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concert will feature two young artists from Lakewood Ranch, violinist Gabrielle Ferra performing Bruch’s “Concerto for Violin” and clarinetist Michael Miller performing Weber’s “Concertino.” In addition, 13-year-old cellist Andrew Bailey, of Sarasota, will perform Haydn’s “Cello Concerto in C Major.” AMICCO’s Chorus & Orchestra will open with Brahms’ “Nanie” and close with Borodin’s “Polovtsian Dances” for chorus and orchestra. This program will be repeated at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12, at Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 6101 Cortez Road, Bradenton. The Rotary Club of Anna Maria Island partners with AMICCO each year giving competition winners scholarships to continue their education. For information and tickets go to www. amicco.org.
The Fourteenth Annual Jazz Fest will be held at the Sandbar Restaurant events pavilion on Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 3 to 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Sandbar, the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus and Orchestra and The Anna Maria Island Sun, this popular performance features contemporary jazz numbers as well as tunes throughout jazz history, going all the way back to the 1920s. Members of Gulf Drive, featuring Judy Lynn on vocals and Bil Bowdish on flute, sax and vocals, will provide the music.
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Bil Bowdish and Judy Lynn will provide the music. Special guest star will be Island and area favorite Koko Ray Hansen. A master of many instruments, he also plays two saxophones at the same time – harmony on one and melody on the other. Jazz Fest and the Old-
ART on the island A call to artists The Anna Maria Island Art League is currently accepting submissions for the 23rd annual James Pay Exhibit, in honor of an Art League founder. The opening reception is on Friday, Feb. 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and art work will continue to be shown through Feb 29. The James Pay Exhibit is a juried multimedia exhibition open to all area artists. All media are encouraged – painting, drawing, sculpture, jewelry and both film and digital photography. Entries may be no larger than 22 by 34 inches. To enter, bring submissions to the Anna Maria Island Art League, 5312 Holmes Blvd., Holmes Beach, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays. The deadline is Feb 5. The entry fee is $20 per piece for Art League members and $30 per piece for nonmembers. There is a limit of three entries per artist. For any questions regarding submissions, contact Fran Sansbury, gallery assistant, at 941-778-2099 or visit Anna Maria Island the Art League.
Artists featured at Guild Gallery There will be a reception for painters Anne Terhardt and Sandy Staley on Friday, Feb. 10, as part of the Holmes Beach Art District Art Walk, and their work will be displayed in the window of the Anna Maria Island Artists’ Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach, all month. Meet the artists and talk with them about their work from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Gallery. Having finally found the opportunity to focus on her work, Sandra Staley
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AMICCO Young Artist Solo Competition’s Eleventh Year It has been 11 years since the Anna Maria Island Concert Chorus & Orchestra (AMICCO) launched its highly successful Young Artist Solo Competition. With the help and encouragement of Jim Cliff, former administrator of the Florida West Coast Symphony Youth Competition at the time, now with the Sarasota Orchestra Youth Program, they shared the vision of providing greater performance opportunities for highly talented youth in Sarasota and Manatee counties. From the beginning of the program, winners and outstanding competitors have performed as soloists with AMICCO and, in many cases, have joined the string and wind sections of the orchestra. At 7 p.m. on Feb. 11, three recent competitors will be featured in AMICCO’s first concert in Sarasota County, at Northminster Presbyterian Church. The
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Above, Sandy Staley's work. Below, that of Ann Terhardt. Above, a work by artist Roger Rockefeller. 10101 Gulf Drive in Anna Maria. This event is free, and the public is invited.
Art demos at CrossPointe uses watercolor and acrylic paints. She derives some of her subject matter from her world travels as well as the sights and scenes found closer to home. Ann Terhardt paints in oil and watercolor, particularly enjoying Florida birds and flowers and still-lifes as her subjects. She has taught and shown her work in the area for 25 years. For more information, call the Gallery at 941-778-6694 or see the website at www.amiartistsguildgallery.com.
Reception at The Studio The reception and awards ceremony for “New Beginnings,” the eighth annual art exhibition presented by the Artists' Guild of Anna Maria Island, is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Studio at Gulf and Pine,
In the annual collaboration between Keeton's Office and Art Supply and the Artists' Guild of Anna Maria Island, Keeton's will bring the art supplies and Guild members will show what can be done with them. The event takes place Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 1 to 4 p.m. at CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach. Life drawing, pastels, acrylics, collage, watercolors and Yupo are among the mediums available, and there will be demonstrations under the mirror of watercolor, acrylic and oil painting. This event is free and open to all. For more information call 941-778-6694 or see the website , www.amiartistsguildgallery. com
Bennington at IGW Candace Bennington will present oil and pastel paintings of local scenes and
ies Beach Dance are the only time all these great artists perform together. Tickets to Jazz Fest are on a first-come basis and are available at the Anna Maria Island Chamber, 5313 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, and on Sundays at the Beach Market at Coquina Beach from Nancy Ambrose. Tickets also may be purchased by calling Ambrose at 941-518-4431 and are $10 per person in advance (before noon Feb. 7) and $15 at the door, if available. Refreshments will be available for purchase.
favorite locations on Anna Maria Island at Island Gallery West, 5368 Gulf Dr., Holmes Beach, in her March Featured Artist Exhibit, “On The Island” throughout the month. Beach scenes that conjure up special memories are among Bennington’s favorite subjects. Her work SUBMITTED is represented in galleries in Ohio, North Carolina and in Florida at Island Gallery West. A highlight of the month will be the public gallery reception on Friday, March 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., as part of the annual Holmes Beach Art District monthly Art Walk. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Visit www. islandgallerywest.com, Facebook or call 941-778-6648 for gallery updates.
Artists’ Guild classes The Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island holds classes February through April at CrossPointe Fellowship, 8605 Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach. The cost of each 4-week session is $75 for Artists' Guild members and $90 for nonmembers. Classes include watercolor painting, pen and ink drawing, photoshop elements and acrylic painting. Supplies lists are at the Guild Gallery, 5414 Marina Drive For more information, call 941778-6694 or see the website at www. amiartistsguildgallery.com.