasota Polo Club November 12, 2016

January 2 – January 31, 2017 Reception: January 4, 2017

Music on Main

Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island

Classic Car Show

Free concerts the first Friday of each month.

First Wednesday of each month.

Suncoast Food & Wine Fest

48th Annual DevereauxKaiser Car Meet January 29, 2017

Manatee County Cultural Alliance

October 28, 2016

926 12th Street West Bradenton, FL 34205 941.746.2223 ManateeArts.org

Boo Run

First Friday Art Walk

October 29, 2016

First Friday every month

Cyclefest

Jerry Partridge - cigar box guitars artist

November 6, 2016

September 2 – 29, 2016

6660 Manasota Key Road Englewood, FL 34223 941.475.2098 HermitageArtistRetreat.org Check website for Community Programs, Artist Talks, Beach Readings, The Composer Series, and Open Studio dates.

Ponies under the Palms November 20, 2016

Mike Parrot - coastal acrylic paintings & signs

Christmas Season Celebrated

October 7 – 27, 2016

December 1, 8, 15, 16, 2016

Susan Kubes - mixed media painter

Empty Bowls

November 4 – 25, 2016

December 2, 2016

Jingle Bell Run – Arthritis Foundation

Susan Kubes - Artists Holiday Co-op show, Pet Portraits - mixed media

Association of Florida Teaching Artists Program

December 3, 2016

December 2 – 30, 2016

Breakfast/Lunch with Santa

Elayn Leopold - Palette Knife acrylic

October 21, 2016

December 4, 11, 17, 18, 2016

January 6 – 27, 2017

Muse Luncheon with Hamilton Producer & Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis

Christmas Photos with Santa at the Cinema

Howard and Pat Schilling - acrylic

December 7, 2016

January 17, 2017

Holidays Around the Ranch

Helen Hammerman - mixed media & alcohol ink

Greenfield Prize Weekend Creative Conversation with Composer/

December 9, 2016

March, 2017

Chanukah Celebration

Lee Mears - collage

December 27, 2016

April, 2017

5414 Marina Drive Holmes Beach, FL 34217 941.778.6694 AMIArtistsGuildGallery.com See Museums & Visual Arts for complete Event listings.

Hermitage Artist Retreat

Block Party on Main October 21, 2016

Boo Fest

February, 2017

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Education Foundation of Sarasota County

By Ryan G. Van Cleave

If you want to witness innovation, community support and economic growth all in one place, look no further than

tricts, with a 36.4 percent FAFSA completion rate, 4.3 percent higher than a year prior.

the work being done at the Education Foundation of Sarasota

Sarasota County is poised to increase graduation rates the

County. Its College and Career Readiness Initiative gives all

same way. The GradNation Summit, scheduled for October 21

students—regardless of their academic strengths and achieve-

at STC, will convene community, business, education and gov-

ment—the preparation and abilities necessary to embrace

ernment leaders to join with parents and young people to fuel

postsecondary educational, training and career opportunities.

local collaborative action, help students pursue their interests

Through College-Career Centers opening at Booker Mid-

and increase high school graduation rates.

dle and High Schools this fall, and more to come through-

The Education Foundation is also reaching out to young

out Sarasota County, children ages 11-18 can learn about the

people through events in its Technology and Innovation Ini-

world beyond school classrooms and embrace their futures

tiative, such as the #SRQHacks Hackathon, designed to teach

with more confidence. Community and corporate partners,

underrepresented and undeserved students 21st-century skills

mentors, volunteers, and donors are working together to ele-

like coding, collaboration, design and project management.

vate students’ potential and grow talent here at home to boost

This event starts on September 22 with a town hall meeting

our economy for decades to come.

that brings together community leaders, mentors and students

The Education Foundation of Sarasota County has been

to address and identify community needs. A few weeks lat-

a pivotal community partner in the Greater Sarasota Cham-

er (October 14-16), the actual Hackathon will take place and

ber of Commerce’s Talent4Tomorrow initiative, represented on

create new mobile apps that are designed to address the com-

the Talent4Tomorrow Vision Council, as well as the College/

munity’s needs. Plenty of tech-savvy people are needed to

Career Awareness and FAFSA Task Forces. Through combined

help ensure the semi-competitive group process goes well, but

efforts with the Chamber, UnitedWay Suncoast, UnidosNow,

what’ll make it a success is the vision and creativity of the

Take Stock in Children, Sarasota County Schools and local

young community members. What better way to do that than

colleges and universities, Sarasota County saw immediate and

to combine community, technology and fun?

sustained results and finished the exercise as “MVP” of all dis-

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To further prepare students of all ages for experiential

learning in and beyond the classroom, the Education Foun-

three decades. Its mission to strengthen our community by in-

dation has not only simplified the process for all teachers

vesting in educational opportunities for the students, teachers

throughout Sarasota County to apply for support through the

and schools of Sarasota County through strategic philanthropy

popular classroom grants program, but it has also launched the

is critical as the county moves toward an innovation economy.

Career Explorations program. An expansion of EdExploreSRQ,

“Philanthropy is a catalyst for change,” says Jennifer Vigne,

these field trips take middle school students whose career in-

Executive Director of the Education Foundation of Sarasota

terests can be aligned with a 4+2 student education program

County. “The Education Foundation of Sarasota County’s mis-

in high school and beyond to local institutions and business-

sion is integral to the stability and growth so needed here; it’s

es. These organizations give in-depth, hands-on and soft skill

a leader in the educational ecosystem of our area.”

experiences in a variety of career fields. Just as importantly,

Want to know what type of difference the Foundation

the Classroom Grants process has been streamlined so that

makes in the lives of area youth? Just ask Huck Figlow, who

more teachers can bring innovative concepts and programs

began his journey with them as a timid intern. He helped

into their own classrooms. This new process ensures that they

students and families increase their technological and aca-

have proper support, whether teachers have been utilizing the

demic skills through his work at the Education Foundation’s

grant system for years or are new to the program.

Digital Learning Labs at the Boys & Girls Club. Throughout

With all these new fall initiatives, the Education Founda-

Figlow’s nearly two-year internship, he blossomed into a con-

tion will continue Sarasota’s most recognizable and prestigious

fident leader — even serving as Intern Representative on the

art show and competition, featuring submissions from more

Education Foundation’s Technology & Innovation Committee.

than 300 student artists. Brian Hersch of Any Given Child

During the Giving Challenge 2015, Figlow was offered a full-

Sarasota explains the importance of the arts, saying, “Arts

time position at the Boys & Girls Club because the staff saw

are an essential element of a complete education — helping

how effective he was and how he inspired his peers. At the

students become creative, engaged learners prepared to lead

end of the summer, he was accepted to every college that he

successful lives.” CreateSRQ, a new iteration of Evening of Ex-

applied to and ultimately he became the first in his family to

cellence, is now in its 22nd year of providing arts education

attend a post-secondary school.

to our community.

For all those affiliated with the Education Foundation of

How is the Education Foundation accomplishing all these

Sarasota County, Figlow’s story — one of many similar stories

community outreach events and initiatives? By remaining true

— is the definition of success and a window into our commu-

to its vision and mission and by seeking to engage more vested

nity’s future.

stakeholders. The Foundation’s vision of empowering students

For more information on the Education Foundation of

in our community to fulfill their potential and seize their future

Sarasota County, please visit www.edfoundation.net or call

by fostering a lifelong love of learning has been consistent for

941.927-0965.

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Buzz

The

Around Town

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By Suzette Jones

ummertime is our opportunity to explore and discover other

at Laws Distillery reminded me of our award winning Siesta Key Rum,

communities while Sarasota moves through her sultry off-

voted again best rum in America by the Caribbean Journal this year. I

season. Traveling to locations that thrive during the summer is

got to meet founder Troy Roberts and his team a few years ago when I

a special treat. This past month, I was able to enjoy the dry mountain

did a story on him in the premier issue of The Economic Buzz. Drum

air of Colorado and Utah, two states where art and culture hold a

Circle Distilling currently offers tours, tastings and special releases at

central position. You can always count on tourism to be a priority

their north Sarasota location on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

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focus of these states on history, heritage and new ideas that stood out to me during this trip.

The regional delicacy of buffalo burgers brought to mind the recent seafood-centric opening of Veronica’s on Osprey Avenue where local

After a long, cramped flight on Frontier Airlines (remind me never

foodie, Mark Caragiulo, has connected trendy design and atmosphere,

to fly them again — no matter what the savings), I spent over two hours

quality food and cocktails with spot-on service to create our most

waiting for my bag to come down the ramp, only to be informed that I

recent ‘must-go’ nightspot. Check them out while you can still get a

needed to fill out a lost bag form. Luckily, the next 24 hours was spent

table at veronicasfishandoyster.com.

helping my stepdaughter, Brooke Maibach, with her new home — one

Vail’s International Dance Festival reminded me to look up the

dress for overnight was fine. Brooke represents Sarasota’s med-tech

reviews of Sarasota Ballet’s New York City performance at the Joyce

company Voalte in the western states. Her growth within the company

Theater, where Anais Blake (who celebrated her birthday with the troupe

has allowed this young, driven UF grad to buy her first home in the tony

the night before their Sarasota departure), Ellen Overstreet, Edward

City Park East district in downtown Denver. The vibrant energy in Denver

Gonzales, Alex Harrison, Logan Learned, Christine Windsor, Sareen

was palpable. Youth, creativity and health ruled. Every restaurant and

Tcheckmedyian, et al, inspired NY Times critic Alastair MacCauley to

public space paid attention to healthy eating and activities, while at the

title his review “Sarasota Ballet Shows Its Mastery of Frederick Ashton’s

same time, pushed the envelope in innovative dining, design and fun

Marvels.” The Dance Festival posters and ads featured some of the most

events. It was inspiring to see historic buildings and districts finding new

intriguing contemporary dance images I’ve seen in a very long time.

life under the discerning patronage of a young audience.

All things contemporary sometimes get a back seat in Sarasota. Artistic

With only the referrals of locals and a GPS to guide us, we drove

Director Leymis Bolaños Wilmott is poised to change that position

from Denver to Salt Lake City with no pre-set plans or agenda. This

with Sarasota Contemporary Dance, formerly Fuzion Dance Artists.

free-spirited approach led us to tour (and sample) Laws’ Distillery’s pure

The company has held its own for ten years with the help of die-hard

bourbon, dine on buffalo burgers in Vail, and witness the crowds from

supporters like board member Muriel Mayers, who has worn many

its sold-out International Dance Festival, meet talented artists on the

hats with the company since its start, helping them stay out of the red

Fine Art Summer Festival Circuit in Beaver Creek, hike steep inclines

and cheering them on as their biggest fan. Their ten-year anniversary

and long trails to see Hanging Lakes, wade in the Colorado River,

was a pivotal time for this non-profit professional contemporary dance

collect bones and rocks, eat Palisade peaches from Z Orchard, explore

company, which has consistently produced and presented work. It is

old highways and dirt roads that led to abrupt drop offs with never-

rare in the dance world for a company of this size to thrive. The fact

ending vistas, and learn more about religion and genealogy at Temple

that they continue to expand with innovative, contemporary dance of

Square on our way to hear a rehearsal of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

the highest caliber is something Sarasota should encourage. You can

These travels gave me loads of material to compare to some of

catch their 11th season at the Jane B. Cook Theater, FSU Center for the

our high-level offerings. The artisanal still and personalized process

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Performing Arts, and visit sarasotacontemporarydance.org for tickets.

And then there are the visual arts. Sarasota has attracted artists and creative thinkers for ages. As I strolled through Beaver Creek Village, a few of the booths featuring photography caught my eye and to me, it showed photography had clearly crossed over the defining point to fine art. It made me think of Salvatore Brancifort, Matthew Holler, Andrea Hillibrand, Dale Ann Clancy, Clyde Butcher, Eric Griffith and Steven Katzman. Some of these photographers produce impressive commercial work but it is their fine art pieces that take my breath away. Do yourself a favor and look them up online. If you’re a collector who likes to know the “eye behind the camera,” you are in luck. Most of these artists are accessible as well as talented.

The culture I witnessed on the road of natural landscapes, ancient pictographs, an array of animals and wildlife, farms and cowboy country, mining and industrial elements, and pioneer and religious sites gave more meaning to much of the art I saw. Regional culture heavily influenced the arts along my geographical transition from one state capital to another (Denver to Salt Lake City), through ski resorts, national parks and wilderness. I hope that visitors to our part of the world pause to appreciate how our sun, beaches, water, wildlife and history affects the many artists in our area and they understand and honor both our arts and culture for the complex soul it gives us. A few of the truly invaluable organizations enhancing our culture are:

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The historic Sarasota Opera with its “HD at the Opera House,” a new Sunday stop for me, where they present a major work at 1:30 p.m. each week. September will show the complicated characters of Kenneth MacMillan’s L’histoire de Manon, Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, Verdi’s Il Trovatore and the culminating masterpiece of Shakespeare’s career, The Tempest.

Venice Theatre’s two public arts projects, Pigs in Paradise and Sea Venice, placed 40+ life-sized, individually painted animal sculptures on the streets of Venice, bringing the arts to the streets for tourists and residents to enjoy.

For 43 years, Florida Studio Theatre has added to the city’s culture and continues to expand and impact. This past season, attendees numbered over 200,000, and with support from locals like Ernie Kretzmer, who is making a major donation to help build much needed artist housing, we’ll be sure to continue to draw artists and performers that will help mold the arts in our area for generations.

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is a priority for the Venice Chorale. Central to their organization is the effort to expand access to fine music in our area, and to secure the future of chorale singing by making it available to the youth of the area.

This year they hope to expand their youth chorus and continue their ongoing program of apprenticeship for high school students.

Echoing Venice Chorale’s passion for exposing youth to the arts, Michelle Pingel, Managing Director of Players Centre for Performing Arts stated, “Our greatest accomplishment is the number of youths who have come through our doors and we have taught them all about the arts.

The process of making art – whether it is written, performed, sculpted, photographed, filmed, danced or painted – prepares children for success in the workforce, not simply as artists, but in all professions. The study of drama, dance, music and the visual arts helps students explore realities, relationships, and ideas that cannot be conveyed simply in words or

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numbers or taught in the classroom setting. The ability to perform and

“Art & Culture is essential to the human condition. It’s a

create in the fine arts engenders innovative problem-solving skills,

vehicle for building community. It can reflect beauty and

imagination, and the ability to think with imagination whereby creating

bring awareness. It’s innovative, entertains, enlightens,

new ideas and processes that have never been done before. True ‘out of the box’ thinking is taught and developed.”

Exploring other communities and regions can contribute to “out of the box” thinking by opening our eyes to other realities. While our world is grand in scale, we are all connected in many ways. It was a

inspires and broadens the perspective of others, while at the same time celebrating the human spirit.”

– Leymis Bolaños Wilmott, Sarasota Contemporary Dance

great pleasure hearing from other locals who also got to experience

“I always quote author Kurt Vonnegut when some asks me

the mountain air and some of the same things I appreciated during my

why the arts are important to me because I feel the same

adventure. Chris Pfahler and her boys were in Beaver Creek. Chris and

way. He said, ‘The arts are not a way to make a living.

Kirk Voelker were in Aspen, as were Andrei and Irina Troubeev. Susan

They are a very human way of making life more bearable.

Hentz spent a month in Vail. Thank you for finding our credit card,

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to

Susan! Deb and Larry Kabinoff’s company, GulfStar Homes, designed and built a gorgeous custom home in the Colorado Mountains. Ellen and David Levine got to spend the entire summer at their beautiful home in Park City where they hosted us for cocktails, bites and great conversation. As we get closer to the beginning of our season, I look forward to enjoying the arts and culture that inspires me in my own backyard. Aren’t we lucky!

Here’s a little inspiration from some of our arts leaders when asked why the arts is so important to them:

“Art is important to me because it creates the uncreated conscience of the race, holding a ‘mirror — a ‘twere to nature…”

– Richard Hopkins, Florida Studio Theatre

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make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake.”

– Michelle Pingel, Players Centre for the Performing Arts Have you seen or heard some buzz about an organization, product, event or person? Let me know! Your eyes and ears could bring a valuable tip for an upcoming article. Join the UndercoverBuzz public group on Facebook and post your discoveries. facebook.com/ groups/undercoverbuzz Along with this column, you can also catch the buzz from my new monthly segment, ‘Undercover Buzz’ on abc7’s Suncoast View to stay informed.

Suzette Jones is CEO and Founder of The Economic Buzz, a company focused on economic development and innovation. (theeconomicbuzz.com | sj@theeconomicbuzz.com)

Literary Scene

By Ryan G. Van Cleave

The Ringmaster’s Wife If there has ever been a book that’s tailor-made for the SCENE reading audience, this might be it.

Set against the magical backdrop of the Jazz Age, Kristy Cambron’s The Ringmaster’s Wife tells the story of Rosamund Easling, the daughter of an earl. Her Yorkshire family experienced hard times after the Great War which meant her horse — given to her by her brother shortly before he was killed in the war — had to be sold. Shirking an arranged marriage and the confines of a ladies’ parlor, Rosamund boards a ship to America to help train her former horse for its new owners — John and Mable Ringling. While there, The Greatest Show on Earth calls to Rosamund and she chooses to leave behind comfort, security and home for the wandering life of a circus trick rider.

But the book is equally about Mable Ringling’s life who, like Rosamund, left behind everything to join the circus. Yes, they came from very different circumstances — Rosamund grew up amidst luxury at Easling Park, while Mable grew up on a modest farm, but both found acceptance and belonging in the circus world, and both found men who challenged them to dream.

Cambron does an admirable job of portraying the Gatsby-like opulence of this time as well as circus life in the 1920s where the Ringlings and their vast troop moved from town to town in their 100+ train cars. Cambron is a Christian writer, too, so there is a light touch of religion, faith and spiritual matters throughout, but it never gets in the way of a strong historically-based story that is quite satisfying.

It’s a lovely and highly-recommended read.

Rating: For more information about The Ringmaster’s Wife (Thomas Nelson, softcover, 352 pages, $15.99) or the author, please visit kristycambron.com

Life of the Party: The Remarkable Story of How Brownie Wise Built, and Lost, a Tupperware Party Empire Every once in a while, a book which is published by a small press gets picked up by a much bigger one thanks to reader interest — that’s what happened here with Orlando journalist Bob Kealing’s nonfiction book, Life of the Party. Originally published by the University Press of Florida in 2008, the book is now published by New York publisher Crown Books because it has captured the interest of many readers, thanks to the behind-the-scenes look at charismatic, pioneering businesswoman Brownie Wise and her masterful soft-sell approach to high-volume sales. This story has even been optioned by Sony Pictures and has Sandra Bullock attached to star (admittedly, plenty of film projects with famous stars attached have never made it to the big screen, though this one should!).

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There are Florida connections aplenty here. Wise lived in Orlando. She oversaw the Tupperware Home Parties Inc. sales force from the company’s Kissimmee headquarters. She brought in the top saleswomen to her annual four-day Florida Jubilee, presenting them with lavish gifts such as speedboats and appliances. Part Doris Day, part Dale Carnegie and part Martha Stewart — it’s easy to see why she was the first woman to ever grace the cover of Business Week (in 1954).

Wise had a motto: “If we build the people, they’ll build the business.” That’s pretty good advice even today. And Kealing’s conversational style here brings the story of Wise’s meteoric rise and fall to life. He doesn’t delve too deeply into Wise’s private life, leaving some readers hungry for more about her life and relationship with two-time presidential candidate Aldai Stevenson — she affectionately called him “Andy” in their private correspondence — whom she admitted was “someone special in my life.”

Still, Life of the Party is a good read and well worth checking out.

Rating: Life of the Party (Crown Archetype, hardcover, 320 pages, $26.00)

Resurrecting Sunshine

Debut novelist Lisa Koosis’ near-future science fiction book is sure to interest many readers on the subject alone. After Adam suffers the loss of his girlfriend and bandmate Marybeth (stage name “Sunshine”), he turns to drinking to cope. Enter Dr. Elloran and the secret Orpheus Project. They want to resurrect her and they need him to donate his memories to make it happen. To do so, Adam has to relive all of the relevant memories and re-experience the tragic path that took them both from obscurity to fame. Add in a budding relationship with the enigmatic Genevieve (daughter of Project Orpheus’ founder), and things suddenly aren’t so easy.

What makes this book work is how Adam asks the right questions about what’s right and wrong, and how this story about breakthrough cloning and memory-implantation techniques is much more than just about the science. Ultimately, Koosis has us asking what it really means to be saved.

I was tempted to give this book a thumbs-up simply off Koosis’ website bio where she confesses a “penchant for crazy accessories (if it has feathers or fringe, or if it jingles or jangles, send it my way!).” But this debut book is solid on its own. Thumbs up.

Rating: For more information about Resurrecting Sunshine (Albert Whiteman Teen, hardcover, 320 pages, $16.99) or the author, please visit lisakoosis.com

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HEALTH

Is Prostate Cancer Screening Still Necessary?

By Michael Dattoli, MD While the popular press has been quick to publish recent pronouncements by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggesting that annual PSA tests and digital rectal exams as screening for prostate cancer may no longer be recommended, as a physician who has seen tens of thousands of men whose lives were saved by early diagnosis through annual screening, I heartily disagree. As evidence of this folly, a research news story out of Northwestern University in late July ran this headline: Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cases Skyrocket – Increase maybe due to lax screening or more aggressive disease.

Michael Dattoli, MD Founder and Chief Physician Dattoli Cancer Center & Brachytherapy Research Institute 2803 Fruitville Road Sarasota, FL 34237 941.957.1221 dattoli.com

Prostate cancer is still the second most common cancer (next to skin cancer) in the human species – diagnosed even more often that breast cancer! The sheer numbers can be one of the reasons annual screening has come under the microscope of the government’s “preventive services” task force. Many cases equal many dollars invested by Medicare. The great majority of men with prostate cancer in this country are of Medicare age, thus these screening expenses are subject to government scrutiny.

Granted, some of the men with abnormal screening results upon biopsy (the required follow-up to diagnose the disease) will have a negative result. The cost of the biopsy (and perhaps several follow-up biopsies) is at the heart of the debate over costs. New pre-biopsy testing is helping to reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies, and therefore curb the costs, however.

While understanding the need to wrestle some control over the escalating spending for healthcare in our country, I cannot see that eliminating annual screening will solve any problem.

By not screening, men are left to take their chances of developing prostate cancer and not knowing it until the disease is advanced enough (metastatic) to cause symptoms. At this point, damage is done, treating is much more difficult and the opportunity to be rid of the disease is severely reduced. And – much more of the healthcare dollar pool will have to be invested in the treatment and long-term care of the patient.

Make no mistake – untreated prostate cancer can be a fatal disease with months and even years of painful demise as the cancer invades the bones, organs and brain.

The not-for-profit Dattoli Cancer Foundation was created in part to educate men about the importance of annual screening, and to provide this essential service for those who do not have funds or a local doctor to provide it. For the past 16 years, the Foundation has offered FREE prostate cancer screening to the community twice a year.

We will again open our doors on Saturday, September 11, 2016 from 10 am until 2 pm to provide FREE PSA blood tests and digital rectal exams (DRE) for any man who wishes to come by.

There are no appointments, just show up. And there is no need to fast before the test. Results will be sent to participants by mail within two weeks.

I am proud that donations to our Foundation make this service possible. We have provided more than 3,000 free tests since opening our Center in 2001. If you miss the September (National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month) event, we will have another one in January of 2017.

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THE SUCCESS OF THE THEN 34-YEAR-OLD PLAYERS THEATRE MADE EVERYONE ASK, “WHAT’S NEXT?” WELL TO KEEP UP WITH ITS HIGH STANDARDS, MORE FUNDING, OF COURSE! FAST FORWARD TO 2016 AND READ SCENE’S ARTICLE ON THE NEW PLAYERS THEATRE – THE PLAYERS CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS. YOU’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY! (PAGE 47)

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