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Jim Brown prepares to strike the gavel on his final days as mayor.

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Clark swam upstream in scientific community Eugenie Clark founded what is now Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium 60 years ago as a onewoman operation.

Peacocks ruffle feathers again KURT SCHULTHEIS

Eugenie “Genie” Clark needed help with the heavy gear when she made her second-to-last dive last year. It was her 92nd birthday, and she was battling lung cancer. She sat in a plastic chair in the waters of the Gulf of Aqaba while fellow divers helped her gear up. After she was underwater, she needed no assistance. “The minute she went into the water, she was as graceful as a ballerina,” said Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium President/CEO Michael Crosby, who

Longbeach Village resident James Braha has been charged with reducing the neighborhood’s growing peacock population since 2011. But the birds are no match for Braha or any other licensed trapper in the state. “The birds are pooping all over my driveway,” Braha said. “I’m supposed to be in charge of this problem and there’s nothing I can do. I yell at the peacocks and throw things at them but they don’t go away. They just multiply. There’s no way I would take this job again.” Braha estimates there are 85 to 100 peacocks in the Village. And

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Night bridge work brings lane closures Routine maintenance on the Longboat Pass Bridge began Sunday and will continue nightly through March 5, bringing temporary lane closures. All work will take place between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. According to a Florida Department of Transportation news release, flagmen will stop traffic in one direction for a short period to allow traffic to pass. Operations will be terminated if traffic backs up. For information, call 316-1988

Fire damages Quick Point dock

A slow-moving fire that was possibly caused by a discarded cigarette butt destroyed the east dock at Quick Point Nature Reserve, located in the 100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. Longboat Key firefighters and police were dispatched to the scene at 7:36 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, police taped off the dock, and Public Works employees installed barricades to prevent people from going onto the structure.

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Rotary Club seeks veterans for event The Rotary Club of Longboat Key is seeking more than a few good men and women for its Veterans Get-Together from 2 to 4 p.m. March 15, at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The event is a follow-up

MEETINGS & AGENDA n Code Enforcement Board Meeting 10 a.m. Monday, March 9 n Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 12 n Town Commission Statutory Meeting 7 p.m. Monday, March 16 n Planning & Zoning Board Meeting 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 17

to the club’s inaugural Veterans Day Parade, which drew approximately 300 people. The event will include a short program; meetings of smaller groups of veterans divided by service branch and era will follow. The event is free, but attendees are asked to call Andy Sawyer at 383-0706 or email Nick Kovalakides at nkovalakides@aol.com by March 8, stating military branch and service years.

Key resident to speak on Holocaust Longboat Key resident Thomas Hecht will present “Preserving the Memory of the Holocaust: The Uniqueness of the Holocaust” at 11 a.m. March 8, at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road W., Bradenton. Hecht is a founder of the state of Israel, Holocaust survivor, author and founder of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. Cost is $12 for adults; $3 for students. For reservations, call Beverly Newman at 313-9239.

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im Brown remembers a tradition from his days as a photographer in the Navy when he contemplates his final days as Longboat Key mayor. Navy guys who were nearing their discharge date would cut the beads off their dog tags so they had one bead for each day that was left. “They’d call themselves short-timers,” Brown said. “I’m a short-timer now.” Brown would have had 14 beads left on Monday night, when he led his final regular commission meeting. During that meeting, his fellow commissioners and elected officials praised his leadership during his six years on the commission, which included four as mayor and one as vice mayor. “You’ve been a really, really good mayor and a friend to all of us,” Vice Mayor Jack Duncan said at the meeting. “A friend doesn’t have any problems telling you when you’re right or wrong.” Brown would have six beads left on March 10, when the town’s voters elect Brown’s successor to his District 4 seat — either Jack Daly or Larry Grossman — as well as whether incumbent Commissioner Phill Younger or Gene Jaleski will serve the next two years in an at-large seat. And, on March 16, no beads would remain. That’s when Brown will call the meeting to order as usual and remind the audience that the town has a civility policy and that anyone who wishes to speak must fill out a card. When the meeting ends, there will be at least one new commissioner, and for the first time since April 2011, Brown will not be in the mayor’s seat. Brown isn’t the first commissioner to serve as mayor for four consecutive years. The late Sam

“Jim loves this town and is committed to making LBK a better place. Whatever Jim Brown gets involved with he leaves it better than he found it.” — Town Manager Dave Bullock, on Brown’s leadership

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PERFORMANCE REVIEW “When I asked Jim, he said, ‘Absolutely, as long as I don’t have to take a test or anything.’ Then I sprang the news he had to take a course that lasted a few hours and take a test to become a notary. He agreed to do it anyway. We gave him a conceptual ceremony idea and I said, ‘as long as we’re married by the end of the ceremony, I don’t care what you do.’ We did no rehearsal. We had no idea what he was going to say. He winged it. The ceremony was exactly 12 minutes long and it was flawless.” — Assistant to the Town Manager Susan Phillips, on having Brown officiating her wedding in 2012

“Jim’s real strength was to keep everyone on the same page. Every once in a while, you’d have a commission meeting that would go for four hours, and there’s no reason for that. Jim’s approach was always, ‘Do you have something new to bring to the table?’”

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Town Clerk Trish Granger swears Jim Brown into the District 4 commission seat in 2009.

Gibbon, who was mayor from 1969 to 1974, holds the record, with five years. He isn’t even the first Mayor Jim Brown. Jim P. Brown, who died in 2011, was mayor from 1990 to 1993. But Brown could hold the unquantifiable record having the most eventful tenure as mayor. When he first joined the commission, Brown’s now ex-wife used to ask him on commission meeting nights what time he would be home. He soon learned not to bother predicting. “You never know what’s going to come up,” Brown said. “You never know when the argument is going off the track.”   

Brown, 69, wasn’t on the political track when he moved to Longboat Key. The retired architect who spent his career in Virginia, got his start in town politics when he made a presentation to the commission opposing the rezoning of a parcel to residential because it seemed clear that it was meant to be part of the Publix shopping center. The town has since acquired the property as part of a town center concept. He was later appointed to the town’s Community Center Advisory Committee, and then, the Planning and Zoning Board before he ran unopposed for the commission in 2009. When Brown’s fellow commissioners chose him as mayor two years later, the town appeared poised to go on the same track it had been on under the direction of Bruce St. Denis, who had been town manager since 1997. But several months into his first year as mayor, Brown began to sense tension between commissioners and the town manager. Commissioners were increasingly critical of St. Denis’ handling of the town’s budget and

Mayor Jim Brown, Publix Vice Chairman Barney Barnett and Susan Phillips, assistant to the town manager attended a “topping off” event in July 2009 near the new Publix store.

beach management plan, as well as its pension plans, which ranked among the worst in Florida. Brown perceived St. Denis as unresponsive. Commissioners meet individually with the town manager, but Sunshine Laws require discussions between two or more commissioners to take place in public under most circumstances. “It had reached the point where a lot of commissioners would not meet with the town manager,” Brown said. Town Attorney Dave Persson began calling commissioners about St. Denis’ performance after meeting with Brown and relayed feedback to St. Denis, who resigned in September 2011. Brown and Persson interviewed town manager candidates by phone, most of whom balked when they learned about the issues the town faced, including pension problems and upcoming firefighter contract negotiations. After about three or four candidates, Persson suggested Dave Bullock, who was then deputy administrator of Sarasota County. They met with Bullock on a Sunday, and by the next day, he agreed to consider the position. The commission entered into a one-year contract with Bullock in October 2011, which commissioners later extended in 2012.

Commissioners later opted to give Brown another year as mayor to “give him another year without all these problems,” as Brown recalls it. They chose him again in 2013 and 2014. “I believe there was a feeling that we all got along pretty well with each other,” said former Vice Mayor Dave Brenner, who served with Brown for years. “That’s hard to quantify.” The lead-up to St. Denis’ resignation forced Brown to make his toughest decisions as mayor; next was the decision to freeze the town’s pension plans. “It’s always difficult to mess with someone’s income, but it’s always coming out of someone’s pocket,” Brown said. After four years, the public has gotten to know Brown — to the extent that a 5:30 p.m. trip to Publix can easily turn into a twohour trip as residents approach him with their thoughts about town affairs. As Brown prepares to leave office, the commission faces a number of key decisions about issues including the town’s codes and comprehensive plan, 911 dispatch, underground utilities and Bayfront Park. “There’s a lot of stuff I wish could have been wrapped up,” Brown said. “Then again, I remind myself, this is government, not

— Former Vice Mayor Dave Brenner, on Brown’s style of running a meeting

business.” For the first time in six years, Brown will have the first Monday night of each month — commission meeting night — free. Where you’ll find him on those Mondays? “Someplace else,” he said. Still, he hasn’t ruled out coming back to Town Hall for meetings. He says it’s likely that he’ll submit his name for consideration for the planning board. He still does some contract architectural work, which he will continue to pursue. Brown is required by the town’s charter to spend two years off the dais due to term limits, but he could run again in 2017. Asked about the possibility, Brown pretends to choke himself in mock horror. “Right now, I’d say ‘no,’” he said. “It’s not in my future plans. There are plenty of great people on the Key.” Brown would like to see Duncan take the mayor’s seat on March 16, after four years on the commission and a year as vice mayor. But regardless of who succeeds him, he offers this advice to the next mayor: “It takes a certain amount of patience, and as much as anything, you need to observe what everybody’s doing and saying and try to pull some consensus out of it,” Brown said.

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was with Clark on the dive. “She didn’t flounder, and her meanderings were wonderful.” She grabbed Crosby and started pointing. He wondered, “What the heck is she pointing at?” Then, he and the other divers saw the camouflage leaping fish that Clark had noticed before anyone else. “The minute she was under water, she was in her 20s again,” Crosby said. Clark, the famed “Shark Lady”

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who founded what is now Mote as a one-woman laboratory 60 years ago, died Feb. 25. She was 92. Today, Mote has more than 200 staffers, including 35 Ph.D. scientists who operate 24 research programs based on six Florida campuses, although scientists’ research takes them around the world. As an ichthyologist — a scientist who studies fish — Clark was acclaimed for her research on sharks and tropical sandfishes. She served as the senior scientist during 72 submersible dives as deep as 12,000 feet, led more than 200 field research expeditions throughout the world and published three books and more than 175 articles. In more than 60 years of swimming with the sharks for her research, the closest Clark ever came to being bit by one was when she cut herself after dropping a set of jaws she was transporting to a lecture. She scoffed at the fear people had about shark attacks, even though they were many times more likely to be hurt or killed by their automobiles. Although she once got carried away by the largest species of crab in the world, which can grow up to 13 feet, in Japan while diving off the Izu Peninsula, Clark wrote in an update to her 1969 memoir, “The Lady and the Sharks,” that her most dangerous accident occurred when she slipped and knocked herself out in the bathtub. She envisioned the headline “Shark Lady dies in bathtub.” But according to Kumar Mahadevan, president emeritus

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described in her first book, “Lady With a Spear,” published in 1953. In 1954, philanthropists William and Anne Vanderbilt invited Clark to give a talk in Englewood after they read her book. The couple’s 10-year-old son, Bill Jr., had a bedroom full of aquariums — just as Clark had when she was his age. Clark didn’t think a lecture on the fishes of the Red Sea would generate much local interest, but as she displayed her colored slides, she learned from local fisherman that for each fish she showed, a similar fish had been observed in the waters of Englewood. After the lecture, William Vanderbilt approached her about his wife’s idea of creating a local marine lab similar to the one

Clark had described in her book and asked Clark if she would serve as its director. There were no demands, strings or contracts — it would just be “a place where people can learn more about the sea,” he told her. Clark embraced the opportunity to conduct her research without worrying about profits or financial gain. If mankind benefited from her research, that was a bonus.

“But that is not what drives me to study late into the night or to watch a fish on the sea bottom making some strange maneuver until all the air in my scuba tank is gone, and I hold my breath for those last few seconds of observation,” she wrote in “The Lady and the Sharks.” So, in January 1955, she moved her family to Placida, where she established the Cape Haze Laboratory. She served as its director from 1955 to 1967, during which the laboratory moved to Siesta Key and changed its name to Mote, after Clark obtained the support of philanthropist William Mote. Clark left Mote in 1968 to join the zoology faculty at the University of Maryland. She retired from the position in 1992 and returned in 2000 to Mote — which had moved to City Island in 1978 — as a senior scientist and director emerita. Even in recent years, Clark continued to be an avid researcher at Mote. Just two or three weeks before her death, she had a paper published, and Crosby is confident that another paper will be published posthumously. Crosby said that Clark’s natural curiosity was key to her success. “She was always asking questions and wondering why did it fit that way, what’s happening here?” Crosby said.

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Her casual observations about the Moses sole fish in the Red Sea and how it never seemed to be eaten by sharks led her to discover a shark-repelling substance the fish contained, for example. But Crosby said that the laboratory’s independence and philanthropic support of the Vanderbilt family in her early career helped her to thrive. “It was an absolutely essential ingredient in the early career of a young scientist,” Crosby said. “If she had not had that support, I would question whether she would have been able to accomplish what she was able to.” When Mote celebrated its 60th anniversary in January and launched its Oceans of Opportunity campaign, Clark spoke in a short video about the importance of Mote remaining an independent laboratory. “She wanted everyone to have the opportunity to follow their dreams in science, like she did,” Crosby said. Clark is survived by her four children: Hera, Aya, Tak and Niki Konstantinou. Mote will hold a public celebration of Clark’s life in early May to coincide with her birthday. In lieu of flowers, donations can me made to Mote through the Dr. Eugenie Clark Memorial Research Endowment Fund, mote.org/ geniememorialfund.com.

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Sticker shock: $3.9 million Bayfront estimate The commission temporarily puts the concept plan in park to allow Town Manager Dave Bullock to bring costs down. KURT SCHULTHEIS OBSERVER STAFF

The Longboat Key Town Commission could have approved a final concept plan for Bayfront Park, which has waited 15 years for a facelift, at Monday’s night meeting. But when the $3.9 million estimate for Longboat Key’s share of the costs made Town Manager Dave Bullock’s eyes bulge, the commission opted to hold off to allow him to modify the proposal. Bullock received the estimate just a couple hours before the 7 p.m. regular meeting at Town Hall. It made a town manager known for keeping close watch over expenses halt the approval train. “The original intent was to ask you to bless it and let us go,” Bullock said. “But budget numbers we just saw this evening give me pause. It’s more money than we can commit to. We need to get that number down within range and work on that.” Bullock noted the concept plan wasn’t supposed to come before commissioners until the regular workshop in two weeks. “If we have to cut some elements (out of the park), I can bring that proposal back to you in a couple weeks,” Bullock said. Bullock said he would be “way more comfortable” in the $2 million range and “even more comfortable” in the $1 million range. The budget element of the park

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The town has paid the following amount over the past 11 years to Wannemacher Jensen Architects Inc. to help shape Bayfront Park’s future.

$113,368.45 presentation Monday night was not included in a PowerPoint presentation presented by Wannemacher Jensen Architects Inc. principal Lisa Wannemacher. Wannemacher was charged with combining a 2003 community center concept with a 2009 park concept. Bullock noted that Sarasota County will also provide money for the park, and discussions need to occur with county officials to agree on future costs. Conceptually, all seven commissioners are on board with a proposal that hasn’t changed much since Sarasota County parks officials created the plan for the park after holding public workshops in 2009. Sarasota County purchased a 3.88-acre parcel adjacent to the park in 2007, becoming a partner with the town to redesign the park. Park modifications include a kayak launch, shuffleboard, pickleball and tennis courts, a bocce ball space, an enhanced playground, a dog park and walking trails (see map). “This is the Cadillac of what Bayfront Park can be,” Wannem-

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acher said. Wannemacher noted there are three areas in the park that can be used for a future recreation center if the town chooses to knock down the existing rec center and build a new one at a later date. Commissioners unanimously approved a motion that allows Bullock to immediately seek grants to help pay for the project from the Southwest Florida Management District (to pay for a mangrove educational boardwalk) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (to pay for new piers, waterway markers and a kayak launch). They also approved a motion for the park concept to continue within the town’s budget. “The goal is to deliver something as doggone close to this as we can within available funds,” Bullock said. The town also has an open space/parks and recreational fund with approximately $2 million in the account that can be used to help pay for park costs. Mayor Jim Brown, who served as the chairman of the community center advisory committee in 2002, said he was happy the park concept was finally heading in the right direction as he approaches his term limit for his District 4 commission seat next week. “It’s been one of my top priorities and this park plan is more than 14 years in the making,” Brown said. “To say it’s time to move on this is an understatement.”

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PEACOCKS: A call to action he can’t hire a trapper to take care of the problem quick enough — or even to perform the job at all. In March 2010, the Longboat Key Town Commission allocated $3,000 for peacock removal in the Village when more than 90 birds began to irritate some Village residents. (See sidebar.) There’s only one problem, according to Braha. “The trappers do a lousy job,” Braha said. “We didn’t get close to reducing the flock to 12 birds.” Braha said he was so fed up he caught 40 birds in his front yard using a 10-foot-by-10-foot trap, pulling a string to collapse

“The birds are beautiful and bring tourists, but we haven’t found a productive way to get rid of them and bring them to a manageable number.” – James Braha, Longbeach Village resident

the tent when peacocks walked through the tent. “It’s against the law for me to relocate the birds, so I called a trapper and he relocated the birds for $40 per peacock,” Braha said. “But then I realized I was paying them to do the trapping job I was doing, so I stopped.” Braha went through four trapping companies that either didn’t show up when they said they would or didn’t do the job at all. “I had to fire them all,” Braha said. “The peacocks multiply faster than these trappers are willing to catch them.” Braha told the Longboat Observer he has “given up” catching any more peacocks. And the Village has no budget for peacock removal other than what the town paid for trapper invoices more than four years ago. Not everyone in the Village thinks of the birds as a nuisance. Michael Drake, former Longbeach Village president, used to trap the birds in his garage and relocate them before he discovered it was illegal for residents to remove the birds. In 2011, he handed the job over to Braha. “Half the people love the birds and half the people hate them,” Drake said. “I don’t think there’s an issue. They don’t bother me.” Drake built 4-foot garden beds in his backyard. He said the birds have stayed out of his yard ever since his former dog scared them years ago.

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Village resident Gene Jaleski sent photos of peacocks impeding traffic on Broadway last month to Mayor Jim Brown.

In an email last week, commission candidate Gene Jaleski told Mayor Jim Brown the town is obligated under its code to control the peacock population and reduce the peafowl to 12 males. Brown responded in a Feb. 23 email: “I believe the taxpayers lived up to their side of the deal. Why hasn't the Association fulfilled (its) responsibility? No one has ever ignored the needs of the north end.” Jaleski also urged Town Manager Dave Bullock to take action to reduce the peacock population to 12 in a Feb. 23 email. “The peacocks are, as always, a traffic nuisance and attract unwanted tourist traffic that impedes being able to drive down our own streets,” Jaleski wrote. Drake said he expects as the

PRICE FOR PEACOCKS Peacocks aren’t exactly golden geese for the town. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, peacocks have cost the town a pretty penny. The Longboat Key Town Commission has approved the following amounts in recent years to reduce the population via means of trapper services that Villagers say aren’t effective. DATE AMOUNT DESCRIPTION May 2008 $1,200 Forty-eight peacocks relocated Peacock/prebait for capture September 2008 $1,166.30 July 2010 $1,375 Trapping and removal of 60 to 70 peacocks December 2011 $1,500 Trapping and removal of peacocks

peacock population continues to rise closer to 90 birds again, Villagers will approach the commission again for help. “It’s a cyclical issue,” Drake

said. “The Village is fed up, and the town washes its hands of it and gives us money that doesn’t entice trappers to take care of the problem. There’s no easy answer.”

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From his speech to Congress … With us today is Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel. Elie, your life and work inspires to give meaning to the words, “never again.” And I wish I could promise you, Elie, that the lessons of history have been learned. I can only urge the leaders of the world not to repeat the mistakes of the past. Not to sacrifice the future for the present; not to ignore aggression in the hopes of gaining an illusory peace. But I can guarantee you this, the days when the Jewish people remained passive in the face of genocidal enemies, those days are over. We are no longer scattered among the nations,

powerless to defend ourselves. We restored our sovereignty in our ancient home. And the soldiers who defend our home have boundless courage. For the first time in 100 generations, we, the Jewish people, can defend ourselves. This is why — this is why, as a prime minister of Israel, I can promise you one more thing: Even if Israel has to stand alone, Israel will stand. But I know that Israel does not stand alone. I know that America stands with Israel. I know that you stand with Israel. You stand with Israel, because you know that the story of Israel is not only the story of the Jewish people but of the human spirit that refuses again and again to succumb to history’s horrors…

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For members of the St. Armands Business Improvement District, the sight of storm shutters has been cause for alarm —for aesthetic, rather than safety reasons. After the February opening of Blu Kouzina, a Mediterranean restaurant located at 25 N. Blvd. of the Presidents, St. Armands Circle leaders were concerned by the business’ habit of rolling down its plastic storm shutters when it wasn’t open. In their eyes, the look doesn’t fit in with the upscale atmosphere they hope to cultivate on the Circle. Still, because there was nothing in the Sarasota city code prohibiting the shutters, there was nothing the BID could do about them. Instead, it is looking for a way to stop the issue from recurring. At the Feb. 10 BID meeting, board members talked to Tim Litchet, the city’s director of Neighborhood and Development Services, about ways to eliminate

design elements they consider a poor fit for the Circle. The BID suggested an architectural review board could evaluate whether certain design elements were right for the area. Establishing stricter standards on the Circle has historically been a challenge. When retail consultant Robert Gibbs visited in summer 2014, he said Circle storefronts were outdated. People in the area agreed with that assessment, but because of the number of property owners in the district, making uniform improvements has been a challenge. Gibbs said the city should update its design standards for the area. To BID director Marty Rappaport, the architectural review committee would help the Circle compete with other worldclass shopping districts. “We certainly want to see a Worth Avenue clientele and reputation out there,” Rappaport said. From the city’s perspective, however, more detail is needed. Litchet didn’t pass judgment

The city zoning code already has some design standards in place specifically for the St. Armands Circle commercial tourist district: n New awnings, canopies, marquees and similar features may not encroach into the public right of way along the front property line. n New awnings, canopies and similar features shall be constructed of high quality materials. “Plastic” looking materials that have a glossy or shiny appearance are prohibited. Backlighting of awnings, canopies and similar features is prohibited.

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The St. Armands Business Improvement District hopes to work with the city to corral design elements deemed inappropriate for the Circle.

either way on the idea of an architectural review board — that decision would come from the Sarasota City Commission — but for it to work, he said the board would need to make judgments based on standards established in the code. Litchet understood why Circle leaders would want to evaluate, on a case-by-case basis, what is and isn’t right for the Circle — but

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he didn’t think that was realistic. “I don’t think you can really regulate that way,” Litchet said. “You have to have regulations that you’re enforcing.” The zoning code already has regulations managing awnings and canopies in the district. To Litchet, that language is more nebulous than he’d like. Writing clear, enforceable

design standards will always pose a challenge, he said. Further complicating the issue, unforeseen issues — such as the storm shutters — can slip through the cracks. While St. Armands leaders continue to look for solutions to design issues, at least one stakeholder is cautioning against going too far in the other direction. “The one thing that’s wonderful about St. Armands is that we aren’t cookie cutter,” said Diana Corrigan, executive director of the St. Armands Circle Association. “There is a uniqueness. We don’t want everything to look the same.”

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Impressive 4BR/4BA waterfront home in Queens Harbour welcomes you with designer details. Private pool and dock. List price: $1,795,000 Website: www.3590FairOaksLane.com

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Southern exposure! Located on one of the best streets in Country Club Shores. This 3BR/2BA home offers a new seawall and deep-water dock with unobstructed bay access. List price: $899,000 Website: www.560PutterLane.com

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Gorgeous 4BR/3BA home on estate-sized lot in Laurel Oak, a wonderful golf and tennis community. List price: $759,000 Website: www.7655DonaldRossRoadWest.com

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Bullock directs plan for traffic meeting The town manager hopes to build bridges with agencies to ease backups, or at least alleviate what residents see as a traffic spike.

Friday, March 13th

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Traffic on Longboat Key seems to have reached record levels. Complaining about traffic on Longboat Key also appears poised to break new records. Now, Town Manager Dave Bullock plans to capitalize on the tension. Bullock told the Longboat Key Town Commission at its regular meeting Monday night at Town Hall he’s working to schedule a meeting with Florida Department of Transportation officials, county administrators from Manatee and Sarasota counties, as well as municipality officials in Sarasota and Bradenton Beach before the

end of season to work through issues that have cars stacking up on both ends of the Key. “There’s a consensus this needs another look with FDOT,” Bullock said. “I’m on a path to help other managers come up with a forum to discuss this in a different way with all the players at the table.” Drawbridge openings will also be a topic of discussion. Citing complaints about traffic from all over Longboat, Lido and Siesta keys and surrounding municipalities, Bullock said now is the time to hold a discussion. “Trying to plan your life around this traffic is upsetting people and the momentum to alleviate seasonal traffic is greater than previous years,” Bullock said. The commission is well aware traffic is backing up for miles in both directions — and that’s without either the former Longboat Key Beachfront Hilton or Colony Beach & Tennis Resort tourism units back online yet. Vice Mayor Jack Duncan urged Bullock to craft a meeting “in a big room and publicize it well so the public can demonstrate to these officials what this issue is like.” “I can’t go anywhere without somebody bringing up a 25% to 30% increase in traffic this season,” Duncan said.

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Earlybird voters are flocking to Longboat Key Town Hall to cast their ballots for the town’s March 10 General Municipal Election. On Monday, the first day of early voting, 107 voters cast their ballots at Town Hall. That’s nearly two-and-a-half times higher than the 40 ballots that were cast on March 16, 2014, the first day of early voting last year. However, turnout for the first day last year was probably lower because it was a Sunday. Monday, March 17, 2014 drew 78 early voters to Town Hall. As of Monday, Sarasota and Manatee counties reported receiving a combined total 483 absentee ballots. That’s slightly higher than the 448 absentee ballots the counties had received as of Monday, March 17 last year. The town is holding its election two weeks earlier than usual this year to piggyback off of the city of Sarasota’s March 10 election. Town Clerk Trish Granger said she has not noticed an increase in early voting in recent years. “I don’t think there’s been a trend,” Granger said. “It’s really what’s on the ballot that drives it.” For the second consecutive year, early voting is extra sweet: The Town Clerk’s Office is serving refreshments throughout the week. “For the Clerk’s Office, it’s our opportunity to meet the resi-

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Tributes & Music Program 7:00 pm

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TOW TRUCK TIME 8:29 p.m. — 3000 block of GMD. Traffic: Police pulled over to assist the driver of a vehicle on the side of the road with the car’s hazard lights on. The woman told police her car shut off while she was driving southbound on Gulf of Mexico Drive. Before the car died, the woman noticed the gas gauge moving around. Police were unable to jumpstart the vehicle and waited with the woman until AAA arrived.

IT’S ILLEGAL TO HAVE A BLAST 2:19 a.m. — 100 block of N. Shore Road. Fireworks: Police found two young males who acknowledged setting off bottle rockets from the end of North Shore Road. Police told them it’s illegal to set off bottlerockets and that beaches are closed after 11 p.m. An officer drove them to a Bradenton Beach property, where they were staying with family.

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IN SEARCH OF SCRATCHES 10:56 a.m. — 4600 block of GMD. Property Damage: Someone scraped the side of a man’s rental car while it was parked in a hotel lot. A driver operating a white vehicle apparently caused the damage. Management walked the property in search of a white vehicle with red paint transfer but was unable to find one.

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IT’S WHAT’S INSIDE THAT COUNTS 5:32 p.m. — 5400 block of GMD. Found Property: A man found a wallet near a boat ramp that contained $283 and several credit cards. Police located the owner’s wife, who said her husband would pick up the wallet from the station. The owner confirmed that all of his possessions were inside.

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FLIP-FLOPPER 7:09 p.m. — 4700 block of GMD. Lost/Missing Property: A woman left her pink Ralph Lauren flipflops on the beach and returned to find them missing.

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REPUTATION CONTROL 11:16 a.m. — Intersection of Gulf of Mexico Drive and North Shore Road. Civil Disturbance: A construction foreman fired an employee and asked him to leave after arguing with him about his attitude. The man told coworkers that he planned to call the town’s code enforcement to ruin the foreman’s reputation. The foreman called the former employee to resolve their differences, but the employee became more upset and mentioned at the end of the conversation that he owns a gun.

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FOOT PATROL 7:52 a.m. — 1500 block of Harbor Cay Lane. Civil Disturbance: A man is unhappy about the construction mess from a neighbor’s home. He called police to report that he stepped on a piece of roof material with an attached nail that went through his shoe and punctured his foot, requiring medical treat-

ment two days earlier. The man said he and his neighbor have an ongoing feud. The construction site supervisor said the man’s dumpster was crossing onto the neighbor’s property, so he did not think having construction materials crossing onto the property line was a big deal, but he agreed to move the materials. REASONABLE SUSPICION 8:23 a.m. — 200 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance: A man

allegedly tried to steal items from a gas station store while police were en route to the business in response to a suspicious person complaint. The man had recent jail paperwork but no outstanding warrants. The clerk did not want to press charges. Police offered him a ride, but he declined and left on foot.

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COMING UNHINGED 9:55 a.m. — 5400 block of GMD. Property Damage: A man returned to his home after being away for nine months and discovered a fence gate that separates his property from a shopping center had been removed from the hinges. The gate had apparently been removed to trim bordering trees and had not been put back in place.

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EX MARKS THE PARKING SPOT 5:45 p.m. — 600 block of Cedars Court. Disturbance: A man said his neighbor has been taking pictures from her condo of the front of his residence and sending them to his ex-girlfriend in Canada. The neighbor and her husband said they met a woman who introduced herself as the man’s girlfriend at the pool around Valentine’s Day and exchanged phone numbers. After the woman returned to Canada, the neighbor started getting texts from the woman inquiring about other women who could be coming and going from the man’s home. The neighbor sent her a picture after seeing a vehicle in front of his home but then received multiple texts that made her uncomfortable. The couple apologized and agreed not to take additional pictures.

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vehicle had a suspended driver’s license and there was also a “seize tag” order on the vehicle if the operator was the owner. The driver said he didn’t know his license was suspended and didn’t believe he was late on his insurance payment, which was why his license was suspended. Police issued a citation and seized the tag, and dispatch contacted a towing company to remove the vehicle.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 6

‘FDR’S FOUR TERMS: FROM DEPRESSION TO WAR AND THE PEOPLE IN HIS LIFE’

Takes place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. Allan Schwartz will discuss the concurrent lives of President Franklin Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945. Cost is $15 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Call 3838811.

‘THE HEYDAY OF 52ND STREET — NEW YORK JAZZ IN THE 1930S’

Takes place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. Henry Ettman, who spent 58 years as a jazz drummer, will speak about the blocks of 52nd Street in New York City that became the center of the evolution of jazz. Cost is $15 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Call 383-8811.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

ARTS CENTER ANNUAL COMMUNITY JURIED EXHIBITION OPENING

Takes place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. The exhibit will celebrate regional talent and is open to all artists in the area. Call 383-2345 or email lbkca@ ringling.edu to RSVP.

MONDAY, MARCH 9

‘THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE’ SEMINAR

Takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian, 6400 Gulf of

Mexico Drive. Tidewell counselor Ken Kinzie will speak about coping with grief, and Kathleen Rehl, Ph.D., will address the challenges of moving forward after loss. Call 383-8833.

‘JUST KIDS FROM THE BRONX: ARLENE ALDA IN CONVERSATION WITH REGIS PHILBIN AND ALAN ALDA’

Takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, as part of the temple’s “Live from NY’s 92nd Street Y” series. The discussion will focus memories from Bronx, N.Y., where life began for many renowned artists, athletes, scientists and entrepreneurs. Cost is free for members; $5 for nonmembers. Call 383-3428.

TUESDAY, MARCH 10 LONGBOAT KEY DEMOCRATIC CLUB LUNCHEON

Takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Portofino Restaurant, 2600 Harbourside Drive. Cost is $25. Reservations are required. Send checks to: LBK Democratic Club, P.O. Box 8025, Longboat Key, FL 34228. Contact Lois Barson at 383-9893.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 CHEEZEBURGERS IN PARADISE

Takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at Longboat Key Public Tennis Center, 590 Bay Isles Road. Support Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program and Longboat Key Turtle Watch education programs with cheeseburgers, vegetables, beer, wine and raffles. Tickets are $20. Call 387-2121.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12

LORD’S WAREHOUSE FASHION SHOW AND LUNCHEON

Takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The longestrunning annual fashion show on the Key features clothing and accessories from the Lord’s Warehouse thrift store. There will be door prizes, a silent auction, a 50/50 raffle and raffle baskets. Cost is $25. Call 383-6491.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13

LONGBOAT KEY REPUBLICAN CLUB LUNCHEON

Takes place at 11:30 a.m. at Portofino Restaurant, 2600 Harbourside Drive. Cost is $25 for members; $30 for nonmembers. For reservations, visit RCLBK.org or call Ruth Strauss at 383-5349. Send checks to RCLBK, P.O. Box 8181, Longboat Key, FL 34228.

‘ZEN PAINTING AND THE CREATIVE IMPULSE’

Takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Education Center, 5370 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 212. Bill Buchman will demonstrate how his use of the Zen approach in his work led to the development of lightning-fast painting methods. Cost is $15 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Call 383-8811.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 14

ST. MARY ST. PATRICK’S DAY DINNER DANCE

Takes place from 7 to 10 p.m. at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The fifth annual event, sponsored by the church’s Men’s Club, features a corned beef dinner with beer and more and dancing to music by Patsy and Majella. Cost is $35. Call 973-222-4905.

SUNDAY, MARCH 15 LBK VETERANS GET-TOGETHER

Takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The club hopes to gather more than 100 veterans who live, work or worship on the Key. Call Andy Sawyer at 383-0706 or email Nick Kovalakides at nkovalakides@aol. com by March 8, stating military branch and service years.

ST. MARY ROYAL RUMMAGE SALE

What: Stock up on everything from jewelry to furniture. The Royal Rummage Sale draws more than 500 people and raises between $28,000 and $35,000 each year for local charities. When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 7 Where: St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive Tickets: Cost is free; a preview sale takes place from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, March 6, which costs $5. Information: Call 383-1255.

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MONDAYS

MEMOIR WRITING CLASS

Takes place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. every other Monday, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. The next class meets March 9. Call 383-8161.

TUESDAYS

TRANSITIONS SUPPORT GROUP

Meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Call 383-8161.

Meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Call 383-6491.

WEDNESDAYS

‘ABRAHAM’S CHILDREN: A LOOK BACK AT OUR COMMON ORIGINS’ LENTEN SERIES

Take place at 2 p.m. Wednesdays through March 25, at All Angels By the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Parkway. Warren Roberts, professor emeritus of history at SUNY-Albany, will present the March 11 and March 18 lectures. Call 383-8161.

ROTARY CLUB OF LONGBOAT KEY

Meets at 4:30 p.m. at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Cost is $10. Contact Sydelle Pittas at sydellelaw@ aol.com.

LONGBOAT KEY GARDEN CLUB HOME TOUR

What: Tour six unique homes throughout Longboat Key. When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 7 Where: Six Longboat Key homes from Country Club Shores to Longbeach Village Tickets: Cost is $25. Tickets are available at Exit Art locations, Design 2000, Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce and at each home on the day of the tour. Information: Email hometour@ lbkgardenclub.com.

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KIWANIS CLUB OF LONGBOAT KEY

Meets at 7:30 a.m. at the Longboat Key Club’s Tavern & Whiskey Bar. Cost is $10. Call Donna at 388-2847.

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culinary, travel, fashion, entertainment and art items as prizes. “This is our biggest fundraiser ever,” Save Our Seabirds CEO David Pilston said. “It will cover about 10% of our budget for the whole year. We had people this year begging for tickets after we sold out. It gets bigger and better every year.”

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ongboat Key Garden Club members learned about the evolution of the wineglass Feb. 24, at their monthly meeting. Speaker George Muller talked about the history of wine and wineglasses over the past 4,000 years. “I’m talking about why they drank out of these different glasses and how they changed through history,” said Muller, who is part of six generations of glass experts. “The glass makes as much of a difference as the wine itself.”

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Key Club thinks pink for breast cancer

he Longboat Key Club was tickled pink at its Feb. 24 Go for the Cure event. Proceeds from the all-day event benefited Breast Health Sarasota. Ninety-seven people participated in daytime activities, including nine and 18 holes of golf, tennis and card games. In the evening, 175 people enjoyed dinner and a live auction while comedian Bobby Collins performed.

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ll Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church members took to the runway at their annual fashion show Feb. 25, at Bird Key Yacht Club. Eight models sported fashions from Irene’s Resort Wear, in Holmes Beach, and 123 church members enjoyed food and the show. Proceeds from the event will benefit the preschool and afterschool programs at Family Promises of Sarasota. “I like this event because of the fellowship, the camaraderie and the opportunity to do something good,” event Co-Chairwoman Dorothy Cole said. “We’re all like an extended family here at the church.” — KRISTEN HERHOLD

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he Longboat Key Historical Society got a Florida history lesson from Matthew Woodside, chief curator and director of exhibitions of the South Florida Museum in Bradenton, at its monthly lecture Feb. 19. Woodside spoke about the history of the Gulf Coast of Florida and how Florida became the state it is today, both in terms of its geography and people. “What I’m really trying to get across is human ecology and how that came about and developed into what it is today,” Woodside said. “It’s the study of the relations between humans and nature. We’re going to talk about Florida before there was a Florida 65 million years ago all the way to today.”

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POSITANO GULF FRONT PENTHOUSE $3,950,000 3BR/3BA + den. Superb amenities & finishes.

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NEW LISTING ON LBK $1,575,000 Custom 2001 fabulous 4 BR/3 BA canal home. Boat dock w/lift, pool and direct bay access.

Ed and Chantal Diem

941.383.5577 www.WagnerRealty.com SPECTACULAR BEACH FRONT $5,395,000 One-Of-A-Kind 6 BR/ 5 BA Secluded private setting w/ expansive views of gulf waters, beach & sunset.

LIGHTHOUSE POINT GULFSIDE $8,900,000 Gated 5BR with private beach and gulffront pool.

WESTWAY ESTATE $8,500,000 210 feet of frontage directly on New Pass. Views to Gulf sunsets. 4BR home plus 4BR guesthouse. Courtyard pool, dock, private beach access.

GRAND MARINER BAYSIDE $1,600,000 - $2,400,000 Luxury 3,200 - 3,600 SF 3BR condos with boat docks.

SPECTACULAR BAYFRONT ESTATE $8,700,000 5BR 10,000 sq. ft. masterpiece. Views plus dock.

LOCATION! LOCATION! $1,150,000 3 BR/3 BA Country Club Shores on sailboat water. Close to everything!

VERY NICE well cared for 1BR/1BA. Live with the Gulf on one side and Sarasota Bay on the other. Great community. Washer/dryer in the master suite. $71,900 Jerry Radabaugh #A4111751

FANTASTIC 2BR/2BA LIGHT BRIGHT and cheery updated mobile home. Wood laminate floors, light wood cabinets and plenty of room for entertaining. Come see for yourself! $119,900 Dia Wilson #M5903260

FABULOUS MOVE-IN CONDITION turnkey furnished 2BR/2.5BA, pet friendly townhome. Partial bay views and lush serene greenery enables a quiet escape to paradise. $299,900 Dia Wilson #A4112176

SECLUDED PARADISE on south end of Longboat Key. Furnished and steps away from beach and short drive to St. Armands & Sarasota art district. Amenities include golf course, tennis, pool, spa & restaurant. $326,900 Dia Wilson #M5846581

ENJOY BOTH sunrise & sunset in this 2BR/2BA penthouse located on the quiet end of the property. New A/C, water heater, windows & carpet. Boat docks $30 mo. if avail. NO pet restrictions. $329,000 Mary Moore #A4110582

BEAUTIFUL GULF VIEWS from just about every room. Enjoy sounds of the waves & brilliant sunsets on your wrap around balcony. #M5904221 $759,900 Dia Wilson (941) 383-5577 VACATION RENTALS

DOWNTOWN GOLDEN GATE POINT $3,200,000 New 3 BD unit never occupied w/amazing bay & city views.

5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr. Suite 101, in the Centre Shops, Longboat Key

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WICKER INN GULF BEACH RESORT Relax by the pool or lounge on the beach. Charming cottage ambiance, all with full kitchens, decorated in Florida pastels, surrounded by gorgeous tropical landscaping. Nightly and weekly rentals available. Reservations: 941-387-8344

For property management, call Bonnie Wiedeman 941-383-5577 164697

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME ON LONGBOAT KEY Wide canal lot on Dream Island Rd. $849,000 Deep water canal in Sleepy Lagoon $600,000 Jungle Queen Way lot close to beach $425,000

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES BEAUTY! This wonderfully updated, roomy, immaculate waterfront home awaits you on Longboat Key. 3BR 3BA w/pool, gorgeous views and deeded beach access too! #M5902370 $995,000 Peter & Gina Uliano/The Royal Team (941) 761-3100

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St. Mary Men’s Club receives lesson in safety before dinner

he St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church Men’s Club held a roast beef dinner Feb. 19. But before the dinner, members got a lesson in safety, when Longboat Key firefighter/paramedics showed them the technology and apparatuses they use in the department’s fire trucks. “We pretty much can do what can be done in the emergency room for the first 15 to 20 minutes,” firefighter/paramedic Matt Taylor said.

Brandy Coffey ABR,CIPS,CLHMS,CRS,RSPS,TRC Licensed Real Estate Broker Keller Williams Luxury Homes International

6936 BOCHI CIR Coronas Park is a gated, maint. free community of single family homes currently under development on Siesta Key. Currently four 4,000 SF (MOL) homes are completed and a fifth home is under development, ECD of mid-2015. There are an additional 9 lots ready & waiting to be built on. Individual home values are estimated at $1.3MM - $1.5MM each. $11,500,000

9230 BLIND PASS RD ”Il Gioiello dell’ Isola”, a private and exclusive Gulf to Bay estate compound located at the very southern tip of Siesta Key. The main home boasts over 8,000 sq ft of living space, 4 Bed/5.5 Baths, and sits directly on the GOM. Step out of your pool and you are on the beach. Main home + gulf front lot is offered at $5,995,000. The entire 1.7 Acre estate with all 3 homes and gulf front lot $8,650,000 is offered at

10862 LEAFWING DR This contemporary craftsman-style home offers over 3 lakefront acres. Large contemporary pool with stepping stones, suns shelf & waterfall arbor. Full outdoor kitchen w/fireplace. Chef inspired kitchen w/Wolf gas range & hood. Huge master suite, workout room, upstairs media center, & so much more! $3,900,000

3505 WHITE LANE, SIESTA KEY

517 BLUE HERON DR This 4BR, 3.5BA

560 GULF BAY RD Large double lot on Longboat

elevated custom home is perfect for entertaining. Chef inspired kitchen, private elevator, pool/spa w/summer kitchen, custom dock w/7,500lb boat lift, & more! Enjoy gorgeous views from nearly every room of the house! This home is located on a cul de sac & within close proximity to Anna Maria Beach. $2,249,900

Key!! Build your dream home on prestigious Longboat Key & enjoy deeded access to BOTH the Bay & Gulf. You can design your home to enjoy wonderful views! Ideal north-end location, close to fabulous restaurants, shopping, Bradenton/Holmes Beach, & gorgeous Anna Maria Island. $385,000

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Lt. Bryan Carr, right, shows club members first aid techniques the firefighters use.

Gorgeous home on the Hansen Bayou! Located on North Siesta Key w/ easy access to the intracoastal. Features a gourmet kitchen w/ gas range, granite counter tops, media room, outdoor living, Infinity Pool, Dock w/lift. Perfect for enjoying the Florida lifestyle!

$2,499,000

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spacious 3 Bed+Den/2 Bath/2 CG home sits directly on the Harbourside Golf Course offering direct golf course views. This home features upgraded tile, solid wood kitchen cabinetry w/granite, large island, vaulted ceilings, travertine deck, large master bedroom & bath w/upgraded finishes. Large lanai with private pool and $699,900 spa!

UNDER CONTRACT

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Monthly winners will be finalists for the 5342 HIDDEN HARBOR RD Gorgeous views from this secluded Jewel in Hidden Harbor on Siesta Key! This parcel has almost an acre of land on Roberts Bay featuring a large private Bayou & a mangrove peninsula. The property features a deep water basin on a protected waterway with 2 boat docks. This is truly a rare opportunity! $3,150,000

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Readers documented celebrations and events during the month of February.

Longboat Island Chapel Fellowship Hall dedication

West Coast Black Theatre Troupe hosts Longboat Key Education Center

Longboat Island Chapel renamed its Fellowship Hall as the Rev. Charlie Shook Fellowship Hall in a Feb. 15 reception following its worship service, during which Shook gave a sermon.

The West Coast Black Theatre Troupe in Sarasota hosted more than 130 Longboat Key Education Center students Feb. 6, for a rehearsal and happy hour to preview the upcoming show “Jazz Hot Mamas.” The event was sponsored by Sy Goldblatt, who is a board member of both the WBTT and Education Center, and his wife, Shelley.

Susan Goldfarb

Event Co-Chairs Valarie and Dr. Bill Evanko

Longboat Island Chapel Valentine’s Day Luau

Photos by Sue Reese

The Rev. Vincent Carroll and the Rev. Charlie Shook during the unveiling of the portrait and plaquehonoring the Rev. Shook, who came to the chapel in 1993 and became pastor emeritus in 2010.

Couples and singles alike enjoyed Valentine’s Day at the Longboat Island Chapel. The event was a catered pig roast complete with live Hawaiian and Caribbean music and theme decorations.

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Sy Goldblatt, board member of West Coast Black Theatre Troupe and the Longboat Key Education Center; Michael Gardiner, board member of West Coast Black Theatre Troupe and the Longboat Key Education Center; Susan Goldfarb, Longboat Key Education Center executive director; Julie Leach, chair of the West Coast Black Theatre Troupe board of trustees; and Nate Jacobs, founder and artistic director of the West Coast Black Theatre

Christ Church Wednesday night dinner Nearly 140 members and friends of Christ Church of Longboat Key, Presbyterian enjoyed dinner and a performance of “Radio Days” by Asolo Rep Theatre members Feb 25.

Vivian Chester

Janet Tuscher and Marlene Slansky

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UNIVERSITY PARK COUNTRY CLUB 7304 Chelsea Court Offered at $1,289,300

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Private vacation homes & condominiums on the beach & on the bay.

HARBORAGE ON BRADEN RIVER - Enjoy an active lifestyle in this Neal community along the Braden river. The maintenance free home has 2 bedrooms, a den and 2 baths. The kitchen has wood cabinets, granite counters and stainless appliances. The community offers pool, tennis, hiking trails, boat docks. All this and West of I-75-----20 minutes to downtown Sarasota or Bradenton. ..................................................................................PENDING ..... $265,000 TIMBER CREEK - a golfing community hidden away in West Bradenton and only 15 minutes to the Gulf beaches, 20 minutes from LBK, major shopping and restaurants close by. This condo residence has 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, an enclosed a/c lanai. It is surrounded by tropical foliage and has a golf course view. The community offers golf ( at a nominal fee), tennis, pool, fitness center and lots of social activities. Pet friendly. ...................................................................$116,000 LONGBOAT HARBOUR -- Bay front residence with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and a glassed enclosed lanai. It’s like living on a cruise ship! The views of the bay are spectacular. The community offers deeded beach access, tennis, 4 pools, clubhouse, boat slips and a variety of social activities. ...............................SOLD........................$275,000 TIMBER CREEK---a golfing community tucked away in West Bradenton. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths plus enclosed lanai on the golf course. Golf membership is so reasonable you can’t afford not to play. 15 minutes to the beach. Shopping and restaurants close by. ..................................................................................................................SOLD........$110,000 SUNRISE, SUNSET - You will enjoy both from the bayfront furnished penthouse with a million dollar view of Sarasota Bay, the Sarasota skyline and Bradenton to the north. Great amenities and deeded beach access. 2 pets allowed--no size or weight restriction!! ................................................................................................................PENDING .....$389,000 HISTORIC LONG BEACH -- This vacant lot with beach and bay access just blocks away could be the site for your new home. Enjoy the charm of Village life with its friendly residents, its many neighborly activities and its ambiance. ..................................................................................................................................................................$269,900 COUNTRY CLUB SHORES - 3 bedroom, 3 bath, den, pool, boat dock, 10,000 lb. lift, totally renovated. 4th house from the bay. A great bay view from the pavered pool deck. ........................................................SOLD....$865,000 NORTH END LONGBOAT KEY-charming rustic home on wide bayou with wildlife preserve across the water. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, wood floors. Bring your nets and catch the mullet! Old Florida at its best.............SOLD ...........$495,000 BOBBIE BANAN, REALTOR® 356-2659 • 383-2659

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BIRD KEY - Located on one of Bird Key’s finest streets, this beautiful 3/3 residence overlooks gorgeous canal views of Dolphin Waterway. Renovate or build new, the possibilities are endless! $1,650,000

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LONGBOAT KEY - Welcome to Acqua Vita (‘Water of Life’), the product of a masterful collaboration between the awardwinning firms of Perrone Construction, Clifford M. Scholz Architects and in association with Rowntree Enterprises. Call for details! $8,400,000

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SPICE BAY - The ‘Antigua’ is a breathtaking Dutch LONGBOAT KEY - Spectacular 3BR/3BA bay front West Indies architectural concept by Perrone multi-level residence offers expansive canal and bay Construction; features 3BR/4.5BA. $2,449,000 views from every level! $1,650,000 y

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BIRD KEY - 4BR/3.5BA pool home on deep-water BAY ISLES - Eclectic 3,400+ sq. ft. two-story canal with Gulf access; 120’ of waterfront, dock, & 3BR/3.5BA pool home. New roof (2014), windows boat lift! $1,599,000 and doors (2007-2008). $1,399,000 T JUSCED! U D RE

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LIDO BEACH - One of a handful of lots on Lido Key! Canal BAY ISLES - Spacious & private courtyard 3BR/3.5BA front undeveloped lot - 12,785 sq. ft. w/75 ft. of waterfront. residence with golf course views. Heated pool & spa. One block to Lido Beach! $1,000,000 Perfect for entertaining! $879,000 DEDICATED TO LUXURY REAL ESTATE SM Owned and operated by NRT, LLC

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE

ISLANDER CLUB - 2BR/2BA south tower; 7th floor. Partial bay & Gulf views from master bedroom! $449,000

LONGBOAT HARBOUR - Gorgeous bay views from this 2BR/2BA with stackable washer/dryer and Corian counter tops. $249,900

REPORT CARD: $42 MILLION IN CLOSED SALES TRANSACTIONS IN 2014! THANK YOU TO MY CUSTOMERS AND CLIENTS FOR YOUR LOYALTY!

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SEAPLACE - Garden view 2BR/ 2.5BA multi-floor condo residence two large private screened balconies! $339,000

MARCH 5, 2015

REAL ESTATE

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD Five-bedroom Bird Key home sells for $3,875,000 ADAM HUGHES RESEARCH EDITOR

home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real estate. Anthony and Eileen Massaro, of Sarasota, sold their home at 372 W. Royal Flamingo Drive to John and Joyce King, of Sarasota, for $3,875,000. Built in 1999, it has five bedrooms, four-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 7,477 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.5 million in 1999.

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

FEB. 16 -FEB. 20

Coquina Beach Linda Leone, trustee, of Cobb, Ga., sold two properties at 2837 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Alan and Cheryl Town, of Lakewood Ranch, for $2 million. The first, built in 1954, has one bedroom, one bath and 780 square feet of living area. The second, built in 1977, has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,182 square feet of living area. They previously sold for $515,000 in 1990. Dream Island Violetta Wofsey, of Longboat Key, sold her home at 724 Dream Island Road to Hugh and Miriam Shook, of Cummings, Ga., for $1.45 million. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,736 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.63 million in 2004. The Tides of Longboat Richard Mittenthal, of Sarasota, sold his Unit 304 condominium at 5555 Gulf of Mexico Drive to David and Ellen Odenath, of Longboat Key, for $1 million. Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, one bath and 1,856 square feet of living area.

Kristen Herhold

This home at 372 W. Royal Flamingo Drive has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 7,477 square feet of living area. It sold for $3,875,000.

It previously sold for $407,500 in 1997. The Privateer North Ira and Carole Singer sold their Unit 1001 condominium at 1050 Longboat Club Road to Frederick Maibach Jr., trustee, of Lake Placid, for $610,000.

Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,409 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $214,000 in 1997. Harbour Oaks Zane and Beverly Kaminsky, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit

392 Firehouse Lane A4106562 $839,900 Mary Defrank

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-544-0214

1211 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 210 A4107681 $825,000 Ian Addy Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-961-8850

711 Binnacle Point Drive A4107147 $815,000 Ian Addy Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-961-8850

1100 Benjamin Franklin Drive 301 A4111615 $750,000 Michael Moulton

Lido Key 941-383-7591 941-928-3559

1241 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 202 A4109339 $2,685,000 Michael Moulton

2425 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 5 A3995790 $735,000 Mel & Jan Goldsmith

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-6673

1910 Harbour Links Cir # 12 A3999366 $729,000 Jenine Meyer

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-8303

545 Rountree Dr A3996752 $699,000 Michael Yawitz

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-587-8091

1102 Benjamin Franklin Drive 308 A4109450 $690,000 Terry Goodman

Lido Key 941-388-4447 941-374-6442

614 Buttonwood Drive A4108833 $650,000 Tak Konstantinou

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503 condominium at 2173 Harbourside Drive to Myles Kleper and Judith Izen, of Lexington, Mass., for $565,000. Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,224 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $445,000 in 2013.

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-928-3559

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-374-1606

3261 Bayou Road A4102910 $599,000 Matthew Cannon

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-228-2030

PHOTOS

7001 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 23 A4108442 $599,000 Maureen Horn

535 Sanctuary Drive A801 A4114806 $2,195,000 Carol Cohen Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-539-3384

1000 Longboat Club Road 705 A4115299 $590,000 Jenine Meyer

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-8303

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-356-3829

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3235 Gulf Of Mexico Drive A302 A4115426 $589,000 Sandi Layfield

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-914-2807

230 Sands Point Road 3304 A4104807 $515,000 Ian Addy Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-961-8850

2295 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 44 A4111791 $499,000 Nancy Phillips

Longboat Key 941-907-9595 941-400-6078

7125 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 12 A3998052 $479,000 Richard Perlman

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-228-8580

2301 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 55N A4109049 $469,000 Alex Ley

Longboat Key 941-966-8000 941-504-6377

3630 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 103 A4114733 $425,000 Terri Derr

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-356-6694

448 Gulf Of Mexico Drive A205 A4107336 $399,500 The Collier Group

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-313-1212

1926 Harbourside Drive 1302 A4108601 $399,000 Julie Klick

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-6001

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of Feb. 19 through Feb. 25, in order of dollar amounts.

L O N G B OAT K E Y ADDRESS PERMIT APPLICANT AMOUNT 535 Sanctuary Drive Sliding glass Lona Piatigorsky, $111,929 doors trustee 5251 GMD Pool Wilson Capital $110,000 Management Inc. 340 GMD Interior Sinclair Properties $92,500 580 Putting Green Donald Robinson, trustee $30,000 560 Birdie Lane Interior Lisa Gordon $27,123 721 Tarawitt Drive Windows Frank Fabiano $26,600 4430 Exeter Drive Sliding glass door, John Greer $24,339.46 window 2525 GMD Bath Joseph Colucci $23,700 4215 GMD Kitchen and bath Longboat Key Yacht $20,000 & Tennis Club 1530 Harbor Sound Drive Alteration Ina Schnell $20,000 6609 GMD Re-roof Peter Laviolete $15,000 550 Putter Lane Dock Peter Murray $13,260 4960 GMD Window Marvin Norin $12,520 4805 GMD Sliding glass door Bernard Spangenthal $12,196 and window 3240 GMD Window Charles Ross $6,000 538 Norton St. Re-roof H. Lee Flower $4,875 2016 Harbourside Drive Motorized shutters Abner Delman $3,448.24 260 N. Shore Road Windows Richard McNabb Jr. $3,395 4420 Exeter Drive Window Marcia Deitrich $3,050 511 Putter Lane Kitchen Collin Sutterlin $2,400 6515 Bayou Dock Edwina Nelon $1,200 Hammock Road 4700 GMD Window Richard Meibach $755 7020 Firehouse Road Fire sprinkler Milton Hendrickson $0 1530 Harbor Sound Drive Roof recovering Ina Schnell $0 2016 Harbourside Drive Fire sprinkler John Nolan $0 2020 Harbourside Drive Fire sprinkler Fairway Bay $0 2120 Harbourside Drive Fire sprinkler Fairway Bay $0

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1770 Benjamin Franklin Dr # 206 A3986006 $389,000 David Simon

4440 Exeter Drive 205 A4104012 $299,900 Sharon Freeman

4440 Exeter Dr # 203 A3997386 $274,900 Sandi Layfield

5444 Gulf Of Mexico Dr A3997003 $3,999,500 Richard Perlman

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-228-8580

501 Harbor Gate Way A4115384 $2,150,000 Ian Addy Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-961-8850

571 Putting Green Lane A4101858 $2,100,000 Sylvia Zimmerman

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-350-5022

6540 Gulf Of Mexico Dr A3997271 $1,895,000 Saint Cacchiotti

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-809-0787

2050 Benjamin Franklin Drive B704 A4106914 $1,895,000 Stacy Hanan

Lido Key 941-951-6660 941-266-0529

593 Kingfisher Ln A3993593 $1,799,000 Jaime Barcelo

Longboat Key 941-966-8000 941-275-3233

572 Gunwale Lane A4112296 $1,599,000 Jenifer Schwell

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-0968

455 Longboat Club Rd # 508 A3996566 $1,395,000 Michael Moulton

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-928-3559

The Ritz-Carlton Beach Residences, Villa 304 A4110299 $1,395,000 Joan Dickinson & Beth Afflebach

Lido Key 941-364-8884 941-914-0496

210 Sands Point Road 2001 A4107506 $1,150,000 Ian Addy Pa

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-961-8850

3010 Grand Bay Boulevard 415 A4108819 $859,000 Julie Klick

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-780-6001

Source: Town of Longboat Key

Read all of this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sales and see a map of the transactions at YourObserver.com

Lido Key 941-388-4447 941-400-8764

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-545-0899

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-914-2807

800 Benjamin Franklin Dr 304 A4111452 $365,000 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

535 Sutton Place A4113738 $299,900 Anna Kaminski

3320 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 205-C A4103710 Doris Bushman

Lido Key 941-349-3444 941-266-8658

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-374-3200

Longboat Key $247,000 941-383-5502

740 Fox Street A4109613 $359,000 Bruce Meyer

4440 Exeter Drive 103-N A4106919 $285,000 Sharon Freeman

4235 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # G203 A3936274 $239,000 Eileen (Dee Dee) Burke

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-266-8152

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-545-0899

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-266-8949

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 166 Bryant Drive A4102485 $4,900,000 Ann Martin & Joanna Benante

Lido Key 941-388-4447 941-356-7717

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Antiques/Collectibles PURCHASING EAMES, Knoll, Danish, Dunbar, Evans, Laverne, Nakashima, Parzinger furniture, glass, pottery and designer clothing. Tommy McDonnell 772-643-3209. STEFF’S STUFF CONSIGNMENT Longboat Key - 5380 Gulf of Mexico Dr. 941-383-1901 steffstufflbk.com

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Boat Slips For Rent/Sale BOAT SLIP on Longboat Key, Boat House. Unit-2124, on first level. For Rent/Sale. $250/mo. Minimum 6/mos. 708-267-6704. EXCELLENT BOATING location, high and dry indoor boat slip available for rent. Private owner has best price. Call 941-544-5597. FOR RENT: Dry dock boat slip at the Boathouse (dockside LBK). Accommodates 25’ powerboat. Annual rental $3400 (less than market). Call 708-220-8888, E-mail: jstone@petitami.us WANTED SLIP: Longboat Key Moorings for 40’ boat. 941-383-5307

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Merchandise Wanted COINS, STAMPS, GOLD & SILVER WANTED. Paying Spot on Gold Bullion. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. Suncoast Stamp Company, 8520 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 941-921-9761

HOLMES BEACH. 2 Bedrooms, granite and stainless. Near beach, boat ramp, tennis. $339,000, Brooke O’Malley, CLUB REALTY, 941-726-2677. BEACHPLACE, LONGBOAT KEY: 2BR/2BA, 1503/sq.ft. condo, beautifully maintained with updates. May rent this unit 12 times per year, minimum 1 month. Offered at $569,000. Babette Paige, Coldwell Banker. 941-587-1045.

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LIDO CONDO: 2BR/2BA, Gulfside with partial Gulf views, new W/D in unit. Beautiful condition. $435,000. Call Bonnie for appt., 941-724-4407.

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LONGBOAT KEY BEACH FRONT, 2BR/2BA remodeled, furnished condo behind gates of LBK Club, Gulf views from great room and master. 1500 sq.ft. $595k. Photos: www.tiny.cc/SandsPoint 203-984-8477 or E-mail: garment@optonline.net

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LONGBOAT KEY Club Suite. 650/sq.ft. Studio, turnkey. Tennis/ golf course view. Sale agents welcome. By Owner. $319,900. 708-267-6704.

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NEAR DURANTE Park,1BR/1BA. Updated stucco Villa, end unit. Perfect Getaway. Pets ok. $139,900. Brooke O’Malley, CLUB REALTY 941-726-2677

STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area. 941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

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2BR/DEN/2.5BA LONGBOAT KEY Sanctuary condo with direct GOM view. (941)284−0068. http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/565− Sanctuary−Dr−APT−A202−Longboat−Key−FL− 34228/47468489_zpid/

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NORTHWEST BRADENTON. Open House, Sunday 1-4pm. 4BR/3BA, split, pool. 2+ Car garage. Mature landscaping. Move in ready. Must see. New a/c, carpets, paint. 10 Minutes to beach, walk to parks. $515,000. River’s Ridge, 2037 84th St. Circle NW. Pat 941-722-8017, 516-840-5503 SIESTA KEY, 3BR + Bonus rooms. Boat lift on Grand Canal. $1.2 million. Pool/spa, Key West style. Elevated steps to beach. Brooke O’Malley 941-726-2677 CLUB REALTY. Luxury Buyer Rebate up to $12,000.

UPSCALE HOMES Luxury homes, affordable financing, premium locations. Receive a Free list w/pics. Free recorded message 1-800-361-8485 ID#4005

Condos/Apts. For Rent LONGBOAT KEY: Beachfront Condos, 1st floor, 2BR/2BA, W/D in units, Furnished, heated pool, covered parking. Available through Jan./2016 Minimum $5000/mo. 1/month. minimum. 941-383-3338. 2 BEDROOM 2 Bath split plan condo. Sunset Beach is located on the south end of Longboat Key. An in person interview is required by owner. Photos are available on web site below, look at Portfolio Longboat Key. 3 month minimum @ $6,600.00 per month. (917) 453−8511 stephanienigrodesigns.com

Homes For Sale 3BR/2.5BA: CORTEZ/BRADENTON. WATERFRONT. Escape the Island/Key Traffic, High Taxes and Flood Insurance Costs, and move just across the Cortez Bridge to the upscale community of Coral Shores and our upscale home at 4502 Nassau Road. www.4502Nassau.com $489,000. OPEN HOUSE-SUNDAYS 1-4. (941)795-5225.

ALWAYS LBK’S BIGGEST & BEST! ROYAL RUMMAGE SALE VIII ST. MARY STAR OF THE SEA 4280 Gulf of Mexico Dr. SAVE THE DATES Friday, March 6 - noon to 4p.m. $5.00 Admission Saturday, March 7 - 9a.m.-1p.m. Free Admission

ANNUAL FLEA MARKET Saturday, March 7th, 9a.m.-2p.m. Mt. Vernon Clubhouse, 4701 Independence Dr. South off Cortez Rd. Baked Goods, Clothing, Jewelry, Linens, Books, White Elephants, Furniture.

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FAIRWAY BAY Longboat Key Condo 2BR/2.5B plus 2−car garage and downstairs bonus room. Light & bright and lots of living space! Super floor plan. Near to pool/hottub. $374,900. Joe Cleary, RE/MAX Alliance Group (941)650−8485.

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2BR/2BA LBK Beach Rental. Steps to beach, WI-FI, updated. $2000 March & April 2015. 2/mo. minimum. 55+. 941-232-1357.

LONGBOAT KEY. Gulf front, pool on beach, free Wi-Fi, 50” TV, 1BR/1BA, kitchen, dining, sleeps/4, king pillowtop. 617-328-7145, 857-939-1049.

Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Homes & Condominiums Studios to Six Bedrooms Beachfront, Intercoastal or Garden Excellent Service & Staff FloRIDA VACATIon ConnECTIon www.Flvacationconnection.com 941-387-9709 877-705-2460 WEEKLY RENTALS. Luxurious, fully furnished 1 - 4 bedrooms. Condominiums and Cottages. Beach to Bay. On-site management. Pools, tennis, boat slips. Visit: www.FloridaRent.com for information and virtual tours. 800-333-7335, 941-383-3117. ON THE Gulf w/pool. 1BR condo, sleeps 4. Nicely furnished, cable, phone, full kitchen, living, dining area, W/D in building. Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1600/mo. 941-351-5101. LOVELY RENOVATED, LBK HOME for Rent: Across street from the Gulf of Mexico. 4700 sq.ft., 5 bdr, 4½ bath, pool. Available January through April 2016 $11,500/month. Non-smoking, pet-free, couple only. Call 203-500-5666 or 203-605-9582.

LONGBOAT KEY: 2BR/2BA 10th floor, completely remodeled, excellent view of Gulf, Bay, beach, pool & tennis courts. Non-smoking. Available Sept., Oct., Nov. & Dec. 3 Month minimum. 941-377-4177.

Weekly/ Monthly/ Seasonal Rates Beachfront, Bayfront and In Between Houses or Condos Reservations 941-383-6127 Visa/ MC 800-352-0367 5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101 Longboat Key, FL 34228 Rental office 9a.m. - 5p.m. M-F Ask about our special rates! Wagner Realty Since 1939 www.wagnerrentals.com

LONGBOAT KEY. Gulf front, luxury 2BR/3BA, turnkey furnished. Available 5/1/15 through 12/31/15, or shorter, dates flexible. Minimum 3 months. ebstulberg@gmail.com. LONGBOAT KEY Islander Club. A beautiful view of Gulf all rooms, 11th floor. 2BR/2BA. Lovely furnishings, 3 TV’s, Wi-Fi, heated pool, sauna, fitness room and tennis, covered parking. 3 Month minimum. No pets, N/S. Available October 1st to December 15th. Great price and value. 616-795-8250. LIDO BEACH CONDOMINIUMS Weekly - Monthly - Seasonal

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Personal Services Peace of Mind Home Services Who do you trust checking your home? Home checking by experienced LBK home manager and local retired RI State Police Lieutenant. We perform weekly or bi-weekly security and operational checks of exterior and interior by a trusted security professional. Additional services include opening and closing for the season, guest visits, arranging housekeeping services during extended absence or after guests leave. If needed, will secure vendors and meet with maintenance professionals for repairs etc. Other services upon request. Contact Bob (direct at 1-401-480-2708 or E-mail: Peaceofmindfl2@gmail.com for a complete list of services and rates. PET SITTER/BABY Sitter. Responsible and reliable. Longboat Key teen with great references! (941) 773−0943.

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BLUE FISH CLEANING INC. 941-705-3812. Insured, Bonded. Affordable reliable home cleaning, $80, 2 cleaners, 2 hours.

LONGBOAT LIMOUSINE 941-383-1235

CLEANING PERSON. Excellent service. Deep cleaning. Also available Saturdays and Sundays. $15 hour. 941-713-1499

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L’AMBIANCE, LONGBOAT KEY Beach front 2BR/3BA condo on high floor with wrap-around terrace, 270 degree views over the Gulf, Sarasota Bay and LBK Club. Sunrises, sunsets, light all day through floor to ceiling windows. 6-month minimum. View at: www.thephotos.smugmug.com Call John at: 203-984-8477 or E-mail: garment@optonline.net

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Painting/Wallpapering CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured. Interior/ Exterior painting including drywall repair and retexturing. Wallpaper installation & removal, pressure washing. Residential & commercial, condos. Honest & reliable. Free estimates. 941-744-1020. 35+ years experience. RICK STEAKLEY PAINTING. Interior/Exterior. Pressure Washing. Wallpaper Removal. Drywall Repairs. Reasonable. Reliable. Professional. 30+/years experience. References available. Free Estimates. Lic./Ins. 941-228-7605, rlsteakley60@gmail.com

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LBK C.C. SHORES. Vacation paradise home, 3BR/2BA/2CC, laminated floors. w/dock, large heated pool, lanai w/electric shutters, king sized bed, Wi-Fi, plasma TVs, phone, cable. No pets/non-smoking. Sleeps 5. Laundry room w/W/D, walk to beach. For photos: homeawayrental.com, Property ID#257978. $4900/mo. Owner, 941-504-1492.

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Air Conditioning GULFSIDE A/C & Heating, LLC. SALES & SERVICE, FREE ESTIMATES! 10 MINUTE RESPONSE. Visa/MC/Disc. Lic. #CAC1816929 941-962-6863.

Auto Transport RETIRED LONGBOAT KEY police officer. Drive your car North or South and back. 941-713-1596. SHIP YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

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KATHERINE AND KEN, your dream cleaning team. Houses, condos, car detailing. References include Larry Cohen LBK and Sleep King. Call 941-737-1116. NEED A House Cleaner? Experienced, dependable and ready to begin! Monthly, Weekly, Bi-weekly, or One Time Job. Excellent references. Claudia C. Cleaning Services 941-773-6895 RESIDENTIAL CLEANING. 10 Years Experience. Reliable. Dependable. Professional. Friendly Service. Call 860-333-4574. THE CONCIERGE PROPERTY SERVICES CO. Affordable, Trustworthy, Quality Housekeeping, Personal Concierge/Driver. Great References. Lic./Ins. 941-320-2469.

Computer Services Cmagik - LBK resident, servicing our island year round for over 12 yrs. Bachelors Degree with 20 yrs. experience, PC or MAC. Professional help with computers, iPad/iPhones and tutoring. References upon request. Call Cort: 383-3878, 587-5588 cmagik.com OWN A MAC/iPHONE/iPAD? MacTutor has 21+ years experience teaching Apple products. I speak English, not “Geek”! (941) 323-2363 www.FLMacTutor.com

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night out at the ballet is always an elegant affair, and for more than 250 people, the evening was even more than that. Prior to the opening night of its “A Tribute to the Great Rudolph Nureyev,” Sarasota Ballet hosted its annual gala in the grand foyer at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The pre-ballet social gathering featuring hors d’oeuvres and wine was followed by an impressive fireworks show that lit up the sky over Sarasota Bay before guests gathered back inside to enjoy the performance in the auditorium. PAGE 3

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The American Jewish Committee is the world’s longest-established human rights organization and one that has an extremely active regional office here. It finds itself at a defining moment as a result of the incredible, recent explosion of anti-Semitism and other human rights violations all over the world but especially in Europe. The incidents are the natural purview of news and political journalists. Their relevance to Black Tie & Tales is that they add enormous weight and importance to an upcoming fundraising event here in Sarasota. The event is AJC’s Human Relations Award dinner, which will honor Alfred and Jean Weidner Goldstein. Both are well known for their enduring and generous support of Sarasota arts and human services. The notoriously publicity-shy Mr. Goldstein agreed to his wife’s request that

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2015 AJC Human Relations Award honorees Jean Weidner and Alfred Goldstein

he allow AJC to honor them because he recognizes the vital role that AJC has to play at this critical time, and he simply wants to help. Co-chairs are Teri Hansen, Hillary Steele, Marcia Jean Taub and Ron Taub. Hansen and Dr. Larry Thompson will be honoring the Goldsteins. The dinner is 6 p.m. March 22, at Michael’s On East. For more information, contact Brian Lipton at 365-4955.

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Designing Women Boutique has a new executive director as of March 3. She is Susan Jackewicz, who has been the shop’s marketing executive for a few months. Susan’s significant retail experience includes Neiman Marcus and the May Department Stores Co., Filene’s of Boston Division. If you receive Designing Women’s weekly “News Flash” email, you have already had a taste of her creativity and style. If you don’t receive it, sign up at DesigningWomenBoutique.org.

“Boldog születés napot”… that’s how friends of Flora Major wished her “happy birthday” in her native Hungarian. The occasion was a luncheon celebrating her 65th birthday Feb. 23 on the terrace at Amore by Andrea, on Longboat Key. Flori Roberts entertained with a parody lyric to “Hello, Dolly” (“Welcome to Medicare Flora, AARP will just adore her, But she will always be fashion news”). Guests included Genie Aberson, Ellen Berman, Barbara Cervasio, Eileen Curd, Rebecca Donelson, Dottie Garner, Renee Hamad, Vivian Kouvant and Diane Tauber. Speaking her mind as always, Flora observed, “You can’t do anything about our well deserved and earned wrinkles” … The camera takes the cake … Mollie Nelson and Margaret Wise threw a birthday luncheon for Cliff Roles Feb. 25, at Michael’s On East. Mollie instructed Cliff to photograph his own Nikon and gave the images to Cakes by Ron,

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who produced an amazing and tasty replica. The hostesses presented a copy of Cliff’s book, “Walkabout Europe,” to about 20 guests, among them Bob Bartner, BJ Creighton, Janet and John Hunter, Susan Jones, Marjorie North, Nikki Sedacca, Marcia Jean Taub and Elisabeth Waters … Drumroll, please … The co-chairs for the 2015 Wine Women & Shoes (to be held Nov. 13) have been announced. Melissa Howard and Terry McKee are bound to pull together a fabulous event and Black Tie is excited to

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The cast, crew and staff of the Asolo Repertory Theatre contribute hours of work and talent to pull off its ambitious annual repertory theater season.

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Shows still to come this season at the Asolo Repertory Theatre: ‘Our Betters’ by W. Somerset Maugham Directed by Michael Donald Edwards When: March 11 through April 19 Where: Mertz Theatre

Michael Donald Edwards is in his ninth season as producing artistic director at the Asolo Repertory Theatre.

Reputable theater “The audience is seeing the tip of the iceberg,” says Michael Donald Edwards, producing artistic director at Asolo Repertory Theatre. “When they come and see a show and those doors open, the ushers take them to their seat, and they look at that red curtain before it goes up, they have no idea of the seventh-eights of the iceberg that has been going on.” Repertory is a loaded word in the theater world. There are 15 League of Resident Theatres with the word repertory in their name across the country. However, none does what the Asolo does: stage three to four individual productions at the same time in the same space. Asolo is the definition of repertory. “The idea that you would have in production three or four shows that can be performed in the same week, in the same theater, is highly unusual,” says Edwards. “If we were only doing one show, which is typical of most theaters where you open a show and run it for

three to four weeks and then you go dark for a week and you put on another one, that model would be disastrous for us.” This all has to do with the unique nature of Sarasota as a seasonal vacation and tourist destination. According to Edwards, if the Asolo were to adopt the traditional theatrical production schedule of a series of sequential shows with no overlap, it wouldn’t reach a majority of its audience that returns year after year during the height of season. Though it is expensive, Edwards is confident in the investment. And that investment is mostly made in the people within the various departments in the Asolo

that make the entire dramatic operation possible. “It’s the most expensive way of doing theater because it’s so people intensive,” says Edwards. The producing artistic director said you need to have an organized, talented and proficient acting company that can do all four scheduled shows in rep; a scene shop that understands how to build things that can come apart quickly; a costume shop that can switch out costumes for actors in three shows; and a front-of-house staff that can handle patrons for all four shows. “It’s like a space shuttle launch,” Edwards says. “It’s so well organized all the audience sees is the rocket taking off.”

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Your first stop is the box office, where you pick up your tickets for the Asolo Repertory Theatre’s production of “The Matchmaker” by Thornton Wilder. You talk with friends as you climb the stairs that twist up to the mezzanine. Entering the Mertz Theatre, the Asolo Rep’s 500-seat main stage theater, you feel like you’re entering a portal. A vibrant red curtain cloaks the proscenium stage as patient volunteer ushers escort first-timers to their correct seats. While the show’s sponsor logos and future productions project on the curtain, small talk among patrons floats in the air. The seats are full. The collective voice of the audience hits a crescendo — it’s almost time. You turn off your cell phone and glance at the program. The playbill includes information on the cast, crew and director, as well as historical and cultural background of Wilder’s madcap Yonkers, N.Y., romantic comedy. You also notice that tomorrow David Lindsay-Abaire’s play “Good People” is playing at a 2 p.m. matinee followed by an 8 p.m. production of Maxwell Anderson’s congressional “Both Your Houses.” Then it hits you. All three shows are taking place on the stage of the Mertz Theatre. As you try to comprehend how the Asolo Repertory Theatre pulls off this mammoth feat, imagining how massive the backstage of the theater must be, the lights start to dim. A hush falls over the audience. The red curtain rises. It’s show time.

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The scenery As the curtain rises on the night of “The Matchmaker,” the world of turn-of-the-20th-century Yonkers, N.Y., and New York City lights up the stage. As the characters Dolly Gallagher Levi, Horace Vandergelder and company transition from a general store to the bustling restaurants and shops of Manhattan, the set moves on hydraulics. It’s a fluid transition and one that requires hours of engineering and labor. This foundation on which the Asolo’s artistry stands is constructed at the Robert and Beverly Koski Production Center. The 45,000-square-foot space lies on an unassuming stretch of Tallevast Road, hidden behind the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. Within the spacious building are offices, conference and rehearsal rooms, but the heartbeat of the building lies further within. It’s here where the experienced crew of the Koski Production Center designs ways to build sets

to the specifications of visiting scenic designers. But more than learning how to build sets, they figure out how to dismantle and tear them apart quickly for the changeover between shows. “The quickest way to get a set off stage is to push it off in big lump, but that takes up too much space,” says Vic Meyrich, producing manager at the Asolo Repertory Theatre. “The most efficient way to space it is to break it up into tiny pieces, but that takes up too much time. And my job is to figure out how big of a piece I can take at one time, but still fit backstage. That’s the key to designing and working in rep on the scenic end.” Meyrich and his International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union shop are a cast of problem-solvers. They combine artistic and craftsmanship skills and talents to coordinate and build sets with a surgeon’s precision for detail and efficiency. According to Meyrich, it takes the scene shop six to seven weeks to build an entire set, including building the walls, flats and the ability for the set to strategically collapse when needed.

“My specific involvement is in the engineering,” says David Ferguson, the technical director. “How are we going to break pieces apart, make them move, make them fly?” And the Koski Center is not limited to a seasonal mind frame. In between building the repertory sets, it builds sets for local arts organizations such as the Sarasota Ballet and Sarasota Opera as well as theaters throughout Florida and the country. During the rep season, the crew fixes anything that malfunctions during the performance as well as switches out entire sets in an hour and a half to two hours. During the week of Feb. 15, there were nine performances of three different productions. “The whole technical administration is about problem-solving,” says Meyrich. “We have to figure out how to make that changeover happen because between the matinee and the evening show, we are going to do a (different) play that night and there will be a set for it. We’re going to make it happen.”

The costumes Just as intricate and artisanal as the sets built in the Koski Production Center, the costumes help bring the context and color of the parade of theatrical characters to life. And just like their scenic counterparts, the sewers and tailors have to produce specialty products in a relatively short amount of time and on a massive scale. The costume shop is located on the second floor in the labyrinth bowels of the FSU Performing Arts Center. Sewing apparatus and work stations fill the bright and expansive room. In the back is a closet full of hundreds of yards of fabric and materials to be weaved into the next great stage statement. “For a rep season, it’s all about timing,” says David M. Covach, costume shop manager at Asolo Repertory Theatre. “We’re mounting three to four shows simultaneously, and because they all open one right after another, we make sure we’re on constant

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rotation show to show.” The costume shop has access to more than 100,000 individual pieces of clothing from pants, dresses, shirts, hats and gloves located in storage in the Koski Production Center. Each season the shop goes through about 500 yards of muslin, an inexpensive test fabric, used to make mockups of the final costume. Covach and his staff have to create a splendor of clothes for different time periods based on the settings of the plays and the vision of visiting costume designers and directors. The setting of “The Matchmaker” is in the trappings of metropolitan Manhattan, N.Y., in the early 1900s. Virgil Johnson’s costume designs are living characters with their ornate details. According to Covach, Johnson and the show’s director, Peter Amster, first met to talk about the costumes in March 2014. By May, Covach and his staff had rough sketches of what the show was going to look like. And in June, Covach and Johnson shopped for the right fabrics. In the months leading up to the opening of the show in early January, Covach and his team fit all the actors, made all of the costumes and added any details Johnson wanted after seeing the actors in the final products. And the shop accomplished all of this while simultaneously undergoing the same process for the Asolo’s other five shows that opened between November and March. “I find it a sea of tranquility,” says Edwards. “I cannot believe how much they are doing.”

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The actors As the “The Matchmaker” enters its comedic and mistaken identity-filled second act, a colorful character appears on stage. The Cabman is a drunken and loutish individual whom the testy Horace Vadnergelder charges with preventing his rebellious niece and her fiancé from eloping. David Breitbarth, under a wig, makeup and ragged coat, plays the Cabman. On the nights Wilder’s comedy isn’t in session, he plays Simeon Gray in “Both Your Houses.” Later this month, Breitbarth will also play the role of the dance master Ernest in “Our Betters.” Inhabiting three distinct characters in the span of a month may seem difficult, but Breitbarth wouldn’t have it any other way. “I do occasionally go and do a normal-run, straight show at a regional theater, and it feels so easy because what we do here is like the actors’ Olympics,” he says. A native of Massachusetts, Bre-

itbarth is entering his 19th season as an actor in the Asolo’s repertory company of actors. The staggering artistic and memorization hurdles of Asolo’s rep season were a challenge in his first year. “It was mind-blowing not only because I had never done it before, but because I was in five shows my first year and had lead roles in three of them,” Breitbarth says. “It was just an avalanche of new experiences, words, people, the town and everything.” The consummate actor learned how to thrive in that avalanche. Breitbarth’s method of surviving the repertory onslaught strikes a common chord with those in the theater: handle one thing at a time. “I get asked a lot, do I ever get confused about the lines I’m going to say in whatever shows I’m doing?” says Breitbarth. “And to them I say something along the lines of, ‘Imagine yourself in your house in your kitchen. What do you do in your kitchen? You don’t lie down and go to sleep like you do in your bedroom, and when you’re in the bedroom you’re not brazing lamb shanks.’”

“I do occasionally go and do a normalrun, straight show at a regional theater, and it feels so easy because what we do here is like the actors’ Olympics.” – David Breitbarth, actor

“This is an opportunity for me to use all my skills over the years ... all those things are culminating right now into the things I do in front of house.” – Jay Poindexter, house services manager

The front of house A member of the Asolo Repertory Theatre’s staff who compartmentalizes is Jay Poindexter, house services manager and volunteer coordinator. A performer with 14 years of experience in off-Broadway, regional and national tours, Poindexter spent the majority of his time in Sarasota as a dresser and wardrobe supervisor backstage at the Sarasota Opera and Sarasota Ballet. In October, he took on the task of managing the quality and experience that patrons have from the minute they park their car, to when they leave the theater. “This is an opportunity for me to use all my skills over the years from being onstage, from doing stage management, from costuming and wardrobe; all those things are culminating right now into the things I do in front of house,” Poindexter says. Each interaction Poindexter has with a patron is a performance in its own right. He and his small army of more than 200 volunteer ushers divided into 15 teams answer every conceivable

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question and handle every hiccup that may arise. From questions of what the show is about to arguments over seat placement, the Poindexter Platoon assists everyone who walks into the Asolo Repertory Theatre’s lobby. “Not only do we open the lobby doors, but we set the lighting, we create music; there’s different music for each show,” says Poindexter. “Any displays happening here, I have to make sure all those are all ready for patrons to see.” On days at the theater where there are two different shows, Poindexter works 14- to 15-hour days. He arrives at the theater around 8:30 a.m. and leaves only after every guest of the evening performance has departed, around 11 p.m. Asked how working at a true repertory house compared with other places he has worked, the same smile that appeared on the faces of Edwards, Meyrich, Ferguson, Covach and Breitbarth appeared. Poindexter responded with a simple but telling, “I like the change.”

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A vocal student at the State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota, Natalie Almeter plans to pursue a career in opera.

After getting her start in the youth opera, Natalie Almeter moves to the main stage in Sarasota Opera’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro.’ NICK REICHERT A&E EDITOR

Rarely do opera companies to take chances on untested talent. After all, singers go through years of training and apprenticeships to secure a place on the stage outside of the chorus. Yet for its rendition of Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro,” the Sarasota Opera decided to take a chance on Natalie Almeter. Almeter plays the role of Barbarina, the gardener’s daughter, in the opera, which runs through March 27. She is the only nonprofessional adult in the cast. Although Almeter may be relatively inexperienced, she’s not unknown on the Sarasota Opera stage. Almeter has participated in five productions with the Sarasota Youth Opera, earning roles “Carmen,” “Little Nemo in Slumberland” (a world premiere), and “The Little Sweep.” She came to the opera upon the suggestion of a couple of her mother’s friends. Almeter was a senior at Cardinal Mooney, and although she had been singing and performing onstage as often as she could, she had never even thought of singing opera. The suggestion turned out to be serendipitous, but Almeter still had her doubts. “I thought it was going to be really intimidating,” she says. She turned out to be one of the older students in the youth opera, but found the group immediately inviting. “I made friends so quickly, and some I am still friends with,” she adds. Those friends helped ease the next source of potential intimidation: learning how to sing opera. Not only is opera in another language, it also requires a different set of skills from music theater. Luckily, Almeter says, Maestro Jesse Martins, the youth opera’s music director, made the learning process approachable and fun. Martins used what Almeter knew how to do: sing and dance,

to teach her what she didn’t know how to do: use her entire body to project and control her voice. “It’s really a vocal art, big time,” says Almeter. “You have to learn so much about yourself and how your voice works, how you move your muscles and how you use the air. This type of singing should be an Olympic sport.” Through her previous roles at the Sarasota Opera and as a vocal student at the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, Almeter, a 19-year-old sophomore, has transitioned from her voice being amplified by microphones in musical theater to, as she says, singing from the power of her diaphragm and guts. “You have to use everything you have to get your voice to the back row,” she says. “It’s a full-body experience.” As Barbarina in “The Marriage of Figaro,” Almeter says she’s also overcome the intimidation from being the only non-professional with a main stage role. “I’m the only kid in the production and I’m singing alongside people I’ve looked up to since I learned about opera,” says Almeter. “They teased me about being the kid, but it was just fun, and now that the show has opened and started we’re all just a big a family.” She may have be young, but Sarasota Opera Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi had confidence in Almeter. “From working with Natalie in previous Sarasota Youth Opera productions, I knew she had the maturity and capability,” he says. Looking ahead, Almeter is eager to keep learning and one day hopes to go through the journeyman and apprentice roles on her way to becoming a staple performer of the main stage. “The Sarasota Opera has given me an entirely new life,” says Almeter. “I don’t know where I’d be without it. It’s totally changed the track of my life from where I was going to before.”

IF YOU GO ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ When: 1:30 p.m. March 10; 7:30 p.m. March 13, 20 and 27 Where: Sarasota Opera, 61 N. Pineapple Ave. Tickets: $55 to $135 Info: Call 366-8450 or visit sarasota opera.org

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“I see a campus being built here for the arts and a collaboration with other arts organizations ... I want to see this land being used properly instead of just as a parking lot.”

As it reflects on 45 years of arts and entertainment, the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall looks ahead to the future. NICK REICHERT A&E EDITOR

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is almost as synonymous with Sarasota as its pristine beaches and coastline. The “Purple Lady,” constructed in 1968, opened her doors Jan. 5, 1970, with a production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” Since then, it has served as a home for Sarasota’s local arts organizations as well as international touring talent. Legends such as Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Harry Belafonte, Leonard Bernstein, Luciano Pavarotti, Liberace, George Carlin, B.B. King, Don Rickles, Martin Short, Jay Leno, Liza Minnelli, Smokey Robinson, David Copperfield, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman and Tony Bennett have all performed on its intimate stage. And to ring in 45 years, the Van Wezel lived up to its impressive performance pedigree. Ringo Starr & His All-Star Band played for more than two hours last week to a sold-out crowd. “He couldn’t have been more gracious and giving,” says Monica Van Buskirk, president of the Van Wezel Foundation. “Ringo wanted everyone to dance and to sing back all the Beatles tunes that we knew. It was just a special moment for me, personally.” Van Buskirk has been involved

with the foundation, a nonprofit organization that advocates and fundraises for the city-owned performance hall, since 2000 as a volunteer and donor. She’s entering her fourth year as president. According to Van Buskirk, during her tenure she has helped lead a reversal in the hall’s financial fortunes. “It was controversial that five years ago it was in the red financially, but now it’s in the black by about $500,000,” says Van Buskirk. “It’s been a huge job to make this an independently viable place.” And with a firm budgetary foundation, Van Buskirk and the foundation hope to increase the building’s role in its two major

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functions: entertainment and education. An estimated 25,000 children visit the Van Wezel each year to see the performing arts organizations that tour through Sarasota as well as youth-oriented programming such as “Let’s Go Science Show,” “Curious George Live!” and “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” Through its fundraising efforts, the foundation pays for transportation for the field trips to the Van Wezel. “When you see those children and young students in the hall and you say hello and they all scream back hello it’s very moving,” says Van Buskirk. In regards to the Van Wezel’s next 45 years, Van Buskirk sees an extension of that mission of entertainment and education in an expanded Van Wezel in coordination with the Bayfront 20:20 revitalization plan. The board of the Van Wezel Foundation has been meeting with consultants to orchestrate a plan that will usher a new era for the bayfront. “I see a campus being built here for the arts and a collaboration with other arts organizations,” says Van Buskirk. “I see a campus that is an arts-oriented organization, and I hope to see restaurants, gardens and bistro. I want to see this land being used properly instead of as just a parking lot.” And as for the 50th anniversary celebration in 2020? Van Buskirk and the Van Wezel are already creating a short list and actively pursuing potential star performers. “Personally, I’d love to see Paul McCartney or the Rolling Stones,” says Van Buskirk. “And our hall is so intimate there’s almost not a bad seat. You feel like you’re with the stars.”

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actors make you cheer for their quirky, believable characters. Joe Knispel (Jeff) and Evan Reynolds White (Hunter) have a great comic rhythm as two down-and-out partners trying to hit the Broadway big time with a crazy new concept. Kim Stephenson (Heidi) and Ally Farzetta (Susan) are winning, sophisticated and sexy — and land a few well-aimed jabs at the Broadway boy’s club. Darren Server, the long-suffering, usually ignored keyboard artist (and real-life musical director), creates most of the music. He gets in a few good lines, too. Set designer Chris McVicker spared no expense giving substance to this vision. We’re talking four beat-up chairs and something I couldn’t identify. Instead of “Rent,” it’s “Low Rent.” But the minimalism nicely serves the musical’s shabby origins. Bowen’s songs have a sophisticated, bouncy wit. They’re tightly tethered to the narrative, but a few stand out. “An Original Musical” (featuring White as a blank sheet of paper) is a fine parody of Dave Frishberg’s “I’m Just a Bill” on “Schoolhouse Rock.” “Change it/Don’t Change It” captures the dithering of artists losing their nerve. “Die Vampire, Die!” is a cri de coeur against the voices telling artists to quit. It all adds up to a smart, funny show packed with hilarious, believable dialogue and the pace of a funhouse ride. A wild ride it is, with occasional bumps. The insider references get a bit too thick; the one-liners a little too sitcomy. The story gets stuck when the Broadway bid hits a snag. How do we know one character’s gay? His limp wrist tells us. But this is all minor stuff. On a ride like this, you’re going to hit a few bumps. Bowen and Bell’s musical is entertainment. But it’s also an experiment. Stick to a formula, and your work will be slick. Try something new, and you’ll have some rough edges. New stuff is like that … But the ride’s a whole lot of fun.

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Fiction holds a mirror up to life. When fiction holds a mirror up to fiction, you enter the metafictional fun house in which John Barth got lost. One musical in particular comes to mind. The show’s title is “[title of show].” It’s a musical about putting on a musical. The Asolo Conservatory is putting on that musical. It’s a funhouse all right — a self-referential mirror maze. It’s tough to describe, but here goes … The fictional ride began in the real world. Back in 2004, two struggling theater types — composer/lyricist Jeff Bowen and playwright Hunter Bell — decided to submit a new musical for the New York Musical Theatre Festival. Adapt an old movie? Nah, it has to be totally original. A lofty ambition — due in three weeks. Considering the time crunch, they didn’t make stuff up. Instead, Bell and Bowen took the “Write what you know” principle to an insanely literal degree and decided to create a musical about two struggling theater types (named Jeff and Hunter) trying to create a musical. After that … If somebody ordered a pizza, “I want a pizza” got into the script. If their real-life friends, Susan Blackwell and Heidi Blickenstaff, acted in the show, “Susan” and “Heidi” became characters in the script. (The musical got into the festival, both in reality and in the musical.) More ups and downs ensue, but you get the idea. We are now exiting the Möbius strip. Please keep your hands at your sides until we come to a complete stop. Feeling dizzy? That’s the ride, folks. And the meta-fictional loop-de-loop isn’t the point, anyway. Inside baseball, inside jokes, inside information. That’s the point (which explains the howls of delight and recognition from theater students. This musical holds a mirror up to their lives, and they dig it). It also functions as “Writing a Musical for Dummies” — a neat, 90-minute workshop. You could teach from it, and the conservatory probably did. Director Amanda Friou deftly walks the comedic line between hip, self-consciousness and audience engagement. That tightrope’s built into the material — but she walks it without a net and makes it look easy. The high-energy student

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Sarasota Ballet tributes Rudolf Nureyev ANNA DEARING DANCE CRITIC

Rudolf Nureyev most certainly would have been thrilled with Sarasota Ballet’s performance in his honor this past weekend — George Balanchine’s “Apollo,” Sir Frederick Ashton’s “Jazz Calendar” and Nureyev’s “Raymonda Act III.” The program offered everything — from the stark sets and white costumes of “Apollo” to the visual explosion of “Jazz Calendar” and the elaborate production of “Raymonda.” This performance was a bar-setting one for the Sarasota Ballet. The program opened with Balanchine’s “Apollo,” starting with the birthing scene of Apollo, which is rarely performed. Ricardo Rhodes played the Greek God who demonstrates male strength and athleticism. Ellen Overstreet was light on her feet as Calliope, the muse of poetry. She demonstrated poetry with a series of sissonne fermées and arabesques. Kristianne Kleine was brilliant as Polyhymnia, the muse of mime. Her variation, consisting of almost entirely off-balance movements, was made all the more difficult with the use of only one arm, because her other arm is anchored at the mouth as if to say: “Shhhh.” Victoria Hulland was graceful as Terpsichore, the muse of dance and song, while performing grand jetés and arabesques with her arms

“This performance was a bar-setting one for the Sarasota Ballet.” – Anna Dearing

circling around to fifth position. A highlight of “Apollo” occurs when Apollo dances with all three of the muses. While their arms are encircled and entwined, they move in and out of different positions, creating interesting patterns and shapes. The real standout of the evening, and the audience’s favorite, was Ashton’s “Jazz Calendar,” based on the nursery rhyme, “Monday’s Child.” Created in the late ’60s and set to a lively jazz score by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, the choreography and costumes have a psychedelic theme. Ellen Overstreet was absolutely stunning and seductive as “Monday’s Child.” The piece served to accent her gorgeous lines, feet and extensions. In “Tuesday’s Child,” Alex Harrison and Michael Burfield performed multiple complicated lifts and tosses as they partnered Kate Honea, dressed in a white tassled unitard and helmet. Danielle Brown was incredibly expressive in her sorrow in “Wednesday’s Child.” Juan Gil, costumed with a colorful bowler hat, was on the go in “Thursday’s Child.” His female contingent of dancers depicted different types of transporta-

tion as if they were on the train or in a boat. Victoria Hulland and Ricardo Graziano performed a blues-theme pas de deux dressed in red and blue unitards. David Tlaiye was hilarious in “Saturday’s Child” as a strict ballet master leading an all-male ballet class. And Elizabeth Sykes, costumed in a multicolored tasseled unitard and helmet, dazzled as she led the “Sunday’s Child” finale with the entire cast. Even though the dancing was superb in Nureyev’s “Raymonda Act III,” the elaborate sets and costumes almost overshadowed the performance. The gilded sets, giant chandeliers and detailed costumes were absolutely stunning. It was thrilling to see the entire stage filled with the Hungarian Couples led by the cheery Logan Learned and Sara Scherer — and later by the Grand Pas Couples. Brown and Graziano were regal as Raymonda and Jean de Brienne. Brown was precise and sharp in her variation, which included multiple repetitions of relevé retirés. Graziano delighted with multiple leaps and turns, as always. And, the variations, danced by Amy Wood, Sykes, Nicole

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