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Tot with a bot Palm City turns out big to town hall meeting Patrick McCallister Staff writer
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PALM CITY — The town had a lot to say. About 150 showed up to the Palm City Chamber of Commerce’s premier town hall meeting on Wednesday, March 12. On many folks’ minds was the proposed Palm City Costco. “Why don’t you tell them ‘No’ and save a lot of trouble,” an audience member shouted to panelist John Haddox, Martin
County Commissioner. Many applauded. Haddox said that’s his intention. “Costco doesn’t belong there,” he said. The audience applauded again. Fort Lauderdale’s Thomas Engineering Group representing Costco met with county staff on March 6 for a pre-application meeting about developing
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PALM CITY — Long awaited resurfacing on Mapp Road gets under way this summer. But only on one end. The resurfacing will start on the 2.8 miles of Mapp Road from Martin Highway southward to its end. PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID FORT PIERCE, FL PERMIT NO. 248 ECRWSS
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“It’s one massive crack seal,” Martin County Commissioner John Haddox, Palm City, said. “There’s some real bad depressions there in a few spots.” The crack seal gives the road an uneven, disorganized spider-web look. Numerous residents along that stretch of Mapp
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MARTIN COUNTY — In front of a supportive crowd of nearly 300 patrons at the Lyric Theatre, real estate broker David Dew and his professional counterpart, Shelley Keelor, were crowned winners of the inaugural Singing with the Stars event held on March 15. Dew and Keelor earned a perfect total score of 40 from the judges for their rousing rendition of “The Lady is a Tramp.” The duo had stiff competition from four other community “note”-ables — as the amateur singers were referred to throughout the evening — who were paired with a professional partner. The other duos (listed with the amateur first and then the
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MARTIN COUNTY — Jason Brown, Indian River County’s director of management and budget, talked up the benefits of local-option sales taxes at the last regular meeting of the Martin County Commission, Tuesday, March 18. “We’ve been able to avoid borrowing,” he told Martin commissioners. Additionally, Brown said that Indian River has the lowest property-taxes in the state, and he attributed that to an additional half-cent sales tax shoppers pay. Since last year the Martin commission has bandied the idea of putting a local sales tax to referendum for voters to consider. It’s aimed to help the county close the gap on an about $225 million maintenance backlog. Henry Copeland, Jensen Beach, offered the commission another take on Indian River’s additional sales tax. “I go (to Indian River County) twice a month and go out of my way not to spend there,” he told the commission. Brown said that Indian River voters approved the additional sales tax for 15 years in 1989, and again in 2002. “We’ve received just under $100 million,” he said at the meeting. According to county staff, a 1-cent local sales tax could raise about $20 million a year HOP FREE S E OR AT HOM R U VISIT O M O O R SHOW
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and we were also able to showcase two students, Tim Nicholas and Ryan Cox, from our youth network, who played violin and saxophone to some of the song selections,” said Terry Barber, founder and executive director of Artists for a Cause. Although not part of the competition, Barber, who is an internationally renowned countertenor teamed up with Stacy Ranieri, president and chief illuminator of the local public relations firm The Firefly Group, to warm up the
crowd with a soulful version of “Feeling Good.” Barber and Ranieri created the first-time event and served as the emcees for the evening. An esteemed judging panel, including Morgan Howell Rumble, Jennifer Jones, Craig Wich and Steve Erlanger, played a role in judging the duos based on their talent, but were not the sole factor in selecting the winner. The audience also participated in the decision making process when they were encouraged to vote with
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Patrick McClallister/staff photographer President Niki Norton and the audience listen to Martin County School Board member Michael DiTerlizzi at the Palm City Chamber of Commerce’s premier town hall meeting, on Wednesday, March 12.
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about growth. Public speakers and panelists were unified in opposing the proposed All Aboard Florida. Florida East Coast Industries, which owns rail lines running through Stuart, is proposing the 235-mile, privately-owned passenger train service from Miami to Orlando International Airport that’ll have stops in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. In other words, no stops in Martin. And it’s not like the proposed extra 32 trains will quietly make their ways through the county every day if the company’s plans are realized. The rail tracks they’ll use cross a bridge over the St. Lucie River, and freight trains will continue to cross them, too. Boats will be unable to cross under the train bridge nestled between Northwest Dixie and Federal highways when the trains are crossing it. That has many in the marine industry predicting devastation to the local economy. “That train is a nightmare for Martin County,” Haddox said. Meeting attendees agreed on the need to add two lanes to Martin Highway, which is slated to start later this year. There were divisions about implementing the Mapp Road Town Center Design. “I moved here because it’s Old Palm City, not West Palm Beach,” Jim Meehan Jr. said at the meeting. “Put the money somewhere else.” Mapp Road Town Center Design is the name for a decade-old Community Redevelopment Area plan to revitalize Old Palm City. The design has evolved over time, but much of the current vision is for a divided service road alongside Mapp with on-street parking, landscaping, bicycle lanes and an 8-foot sidewalk that allows water to seep right through. The Old Palm City Neighborhood Advisory Committee unanimously agreed at its Feb. 17 meeting to recommend that the Martin County Commission acting as the Com-
a 150,000-square-foot, warehouse-style store with more than 650 parking spaces on the 28acre site, nestled between Martin Highway, High Meadow Avenue and the Ronald Reagan Turnpike. At press time, Costco hasn’t filed an application to develop anything on the property. If it does, it’ll go through extensive reviews with public comment times. The Martin County Commission will have to approve it. Haddox said he opposed Costco building on that site, but, he added, Martin County needs to work with the membership retailer to find a plan B. He said many in Palm City shop at the Costco in Palm Beach Gardens, which
harms the local economy. “Those dollars are leaving Martin County,” Haddox said. “But that’s not an ideal site here in Palm City.” In an interview after the meeting, Haddox said Costco might fit in Palm City — on or near the Martin Enterprise Park, about 500 acres on Citrus Boulevard between the Ronald Reagan Turnpike and Boatramp Avenue. “I know there are other properties (for Costco),” Haddox said. “I don’t think (High Meadow) is the proper location.” Other issues on meeting attendees’ minds were the proposed All Aboard Florida passenger train, four-laning Martin Highway and planned improvements on Mapp Road. In short, the meeting was all
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munity Redevelopment Agency adopt the proposed design. If the Community Redevelopment Agency approves the design, initial work on Mapp would stretch from 28th Street to 29th Terrace and start as early as 2015. It would cost about $1.7 million. The Old Palm City Community Redevelopment Area has about $1.3 million available for projects. Mapp is the centerpiece of Palm City’s CRA, adopted in 2002, which includes 610 acres. In a CRA some county taxes paid on property values higher than what they were in a base year — when the area was established — stay in that district for economic development and blight elimination for a set period of time. Other audience members expressed concern that Palm City seemed unprepared for the opening of Veterans Memorial Bridge. Ron Barnett said that Martin Highway should have had four lanes and Mapp Road its improvements before the bridge opened in December. “It always seems we’re behind the curve,” he said. Niki Norton, president of the Palm City Chamber of Commerce, said the meeting was more popular and educating than planners believed it’d be. “I thought it went well,” she said. “I was happy and surprised.” There was a downside. “We kept having to put more chairs out,” Norton said. Haddox, too, said he was pleased with the meeting. “I was very impressed,” he said. “I was very happy to see that turnout. I was pleased with the wide variety of excellent questions poised to the panel.” In addition to Haddox, School Board member Michael DiTerlizzi spoke to and took questions from the audience. Also on the panel was Michele Miller representing
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maintenance, on the general election ballot this year. That could be anywhere from a half-cent additional sales tax for three years to a full cent for 10. Taryn Kryzda, county administrator, told the county commission that a 1-cent local sales tax could raise about $20 million a year. A half cent about $10 million. The sales tax would go to $5,000 of any purchase. After that, consumers would continue to pay Martin’s current sales tax, 6 cents for every $1 spent. The earliest any local sales tax option could start now is in January of 2015. Kryzda also told the commission that every year the county is adding about $10 million to its maintenance backlog. Rauth said current funding levels will pay for less than 10 miles of resurfacing a year. Segments on the northern end of Mapp and Murphy roads will wait indefinitely for needed resurfacing. It costs about $100,000 a mile to resurface a road. If a road deteriorates past usability, it costs about $250,000 a mile to restore it.
organized and made impassioned pleas to the commission about a year ago to get the resurfacing done. Terry Rauth, deputy county engineer, said there are no fans of crack sealing roads. “Everybody has been complaining since we crack sealed it,” she said. “Nobody likes the look of it, but it saved (the road) until we could get it resurfaced.” Rauth said Mapp is one of five resurfacing projects slated for this year. They’ll hardly make a dent in needed work. “We have 507 miles of paved (county-maintained) roadways and over 260 currently need to be resurfaced,” Rauth said. But there’s only about $1 million in the budget to resurface roads. About $280,000 of it will go to Mapp. “We have neighborhoods that have gone over 30 years (without resurfacing),” Rauth said. The county is in a $225 million maintenance hole. The commission is considering putting a local-option sales tax, to help fund
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their seats. At press time, Heard doesn’t have any challengers the elections office is aware of. John Schierbaum is challenging Fielding. Three non-partisan school board seats are also up this year — districts 1, 3 and 4. Those seats are held by Michael Busha, Rebecca Negron, and Maura Barry-Sorenson. Christina Li Roberts and Loretta Shekailo have thrown hats in for the District 1 seat. Buscha, who fills that seat, hasn’t announced a reelection bid for it. Negron and Barry-Sorenson have announced candidacies to keep their seats, 3 and 4 respectively. Negron has no challengers yet. Tina McSoley is challenging Barry-Sorenson. Also up this election are nine 19th Circuit Court and one Martin County judicial seats, along with two Martin Soil and Water Conservation District seats. There will be at least two statewide ballot initiatives voters will decided in November. The one that’ll likely get the most attention is medical marijuana. Earlier this year, the Florida Supreme Court released a ruling allowing a ballot initiative to go forward that’ll let voters decide whether to permit doctors to prescribe marijuana. Of course, not much good to have a prescription
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ELECTIONS from page 18 without a source to get any medication. The ballot measure would also amend the Constitution to require the Florida Department of Health to register and regulate businesses involved in the growing, transporting and selling of marijuana for medical use. If approved, the measure would also allow caregivers registered and regulated by the department to assist those with prescriptions to use marijuana. People United for Medical Marijuana advocated the proposed amendment. The Supreme Court weighed in on the proposed ballot measure after Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a challenge holding that the language is misleading. The court’s decision to let it move to voters wasn’t about whether medical marijuana is legally OK — simply that the ballot language was clear enough for voters to reasonably understand what they’re being asked to decide. The other ballot measure is backed by Florida’s Water and Land Legacy. If passed by voters, it would add funding for state acquisitions of conservation lands. Early voting for the primary will be from Aug. 16 to Aug. 23, from 8 a.m. to 5 pm., and include Sunday. There will only be two early-voting sites, including the elections office at 135 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Stuart. There will be no early-voting sites for the primary election in Palm City. Davis said that late arrivals
are welcomed during early voting, so don’t walk away if the doors are closed but workers are still present. “We want our voters voting,” Davis said. “If they knock on our door, we let them in.” There’ll be seven early voting sites for the general election open from Oct. 20 to Nov. 1, also including Sunday. The Peter & Julie Cummings Library is one. It’s at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. Absentee ballots can be ordered online at the election’s office website, www.martinvotes.com. Davis had a tip for those who’ve been voting for a long time in Martin County and use absentee ballots — handwriting naturally changes over time. “One thing we encourage voters to do is update their signatures,” Davis said. If a signature on an absentee ballot doesn’t match the one the office has on file, the ballot may be nixed. The elections office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Many voter information changes can be done over the phone or website. Those with the iOS, Apple’s iPhones and iPads, can get an app that allows them to access and change their voter information, along with numerous other functions. Davis said versions for Android and Windows will follow. To get the app, visit the Apple App Store and search Martin Votes. For more about the app call the supervisor’s office at (772) 288-5637.
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Psychologist to counsel The Five Wishes ®: in person, on air Be PrePared For your FuTure PALM CITY –- Lucia Matthews has lived all over the world. Married to a Englishman, they have followed his career where it took them. The couple recently relocated from Rhode Island to Palm City and Matthews, a psychologist, couldn’t be happier. “I wanted to live in the South and Florida, in particular,” she said. “We’ve been married 32 years and have lived all over because of his job. Now we have relocated to Palm City and made it our permanent home.” Matthews began her career as a systems engineer. “I have a bachelor’s degree in industrial management from Georgia Tech,” she said. “I ended up working as a systems engineer for 10 years. I knew how to motivate people and I had a fascination for helping people find what they want out of life.” That fascination led her to return to school for a master’s and doctoral degree in psychology from Northeastern University. She had a successful private practice in Rhode Island and wrote a book, “Harriett’s Walk,” that featured the approach to counseling she used with her own clients. Now, Matthews is starting a practice in Martin County. She
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The Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce 28th Annual Home & Garden Outdoor Recreation & Orchids Show will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Martin County Fairgrounds, 2616 S.E. Dixie Highway, Stuart. For more, visit www.stuartmartinchamber. org, or call (772) 287-1088, ext. 111. The Garden Club of Stuart’s Secret Garden Tour and Ramble will have venders at the Palm City Civic Organization, 770 S.W. 34th St. Palm City. The public is welcome to go by from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to see gardening-related products.
Monday, March 24 House of Hope’s 15th Annual Hearts for Hope Luncheon will be 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sailfish Point Country Club, 1648 S.E. Sailfish Point Blvd., Stuart. John Kralik, author of “A Simple Act of Gratitude,” is the featured speaker, and there will be many vendors with custom jewelry and accessories. Reservations for the luncheon are $125 and can be made online at www.hohmartin. org/hearts, or by calling (772) 2864673, ext. 1011.
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have to let me into your life before I can do my job.” Matthews once served as director of a state psychiatric facility, working with an adolescent population. “I always thought that in private practice, my expertise would be with adolescents,” she said. “My practice is divided between male and female adults, adolescents and couples. “I really enjoy doing couples work. The reason people go into psychology is to help others. When you get a couple who are so confused and bewildered, they feel like they’ve been run over by a Mack truck. How did we get here? It’s an honor to watch them want to work to salvage their relationship.” Matthews said that couple often want her to tell them the relationship will be saved. “I tell them I’m not a fortune-teller,” she said. “Fifty percent will have moved to separate and 50 percent will make the choice to stay together. I help them figure out what they want and to achieve it. A lot of times, they think they know what they want. My job is to clarify it and help them achieve it.” Matthews said that she has five basic questions she asks clients: What do you want? What are you doing? How is what you’re doing getting you what you want? Would you like to try something else? Would you like me to help you make a plan?
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The answers to those questions often lead to an ‘aha’ moment. “It’s amazing how people thrive,” Matthews said. “You can tell when I’m talking with someone and they slip into self-evaluation mode. You can tell the moment someone ‘gets it.’” While some therapists spend time going over past events, that is not Matthews’ approach. “I try to stay focused on the present,” she said. “The present is where we have control.” For more information about Lucia Matthews and her private counseling services, call (401) 258-5751 and leave a message, or send an email to drlucia@drluciamatthews.com. Her book, “Harriett’s Walk: How to Make Wiser Choices for a Better Life,” is available on amazon.com. “Living Wisely with Dr. Lucia,” airs on the first and second Tuesday of the month between 10:30 and 11 a.m. on WAXE 1370 AM and 107.9 FM. The broadcast does not extend to Palm City, but IHEART radio streams it live. Download the IHEAT app and click on the WAXE logo.
Story Time for the 3- to 5-year-olds will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 3 to 4 p.m. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 221-1403. Homework Helpers will be on hand at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 3 to 5 p.m. The Martin County Library System volunteers help children grade school to high school find and use library resources needed to do homework assignments ranging from math pages to science-fair experiments and term papers. Homework Helpers have even helped some fill out college applications. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 221-1403.
Wednesday, March 26 Breakfast with Benefits, a Palm City Chamber of Commerce event, will be from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Monarch County Club, 1801 S.W. Monarch Club Drive, Palm City. Gulfstream Goodwill Industries is the sponsor. Members are $20, non-members $25. For more, visit wil
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and photo IDs. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 221-1403. Story Time for the 12- to 36-month-olds will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 10:30 to 11 a.m. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 221-1403. Story Time for the 0- to 12-month-olds will be at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 11:30 a.m. to noon. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 221-1403. Homework Helpers will be on hand at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The Martin County Library System volunteers help children grade school to high school find and use library resources needed to do homework assignments ranging from math pages to science-fair experiments and term papers. Homework Helpers have even helped some fill out college applications. The library is at 2551 Matheson Ave., Palm City. The phone is (772) 221-1403.
Friday, March 28 The Stuart Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon is 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. from December to May at the Monarch Country Club, 1898 S.W. Murphy Road, Palm City. The luncheon is $20. For reservations, call (772) 229-2709, or email cwcstuart@gmailcom. The Senior Wii Bowling League will meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Peter & Julie Cummings Library, 2551 S.W. Matheson Ave, Palm City. Cummings’ number is (772) 2882551.
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Young pianist returns to Lyric Pianist Conrad Tao has been named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts and a Gilmore Young Artist, an honor given every two years to the most promising American pianists of the new generation. He will appear at the Lyric Theatre March 25 as part of the Ovation Concert series.
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STUART –- In an interview before his appearance at the Lyric Theatre seven years ago, when he was only 13, pianist and composer Conrad Tao recalled his musical beginnings. “The earliest memories of me playing, they say I crawled up to the piano bench at 1 ½ and plunked out tunes. The first thing I ever played was ‘Mary had a Little Lamb.’” Now nearly 20, Tao returns to the Lyric March 25. He has received numerous honors, including being named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts and a Gilmore Young Artist. That award is given every two years to highlight the most promising young American pianists. He has taken a leave from his studies at Columbia and Juilliard for this busy year of composing and performing. He also studies composing privately. In November 2013, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra performed a work it had commissioned Tao to write to observe the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy. The orchestral composition is entitled, “The
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Friday, March 21 Hush Fridays at the Bowery Lounge 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Ladies drink free blue martinis until midnight. 21 and up. Dress code strictly enforced. No hats, shorts or baggy attire. 1630 N.W. Federal Highway. For more information, call (772) 924-8462. Free entry at Dejavu Nightclub 10 p.m.-2 a.m. $1 drinks until 11 p.m. 715 North U.S. 1, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 692-9914. Live music at Wahoo’s Riverhouse. 4-7 p.m. 915 N.W. Flagler Drive, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 692-2243.
What’s Your Zodiac Sign Party at Dejavu Nightclub. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. If it’s the time of your sign, you drink free until midnight. 715 North U.S. 1, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 6929914. Rainfall Band live at Conchy Joe’s 8 p.m.- midnight. 3945 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach. For more information, call (772) (772) 334-1130. Saturday, March 22 Retro Saturdays at Crush Wine
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The BStreetBand, which began life in 1980 as Backstreets, is the original tribute band to Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band. In fact, the BStreetBand is the only tribute to have performed with E Street Band members. The BStreetBand has opened for Springsteen at several venues, including the Philadelphia Spectrum’s final four shows. They’ve played at the U.S. presidential and New Jersey gubernatorial inaugurations, at the Superbowl, Special Olympics and other major events all over the country, where they draw huge crowds. Now, the group is coming to Carsons Tavern in Stuart on Wednesday March 26, as part of a fundraiser for the Volunteers in Medicine Clinic. Founding member Willie Forte says the group is often in Florida, but usually at much larger events. The VIM benefit promises to be up close and personal, as only a limited number of tickets can be sold. Tickets are $50 in advance, available through www.vimclinic.net, or by
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TAO from page 29 World is Very Different Now.” “That was commissioned in 2011,” Tao said. “They were beginning to plan the weekend surrounding the 50th anniversary and looking for a composer. I was there performing and the commission was extended. It was exciting and terrifying. I was trying to convey less about the event and I was rather more interested in exploring perhaps what the event meant today, the reverberations, and how it permeates our consciousness.” For Tao, winner of eight consecutive American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Morton Gould Young Composers Awards, composing is a critical part of his musical identity. “I’m fortunate to be doing several projects,” he said. “Composing is an integral part of who I am as a musician. It’s very important to my musicianship and I don’t foresee it changing. I’d like to think it creates nuances in my experience with scores. Playing and composing are linked for now. They are synergistic.” For his performance at the Lyric, Tao has chosen the theme of mood and tone poems. The concert opens with a short tone poem by Meredith Monk called “Railroad” from “Travel Song.” “There are few musicians I look up to as a role model,” he said. “She’s an important pioneer in alternative performance. Her works are image-based.” Tao will perform his own work, “Vestiges,” about ordinary events that produce images. He will follow that with “Gaspard de la Nuit,” by Maurice Ravel.
“They are three incredibly evocative tone poems,” the pianist said of the Ravel works. For the second half of the program, Tao will open with three preludes by Claude Debussy. They include “Puck’s Dance,” “Ondine and “What the West Wind Saw.” “They are unique because the image and description appear after the music,” Tao said. “They are snapshots of a last, final moment.” Finally, Tao will end the program with Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition,” which is, of course, all about images. “That’s what’s binding the program together,” Tao said. “It’s a picture-oriented program. I feel I’ve been attracted to image-based works for two or three years. (The program) is stylistically diverse. It’s a nice way to explore a starting point for the music.” For his 19th birthday, in June 2013, Tao kicked off the first UNPLAY Festival in New York. He funded the three-day event with his grant money. “I wanted to use the money for something that wasn’t just self-serving,” he said. “It was people collaborating. Each night was a response to a specific narrative in classical musical and explored some alternatives to a solid, historicized notion of classical music. “Western classical music focuses on masterpieces. It’s worth questioning this rectilinear way of looking at our history and looking at works that more ephemeral and improvisatory. How can we work to question Western concepts?” The festival also explored what a 21st century canon of work would look like and whether music has a social component and a role in social activism. Tao found the entire process exhilarating,
“Composing is an integral part of who I am as a musician. It’s very important to my musicianship and I don’t foresee it changing. I’d like to think it creates nuances in my experience with scores. Playing and composing are linked for now. They are synergistic.”
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but he is mindful that artists can burn out. “I recognize the importance of down time,” he said. “I am fortunate to have a wonderful support system in family and friends. It’s a process. I’m trying to do a lot of different things and recognize when I need to step back. I expect to try to figure out different ways of doing that for a very long time.” Pianist Conrad Tao comes to the Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart, March 25 as part of the Ovation Concert series. Tickets for the 7 p.m. concert are $45. Call the box office at (772) 286-7827 or order online at www.lyrictheatre.com.
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Bowl your Brains out Blazer at Jensen Beach Bowl. 8 p.m. to midnight. All you can bowl $11 per person. Black light bowling, everything glows in the dark, disco lights, music and fog. 2303 N.E. Dixie Highway, Jensen Beach. For more information call (772) 225-2695 or visit jensenbeachbowl.com Live music at Crawdaddy’s. 7 p.m., 1949 N.E. Jensen Beach Blvd., Jensen Beach. For more information, call (772) 225-3444.
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CLUBBIN’ from page 34 in free and drink free all night. DJ plays Latin dancehall, reggaetone, Top 40 and more. 715 North U.S. 1, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 692-9914. 2 for $10 Thursdays at Crush Wine Bar 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Two hours of open bar for $10 from 9:30-11:30 p.m. $3 shot and $5 drink specials after. 21 and up. Dress code enforced. 100 S. Dixie Highway, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 600-5853.
Rainfall Band live at Conchy Joe’s 7-10 p.m. 3945 N.E. Indian River Drive, Jensen Beach. For more information, call (772) (772) 3341130. Ladies Night at Stuart Cowboys’ BBQ & Steak Co. 8 p.m. Ladies Drink free 6-10 p.m. DJ, drink specials and free shots. 2902 S.E. Gran Parkway, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 287-8100. Open Mic Night at Wahoo’s Riverhouse. 7-9 p.m. 915 N.W. Flagler Drive, Stuart. For more information, call (772) 692-2243.
BSTREET from page 31 calling Christina Bodner at (772) 463-4128 Ext. 211. The doors open at 6 p.m., there’ll be barbecue, and the music starts at 8 p.m.. The event wraps up at 11 p.m. Since 1995, the Volunteers in Medicine Clinic has provided free health care to medically indigent residents of Martin County. VIM patients must be pre-qualified by showing proof of residency, income, and inability to obtain health care through government services or insurance. VIM patients have household incomes under 200 percent of the federal poverty level, which is $23,340 for a single person, $31,464 for a family of two or $39,576 for a family of three. Last year alone, VIM provided more than $8 million worth of health care on a budget of under $800,000. VIM Clinic relies heavily on fundraising, most notably the annual blacktie gala on the last Saturday of each January and the Novins Memorial Golf Tournament, which is May 16-17 this year.
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