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24 ASOLO REP Standing Strong in the Face of Adversity By Ryan G. Van Cleave
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30 JUMPING TWICE AS HIGH The Sarasota Ballet Celebrates 30 Years By Sylvia Whitman
38 LOOKING AHEAD to Mote SEA By Ryan G. Van Cleave
44 THE RINGLING Sharing Humanity In A “Fraught Time” By Sylvia Whitman
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ON THE COVER The Sarasota Ballet celebrates 30 incredible years. Photography by Matthew Holler.
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ON THE TOWN 20 THE FIND Art for the Home 70 EDUCATION MATTERS Finding Pathways at The Bishop By Ryan G. Van Cleave
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DID YOU KNOW THAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA RECEIVED ABOUT $8.3 BILLION FROM THE CARES ACT, WHICH WENT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT? Sarasota County received approximately $75 million of these funds to assist businesses during these challenging times. The Sarasota County Commission approved CARES Act funding for these categories: Safety & Security Health & Medical Food, Water & Shelter Economic Recovery But just how much is being allocated toward economic recovery? To answer that question, the County sent a survey to the business community. How businesses reply to the survey will determine the amount that goes toward economic recovery. Which businesses will be helped? Who will be left out? That may be a problem, but there is another problem that I am aware of and it’s a big one. The county commissioners ignored the needs of the County’s largest employers in Sarasota County – the arts. According to the Arts and Economic Prosperity study last conducted in 2015 by Americans for the Arts: “The nonprofit arts and culture sector is a $342.4 million industry in the Greater Sarasota/Bradenton Area—one that supports 8,705 full-time equivalent jobs and generates $38.2 million in local and state government revenue. Nonprofit arts and cultural organizations are businesses in their own right. They spent $216 million during fiscal year 2015 to employ people locally, purchase goods and services from local establishments, and attract tourists. They also leveraged a remarkable $126.5 million in additional spending by cultural audiences—spending that pumps vital revenue into restaurants, hotels, retail stores, parking garages, and other local businesses.” I have visited the inner workings of many of these arts organizations. Companies like Asolo Rep, The Sarasota Ballet, Sarasota Opera, Sarasota Orchestra, and the Van Wezel that not only employ the artists, but also the behind the scene people such as carpenters, seamstresses, metal fabricators and office workers. Other organizations such as Venice Performing Arts Center and The Players Centre for Performing Arts have extensive mentoring and trade apprenticeship programs. These organizations are foundational to our youth in career and life education. The arts mean business! And this study was from 2015. As you can well imagine, these numbers are even greater five years later. With this our annual September Arts & Culture issue, I have to honestly tell you it is far from what it should be. There are few scheduled live
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We have done the best we can to provide you information on seasons that are in question. Please continue to check with each organization as things are “ever changing”—certainly the buzzword of the times we are living in. So let’s focus on some of the brighter things happening in the arts community this season. We start with our cover story on Sarasota Ballet’s 30th anniversary season. It is truly incredible what a world-class ballet company they have become. Mote continues with its plans for its new aquarium and we’ve got the latest in this issue. The Ringling has a sensational lineup of both in-house exhibitions and virtual happenings. Michael Edwards and Linda DiGabriele, the artistic and executive leaders at Asolo Rep respectively, share the challenges they face this season and their hopes for a brighter future. We have our annual arts and culture guide listing performances and exhibitions as best we can gather at this point. I encourage each and every one of you to participate and support the arts. They need our help now more than ever. Enjoy the many streamed performances, and when you do venture out, please enjoy as many live cultural experiences as you can. Organizations offering live activities are adhering to safe and secure guidelines. The Van Wezel will have some fall outdoor events and The Ringling will be offering guided tours of its exhibitions to limited groups. If you have the opportunity to be a voice in support of the arts community, I encourage you to do so. A loss of a single organization or artistic company will have an immeasurable loss for generations. As many of you already know, it took years and a lot of hard work to build our world class cultural community. Let’s make sure we keep it whole.
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s COVID-19 caused most of the world to shut its doors this summer, I especially worried about its impact on the arts. With Sarasota being renowned for its robust art and culture scene, what would happen to this vital part of our community’s DNA? More to the point, after so many
years of covering local issues for Sarasota Scene, I know that, taken together, the arts community is a major economic driver, being the third largest employer in Sarasota. What did all this mean for them? For us?
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Managing Director Linda DiGabriele and Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards So, I spoke with Asolo Rep Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards and Managing Director Linda DiGabriele about this very topic, as well as the upcoming season and the future of their organization. Edwards said, “We’re in a strange position. Theaters were among the first to close when COVID hit, and we’re likely to be among the last to open when people are willing to come back. But we have to be ready for when that eventuality happens.” Like all of the arts leaders, he knows that people aren’t returning to live events until they feel safe. But equally important, Asolo Rep doesn’t want to open until they feel it’s safe and appropriate for their people, too. “We have to work with four different unions,” he explains, “and in our contracts with them, we have to guarantee safe working conditions. We can’t just decide, ‘Hey, we’re going to do it!’ and throw open the doors. We have to be deliberate and careful in how we proceed.” In terms of what this means for the already announced full mainstage season? Some of it will be postponed. Not cancelled, though, which is a key distinction.
“For Billy Elliot, we’re keeping the whole team and production together for a fall 2021 show,” Edwards says. They’re also not doing Kevin Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers in January. Even if the pandemic fizzles out by November the way everyone hopes, it’s simply unrealistic to assemble artists from New York, Chicago, and elsewhere to work with local artists to begin rehearsing and get everything else together in time for an early 2021 date. There’s hope, though, that March 2021 might see Asolo Rep offering the classic Thornton Wilder play Our Town and/or the new comedy, Grand Horizons. Plus, there are the world premieres of two musicals, Knoxville and Hood which are currently scheduled for May and June respectively. “We’ve got a certain degree of flexibility with those,” reports Edwards. “We’re planning for the possibility of doing all four, or just one, or any combination of them, depending on the situation. If we ultimately can’t do any, we’ll be postponing those with the intention of being fully operational again by fall 2021. We’re simply working
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with a combination of realism and optimism. We know there’s an end to the pandemic—it’s simply a matter of when, and how soon we can ramp up our productions once that happens.” DiGabriele adds that they’re providing numerous options for subscribers. “We were pleasantly surprised at how so many wonderful, loyal people went ahead and subscribed for the 20-21 season even well after COVID arrived.” They’ll credit those subscriptions or find other ways to ensure people won’t lose any money and are able to come back when it’s appropriate to do so. In the meantime, however, Asolo Rep folks aren’t sitting around and waiting. They’ve strongly pivoted to increase and improve their online presence. “We’re now thinking of ourselves as producers of online content in a way we’ve never been before,” says Edwards. “We’re going to stay connected to our audience, if not through the traditional way of putting on shows and talking to people, then by reaching out through online platforms.” To that end, they’re repurposing archival material and making new selections available weekly via their Monday Musical Moments (I heartily recommend Evita’s “Buenos Aires!). And there’s Engage on Air, where performers,
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directors, and others involved in Asolo Rep shows talk about their experiences in an interesting behind-thescenes manner. Asolo Rep is also continuing its robust education program. “That’s an area we’re really developing,” notes DiGabriele. “We’re adding adult classes, and special classes for homeschooled children. We’re also able to stream archival footage of past productions into classrooms—the unions have allowed that for years.” Essentially, many of the educational things they’ve done in the past—like bringing short adaptations of Shakespeare classics in-person to schools—will move online for now. And since online delivery can greatly expand one’s audience, they’re now looking at a postCOVID situation where they use both in-person and online options to reach more students than ever before, in whatever manner works best. If there’s a plus to all this for Asolo Rep, this might be it—it’s forcing them to rethink the ways they engage with people. While their Monday Musical Moments are quite compelling, those videos were created purely for archival purposes. Moving forward, the theater now plans to create high-level videos suitable to share online. Looking back at what they’ve been doing since March, you can already see the improvement of their clips and interviews
by leaps and bounds, but they hope to acquire better equipment to ensure the sound and video quality is what audiences have come to expect from top-level arts organizations. They’re also looking into offering performances in nontraditional venues, such as Ed Smith Stadium, the Sarasota Kennel Club, and other outdoor spaces. Some other communities have done similar things at drive-in theaters, though thanks to the heat of Florida, people here would likely leave their cars running, making things a bit noisy and probably stinky, too. But Asolo Rep continues to seek options so the show can go on—at least until they can get back on their own stage. “We’d really like to thank the community for its generosity,” DiGabriele says. “Since March, people have come forward—both individuals and foundations—with extra gifts and donations. It’s an amazing amount of goodwill and generosity. The reality, though, is that all arts organizations are looking at some heavy lifting in the coming year without ticket sales.” Why? Because ticket sales generally provide about half of what it takes to support these institutions. If the doors stay closed, they’ve essentially only got half of their needed budget. It leaves a giant fiscal hole that can’t be ignored.
“We’d really like to thank the community for its generosity . . . The reality, though, is that all arts organizations are looking at some heavy lifting in the coming year without ticket sales.”
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Like other arts organizations, Asolo Rep will be running a sustainability campaign in the fall to maintain their educational programming, develop new plays and musicals, and purchase necessary equipment to improve their online offerings. Edwards explains that Sarasota has one of the highest concentrations of people who make their living in the arts. “It’s pretty impressive, since we’re talking about the likes of New York, San Francisco, Houston, and Dallas,” he says. “We’re right there with them. And at the moment, they all have no income. They’re on unemployment or working to find new and creative ways to survive. Their wellbeing is as necessary to the vitality of our community as any business here.”
that the people of Sarasota have listened to every interview, watched every Monday Musical Moment, and then told us what we’re doing that’s great, and offered suggestions on what else we can do or what we can do better. We’re partners in this, and we welcome the dialogue and engagement.”
In terms of what people can do to help, Edwards suggests that “it’d be great if people started really consuming the material we have out there. We have a lot online now, and more to come. I’d LOVE to know
For more information on Asolo Rep’s season, online content and education offerings, please visit asolorep.org.
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Online sharing is an effective way to help them get the word out, he reminds us. About this, Edwards adds in his typical bring-the-excitement fashion, “You’re a community member. You helped produce these shows by buying tickets. Now tell the world about it. We’re going to really come roaring back. Everyone in Sarasota should be really proud of where we are!”
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TWICE AS HIGH The Sarasota Ballet Celebrates 30 Years By Sylvia Whitman | Photos by Matthew Holler
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“It will be a full experience for the audience and for the dancers themselves. I’m trying to give them something different. ” —— IAIN WEBB
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he Sarasota Ballet has long been preparing for a memorable 30th Anniversary Season. First up were eight summer performances at the Joyce Theater in New York, followed by an appearance at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in the Berkshires. Then you know what happened. “It was going to be a great start, but things changed,” says director Iain Webb. As arts venues closed during the coronavirus lockdown, The Sarasota Ballet took care of its dancers, maintaining salaries and health insurance through the end of annual contracts. Then Webb and his team began reconfiguring plans. The 20-21 season is still going to be memorable—just in a different way. DRY RUN SUMMER The Sarasota Ballet enrolls scores of young dancers in summer programs. It considered going all virtual, but a poll revealed that most families still wanted children to come in person. So, in a collaborative process with parents, the education crew split the program into studio mornings and Zoom afternoons. With health and safety
the first priority, the team taped off 6x12 feet areas for each dancer in every studio, cleaned daily, and required everyone in the building to wear a mask. “If you can imagine, for a dancer, breathing through a mask,” says Webb, shaking his head. “But as the medical profession says, your lungs are going to be much stronger at the end of it.” The summer session culminated in the usual big finale, often a child’s first chance to be on stage or perform a solo. “I have to tell you, to see these young dancers, with masks on—it was heartbreaking in a way, and yet it was so inspiring,” says Webb. The tots had sprinkled glitter on their face masks. “They loved it. It was great to see, after all the care that we had put into it, that there was that moment of enjoyment there. That’s what it’s about.” The small classes, social distancing, and cleaning protocols of the summer paved the way for the reopening this month of the Margaret Barbieri Conservatory—a full-time, pre-professional program for 11-18-year-olds—and The Sarasota Ballet School.
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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FALL But the three full-company performances on the original 30th anniversary schedule cannot happen in pandemic mode—because of too large gatherings of audience members and too close communions of dancers. “When you look at the scenario of dance, it’s not a case of somebody in the center of the stage or in the car park just singing,” says Webb. “You can’t do distanced partnering. We’re physically touching each other.” Webb considered the “usual” (these days) live stream of some kind of performance. But what if … video cameras started rolling sooner, from the dancers’ first moment back in the studio? Imagine a sort of rehearsal reality show with a dozen principals as they learn steps and feel the music together. “I think it will be interesting for people to understand what goes on behind the scenes to produce a ballet,” says Webb.
To limit physical contact, the “digital fall season” will feature thematically linked dances rather than a full ballet. “There are a couple of solos, a couple of pas de deux; there’s a great pas de trois,” says Webb. Instead of seeing just a finished product, viewers will follow the sometimes messy process, although it will culminate in a polished performance, complete with costumes and, in the end, no masks. “It will be a full experience for the audience and for the dancers themselves. I’m trying to give them something different,” says Webb. His team is working on the logistics of this “flyon-the-wall” fall. “I’m not known for making my job easy,” says Webb. Likely the digital season release dates will follow the ballet’s original fall performance schedule, with the first production “opening” on October 23. To honor agreements with copyright holders, ticket numbers will likely match the audience size of a theatre, with subscribers getting first dibs, before single ticket sales. Videos will be available only through private links, over a period of 3-5 days, to allow flexibility in viewing.
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“It’s a big undertaking, really different from what anybody else is doing,” says Webb. “But I figured that would be a way of saying to our donors, to our subscribers, this is your company.” FULL SWING SPRING At this point, Webb says he’s looking to bring the rest of the company back into full swing in January. Expect an extraordinary gala—perhaps outdoors. “Then we’ll be doing the program we announced”—four full montage programs, including such pieces as Peter Darrell’s Othello, George Balanchine’s Serenade, and Agnes de Mille’s Fall River Legend. Challenges lie ahead. Normally the company would be rehearsing something for March in September. And travel restrictions have complicated flying in répétiteurs from abroad. But Webb feels an urgency to get the company back performing— not just for The Sarasota Ballet’s audiences but for the dancers, some of whom will have been sidelined for almost a year before they return to the stage. “You’ve got to understand dancers’ careers. Some of them start very young, like the ones at our school who move into the conservatory and then to a company. So, you train and train and train. Your actual career, though it can be absolutely fantastic, is short. That’s the life of a dancer.” Actors, by contrast, can age into different roles. But dancers—“we have one small window,” says Webb. He doesn’t want anyone to miss theirs.
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“They’re going to want to go full steam ahead.” In his role as nurturer-in-chief, he has to make sure every member of the company is ready to deliver a performance of a lifetime. Webb anticipates one of the hardest jobs this year will be pacing his dancers. “They’re going to want to come in, and they’re going to want to go full steam ahead.” THE BIG PICTURE Webb says he’s already looking at next season. Despite pandemic setbacks and budget cuts, he’s bullish about the future of The Sarasota Ballet. Location is one reason, our “amazing city, one of the major cultural cities of Florida.” He points to the great variety of arts organizations that make Sarasota so much more than a beach town. People retire here for the arts—but younger people come here for that reason, too, he says, “like the young families who are moving so that their children can take part in the conservatory, with their dream of joining the company.” In spite of Covid-19, “the arts are what keeps Sarasota breathing.”
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Webb says The Sarasota Ballet will emerge from this crisis year as a stronger organization even more deeply connected to its community. He teases his dancers about the aerobic fitness they’re developing behind their masks: “I’ve told the guys they’re going to jump twice as high because they’re going to have all that power in their lungs.” He believes arts appreciation will grow stronger, too. “When you’ve gone through some difficult thing, to see something beautiful or hear some music coming
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through the dancer’s body—the audience is just going to be holding their breath,” he says. “We’ll get through this. The world will get through this. I’m convinced there’s going to be an amazing spotlight at the end of the tunnel, and The Sarasota Ballet will be dancing there.” For updated information on The Sarasota Ballet’s 30th anniversary season, visit the website: sarasotaballet.org/30th-anniversary-season-overview.
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By Ryan G. Van Cleave “What’s the #1 thing people need to know about Mote?” says Michael Moore, the Campaign Director for Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA). His own answer: “That Mote SEA is happening. We’re $75 million into our $130 million goal, and we’ll be breaking ground by this October.”
Benderson Park for starting the construction of the actual building, which will begin in April 2021. Moore is quite confident that will happen on time, thanks to consistent, ongoing support and interest from the community that continues to bring the funding campaign closer to its goal.
The groundbreaking will mark the beginning of key site preparation to ready the twelve acres at Nathan
Building Mote SEA is a two-year process which looks to be completed in early 2023. With a planned
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to Mote SEA 110,000 square-foot hub and a million saltwater gallons of animal habitats, this is going to be an impressive aquarium that’ll compare well with the top ones in the country—Chicago’s Shedd, Baltimore’s National Aquarium, and the Georgia Aquarium. The largest animal habitat will be the Gulf of Mexico exhibit, at more than 500,000 gallons. The giant shark habitat at Mote’s current City Island campus? That’s a mere 135,000 gallons.
It’s going to be more than just an aquarium, though. Between Sarasota and Manatee Counties, we have 70,000 k-12 students who will benefit from the education programming that’ll be located at Mote SEA. “Not just field trips, either,” notes Moore, “but 3 STEM teaching labs where students can learn about all types of marine life and habitats. And since last year, our education staff has been working with curriculum administrators to prepare
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what we’ll be able to offer that integrates with the Florida requirement for STEM education. It’s something the school districts are quite excited about. With good reason!” Mote’s President & CEO, Dr. Michael P. Crosby, says that the new educational offerings from Mote SEA will not only expand formal STEM education to every k-12 student in our area, but will also “transform our ability to provide informal science education and enhanced levels of ocean literacy to much larger and more diverse populations in our community.” Here’s more good news. Mote’s not leaving City Island, where it’s been—in one form or another—since 1970. All of the space currently devoted to housing the Aquarium’s marine animal life will be changed over to accommodate a more robust research agenda. “Over the years, lots of scientists have wanted to come and be part of the research we’re doing on manatees, coral reefs, sharks, and more,” says Moore. “But we simply didn’t have the room. By moving the public animal habitats to Mote SEA, our research capacity on this campus will be greatly increased.” And here’s even more good news. Mote’s not diving into the aquarium business blind, so to speak. They’ve been running the current aquarium in a revenue-positive manner for years, so expanding to a world-class version means they’ll be able to go from being merely revenue-positive to bringing in $3 million a year, which they plan to use to further the education efforts of Mote SEA.
Moore says they expect 700,000 visitors in the first year, with 640,000 each year thereafter. “Though our space is being built to accommodate 1,000,000 people per year,” he adds. With expectations like those, Mote SEA sounds like
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Mote education program. Credit Conor Goulding.
The best news of all—in a very immediate, COVID-ravaged-world way—is the local economic benefits Mote SEA will provide. Initially, there’s an estimated impact of $280 million from the construction alone, but long term, the impact looks to be $28 million annually from the operations.
Rendering: Mote Science Education Aquarium habitat.
Visitors at Mote Aquarium, touch habitat. Credit Olivia Raney.
Visitor at Mote Aquarium, diamondback terrapin habitat.Credit Carlos Matthews.
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it’s going to be both popular and one of Sarasota’s signature contemporary buildings. One of the ways Mote SEA is going to stand out is how it uses technology. Public Relations Manager Stephannie Kettle says that when the current City Island campus brought virtual reality into the Aquarium, the results were tremendous. People loved it. “So, from the start of our planning for Mote SEA,” she explains, “we knew we wanted to incorporate hightech engagement and learning opportunities like VR and AR.” Considering that this new aquarium complex is being constructed in such a tech-savvy age, it’ll be far easier to purpose-build things like VR and AR directly into Mote SEA’s DNA. Retrofitting tech into decades-old aquariums just doesn’t provide the same level of results. Something many will be both shocked and excited about is their plan to allow people to…wait for it… dive into Mote SEA’s habitats. “There’s a separate back-of-house space set aside for changing rooms and equipment,” reports Moore. “And for a fee, people can sign up to dive in a half million gallons of saltwater in the Gulf of Mexico habitat and safely swim with the sharks.” And while the majority of creatures in the Mote SEA exhibits will be connected to the research efforts of the Mote scientists, the popularity of a past traveling exhibit has convinced them to add in a special treat. Penguins. The new aquarium will have actual penguins in an Antarctica-style habitat. How cool—literally!—is that? In a time when the majority of news in the daily headlines is negative, this is welcome good news. It reminds us all why Sarasota is a such a special place. While other areas are shutting down, closing off, and thinking about limitations, we’re looking to grow, expand, and be the type of community that is worthy of such a world-class institution as Mote SEA seems poised to become. For more information on Mote Marine Laboratory or the future Mote SEA, please visit www.mote.org or call 941.388.4441.
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Ecstasy (B), 1953 | Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with mica by Saitō Kiyoshi, 1907–1997 | 79.8 × 74 cm (31 7/16 × 29 1/8 in.) The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Gift of Charles and Robyn Citrin, 2019, SN11658.62
THE RINGLING:
SHARING HUMANITY IN A “FRAUGHT TIME”
BY SYLVIA WHITMAN The statue of David in The Ringling’s courtyard may be wearing a mask, but coronavirus protections haven’t kept the museum from offering the Sarasota community the balm of art. Spacious galleries and 66 acres of grounds allow for ample social distancing, with only the upper floors of Ca’ D’Zan and the interactive circus galleries off limits. Individual audio tours have temporarily replaced groups led by docents. And for those longing for lectures, artist talks, and panel discussions, The Ringling has a virtual lineup in a variety of registers. October’s offerings range from spooky stories from the collection to Vancouver-based artist Howie Tsui’s musings on the martial arts, Buddhist hell scrolls, Hong Kong politics, and stories of exile and isolation. “It’s been an interesting challenge to think about what can we do to engage and connect with people to
provide this sense of shared humanity in this really fraught time,” says Laura Steefel-Moore, head of the museum’s education department. IN THE GALLERIES At a time when art, like people, often has to stay put, The Ringling’s patrons can enjoy extended exhibitions interrupted by the lockdown: Chinese artist Sun Xun’s 3-D animated film, Time Spy; Howie Tsui’s multimedia panorama, Retainers of Anarchy; Syd Solomon’s selection of camouflage-infused paintings, Concealed and Revealed. Curators have also drawn from the museum’s collections to mount new shows. Raiding the closet? Hardly. Being Seen features recent acquisitions of photos by Black women exploring identity, gender, and power. Opening in November, Kabuki Modern spotlights Kabuki actor portraits from late 19th to mid-
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Yamamura Kōka (Toyonari) (Japanese), 1885–1942 | Actor in a Chinese Opera, 1924 | Published by Yamamura Kōka Hanga Kankōkai | Woodblock print; ink and color on paper | 15 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (40 × 37.5 cm) | John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Gift of Charles and Robyn Citrin, 2019, SN11668.7
Steady Gaze (Two Cats), 1952 | Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with mica | 60 × 44.5 cm (23 5/8 × 17 1/2 in.) | The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Gift of Charles and Robyn Citrin, 2014, SN11412.91
20th century Japan, both mass-produced woodblock prints and custom-made paintings. Many of the prints are recent gifts, including an album donated less than a year ago by Elenore Baldinger, a Marylander who was visiting her family in Sarasota. The album contains 100 portraits of a single actor in different roles from the 1890s—images on display for the first time. “It’s really exciting to get all of these out,” says Asian art curator Rhiannon Paget. “The prints are really, really exquisite. They were printed with the finest material and highest technical levels available at that time, with gorgeous colors, shimmering mica backgrounds and altogether superb artisanship. Very dynamic.” Also making a debut is a refurbished and remounted painting purchased in 2017.
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“It’s lovely to be able to show things that haven’t been on view before,” adds Paget. “Asian art may be The Ringling’s most recent area of focus, but the collection is strong and attracts a great deal of interest locally and further afield.” ON THE GROUNDS More than fine art draws visitors to The Ringling. Events manager Christina Fraser books all kinds of gatherings—a schedule the pandemic has put through the shredder. “We’ve had to reinvent everything we do,” she says. With mega weddings on hold, Fraser’s team began promoting “elopement packages” for local couples: outdoor spot, half an hour, under 10 guests, BYOO (bring your own officiant). One couple chose the site of
Shin’ei, active early 20th century | Onoe Baikō VI as Oiwa, Number 4 from the series Actor Portraits, 1926 Published by Matsuki Heikichi | Woodblock print; ink and color on paper | 15 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (38.8 × 26 cm) | Museum purchase through the David J. Patten Asian Art Fund, 2020, 2020.15
Clay Image, 1952 | Woodblock print; ink and color on paper by Saitō Kiyoshi, 1907–1997 | 82 × 54 cm (32 5/16 × 21 1/4 in.) The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Karl A. Bickel, 1961, SN8070
one of their first dates, under a banyan on the tree trail by the bay. Tickets for yoga on the Ca’ D’Zan lawn have also been selling out. “People are looking for opportunities to escape from stress,” says Fraser. Next on tap: acoustic music at sunset. Picnic, anyone? Providing food and drink will be Metz Culinary Management, the new food service vendor revamping the Banyan Café and the soon-to-be-rechristened restaurant. The coffee shop has just reopened as Starbucks, and fine dining is set to return by October. IN THE ETHER The total lockdown of spring pushed the education team to reimagine face-to-face gatherings. The Ringling’s monthly Reflection Program, for instance, invites people
with dementia and their care partners to the galleries for facilitated conversations. Do you like this painting? How does it make you feel? Although migrating to Zoom sometimes diminishes images’ breathtaking qualities, it has also enabled less mobile members of the memory-loss community to participate. Interactive and educational online family programs offer another kind of respite, for parents: screen time without guilt! Although the team encourages moms and dads to participate, they can also take a short break, leaving the remote teaching to The Ringling. Distance offerings have expanded the museum’s reach. Snowbirds and other out-of-towners can attend the virtual book club or live events like “Ask a Curator” and “Contemporary Questions about the Historic Circus.” Free for members, most sessions cost $5 and require a SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2020 2020 || SARASOTA SARASOTA SCENE SCENE
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Shōji, Katsura Detached Palace, designed 1954 | Woodblock print; ink and color on paper | 32 × 76.6 cm (12 5/8 × 30 3/16 in.) The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Karl A. Bickel, 1961, SN8067
“ticket,” a way of keeping the Zoom frame intimate and manageable. The informality of connecting from home “tends to make the conversations a little more relaxed and easygoing,” says Steefel-Moore. “You also get to see sides of personality that you wouldn’t if everyone was in the gallery.” Afterward, recorded content goes up on the website, accessible to national and international audiences at any time. As well as going broad, online presentations can also run deep. High-res images allow close-ups—details viewer might miss in a gallery. Comparing two images side by side is a cinch. No longer tethered to physical displays, a virtual tour can cross eras and emphasize themes. With digital programs, Steefel-Moore says, “it’s much easier to pull up photographs, prints, or other artworks that aren’t currently on view in the museum.” With Black Lives Matter in the news, the museum can spotlight works by Black, indigenous, and other artists of color. Finally, the ed team is imagining how to capitalize on not being in a museum full of rules and decorum. Steefel-Moore put together a food-based tour complete with a tasting menu sent to participants in advance: Inches from a digital reproduction of a still life, for instance, viewers could be savoring the flavors in the scene. LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRING Although no one knows exactly what 2021 will bring, comfort, diversity, and creativity will carry into the season. To date, the museum has announced two new 48
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exhibitions. Frans Hals: Detecting a Decade opens on Valentine’s Day—a collaboration between The Ringling and the Dallas Museum of Art, where this close-focus exhibit is currently on view. It juxtaposes two portraits of the same man, Haarlem brewer and mayor Pieter Jacobsz Olycan, painted about 10 years apart by 17th century Dutch Baroque artist Frans Hals. For the first time, the two paintings are hanging side by side (one belongs to The Ringling, the other to a private collector), giving viewers a rare chance to see how a master’s technique evolved. Saitō Kiyoshi: Graphic Awakening, a single artist exhibit, moved up on the museum schedule, from April to mid-March. “He’s probably the best known modern Japanese printmaker in the U.S.,” says Asian art curator Paget. “During the postwar period, he emerged as a favorite among the members of the Allied occupation. Then he was able to take advantage of all these new exchange programs that were launched by the American government and NGOs to strengthen ties between Japan and America” at a time—the ‘50s and ‘60s—when officials were trying change the image of Japan from enemy to Cold War ally. A graphic designer and illustrator first—”he had a very keen sense of design”— Saitō failed as a painter and “actually hated making prints.” Which is ironic, Paget explains, because among his peers no one better “exploited the physical materials of woodblock printmaking in a more explicit way than he did. He has all these wonderful woodgrain textures in his prints, lots of gouge marks; you get a sense of the power of the chisel scraping the surface of the wood, and then the stickiness of ink as it
Kabuki Modern: Opens Nov 13, 2020 – June 27, 2021
Opens Feb 14, 2021 – May 16, 2021
Saitō Kiyoshi: Graphic Awakening: March 14, 2021 – August 15, 2021
Zanele Muholi, South African, born 1972, Kodwa II, Amsterdam, from the series Somnyama Ngonyama (Hail the Dark Lioness), 2017, Gelatin silver print, Museum purchase, 2017, SN11594.2 | © Zanele Muholi
pulls away from the block to the paper.” Given the variety of his subjects and technique, Paget promises that the exhibit will offer “something for everyone.”
expertise,” says Cartwright. “It’s no small feat to create something that’s beautiful and safely adhered to the wall.”
Mounting the show and writing the catalog—earlier than first planned, on a tightened budget—has posed a number of challenges: research libraries closed, delivery systems disrupted. But the pandemic lockdown had a silver lining, says Paget. “I had a little bit more time at home to devote to the final stages of the manuscript.”
Despite the uncertainty of these times, Cartwright takes heart that so many people have chosen to live in Sarasota because they feel passionate about the arts, the third largest employer in Sarasota County. Aficionados appreciate the benefits of museums and theaters and botanical gardens. “They don’t want these things to go away. We have such a long history of support. That gives me great hope.” She knows old friends want to support The Ringling, and she trusts they’ll return as they feel able and comfortable to do so.
Sarah Cartwright, Ulla R. Searing Curator of Collections, has also found some unexpected grace. There are the extended exhibits, the fresh look at materials in the collection, new tricks like live-streaming from galleries, and the chance to finish projects. In January, the museum completed the reinstallation of a large gallery, but during the pandemic lull, local woodworker Dale Rieke completed a humongous frame for the recently restored 13x22 foot portrait, Emperor Justinian. “He was really excited about being able to contribute his
“I hope that they recognize that we still very much do need their help.” See The Ringling’s website for the latest info on exhibitions and events: ringling.org. SEPTEMBER 2020 | SARASOTA SCENE
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PERFORMING ARTS Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota
with Kayo Iwama, piano
The Chorus & Orchestra of Anna Maria Island
April 21, 2021
PO Box 1213
Piano Grand V: The Ultimate Piano Grand
Holmes Beach, FL 34218
May 8, 2021
941.795.2370
Kendra Colton, soprano
1226 N Tamiami Trail, Ste 300
amicco.org
Sarasota, FL 34236
Asolo Repertory Theatre
941.306.1200
5555 N Tamiami Trail
artistseriesconcerts.org
Sarasota, FL 34243
The Circus Arts Conservatory
Performances at various venues.
941.351.8000
2075 Bahia Vista St
Omer Quartet with
asolorep.org
Sarasota, FL 34239
Hanzhi Wang, accordion
Grand Horizons
941.355.9805
October 11, 2020
March 2021
circusarts.org
Our Town
Visit website for performances.
A Soprano, a Tenor and a Piano October 26, 2020 Max Tan, violin with Joseph Holt, piano November 3, 2020 Nexus Chamber Music Chicago November 15, 2020 Palm Court Treasures November 22, 2020 Dick Hyman and the Florida Jazz Masters December 6, 2020 A Classic Christmas with Frisson December 13, 2020 Harumi Hanafusa January 9 – 10, 2021 Todd Thomas, baritone with Joseph Holt, piano January 21, 2021 Steven Banks, saxophone and Xak Bjerken, piano January 31, 2021 Amore - Love Songs with Anthony Nunziata February 10, 2021 Merz Trio with Jordan Bak, viola February 14, 2021 Rising Stars of Sarasota February 25, 2021 Antonio Chen Guang, piano February 28, 2021 Bill Buchman’s Art of Jazz Quintet March 10, 2021 Anthony Trionfo, flute with Albert Cano Smit, piano March 14, 2021 Ventures in Brass with the Venice Symphony Brass Quintet March 23, 2021 Vieness Piano Duo April 4 – 5, 2021 Rinat Erlichman, violin with Jun Cho, piano April 11, 2021 52
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March 2021 Hood
Diversity: The Voices of Sarasota
May 2021
PO Box 2453
Knoxville
Sarasota, FL 34230
June 2021
888.550-6279
Billy Elliot the Musical
diversitysarasota.org
Fall 2021
Visit website for performances.
Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers TBA
ensemblenewSRQ
Engage: Monday Musical Moments
PO Box 15372
Online Every Monday
Sarasota, FL 34277 ensrq.org
Belle Canto 8148 36th S E
Visit website for performances.
Sarasota, FL 34243
Florida Studio Theatre
941.400.2152
1241 N Palm Ave
bellecanto.org
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phenomenal Women:
941.366.9000
A Concert Celebrating EVERY WOMAN
floridastudiotheatre.org
Spring 2021
Visit website for performances.
Festival of Women’s Voices Workshop and Concert for Women ages 14 + Spring 2021
FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training 5555 N. Tamiami Trail
Choral Artists of Sarasota
Sarasota, FL 34243
PO Box 52987
asolorep.org/conservatory
Sarasota, FL 34232
Sister Carrie
941.387.6046
November 4 – 22, 2020
choralartistssarasota.org
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Listen to the Earth Project
January 6 – 24, 2021
April 23 - 25, 2021
Baby with the Bathwater
Listen to the Earth Concert
February 17 – March 7, 2021
& World Premiere
Shakespeare in the Gardens:
April 25, 2021
Julius Caesar April 7 – 26, 2021
Glenridge Performing Arts Center
Jazz Club of Sarasota
Lemon Bay Playhouse
330 S Pineapple Ave, Ste. 111
96 W Dearborn St
7333 Scotland Way
Sarasota, FL 34236
Englewood, FL 34223
Sarasota, FL 34238
941.366.1552
941.475.6756
941.552.5325
jazzclubsarasota.com
lemonbayplayhouse.com
theglenridge.com
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Season Productions
Guitar Sarasota
Key Chorale
January 20 – February 14, 2021
Mini-Concert & Lecture Series
1233C S. Tamiami Trail
Almost, Maine
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Sarasota, FL 34239
March 10 – April 4, 2021
2256 Bahia Vista St
941.921.4845
Now and Then
Sarasota, FL 34239
keychorale.org
April 28 – May 16, 2021
941.260.3306
Together We Rise:
Baggage
GuitarSarasota.org
Celebrating the Resilience
June 9 – 27, 2021
International Concert Series
of the Human Spirit
Showcase Productions
Riverview Performing Arts Center
October 30, 2020—Virtual
Paisley Craze
1 Ram Way, Sarasota, FL 34231
A Holly Jolly Holiday
January 9, 2021
Johan Smith – Switzerland
December 18 – 19, 2020
Marcy Downey –
January 9, 2021
Bach & Vivaldi
Flashback! Fun with the 60s and 70s
Rene Izquierdo – Cuba
January 16, 2021
February 20, 2021
February 6, 2021
Coronation: Mozart & Haydn
Gid Pool Comedy Show
Antonio Rey Flamenco Troupe – Spain
February 13, 2021
With Al Ernst
March 6, 2021
Tomorrow’s Voices Tonight,
February 27, 2021
Laura Snowden – United Kingdom
Student Scholar Soirée
Jimmy Mazz
April 3, 2021
March 1, 2021
February 28, 2021
Cirque des Voix®:
James Hawkins
Vera & Imre Hecht
The Next Decade of Wonder
April 11, 2021
Emerging Artist Series
March 12,13, 14, 2021
Gid Pool With Peter Hefty
Art of Murder
April 17 –18, 2021
St. Paul Lutheran Church Sarasota, FL 34239
La Musica International Chamber Music Festival
Duo Excelsa
PO Box 5442
Manatee Community Concert Band
November 16, 2020
Sarasota, FL 34277
941.363.1237
Robert Philips
941.366.8450 ext. 7
manateeconcertband.com
December 21, 2020
lamusicafestival.org
See website for concert information.
Sam Desmet
Sonata A Due
January 18, 2021
February 8, 2021
Chattanooga Guitar Duo
Open Rehearsals
Manatee Performing Arts Center
February 15, 2021
TBA
502 3rd Ave W
Luther Enloe
Concert I
Bradenton, FL 34205
March 15, 2021
April 8, 2021
941.749.1111
Youth and Community Showcase
Concert II
manateeperformingartscenter.com
April 19, 2021
April 11, 2021
Go Ask Alice
Concert III
October 1 –18, 2020
The Island Players
April 14, 2021
Mamma Mia!
10009 Gulf Dr
Concert IV
October 22 – November 8, 2020
Anna Maria, FL 34216
April 19, 2021
Danny King of the Basement
2256 Bahia Vista St
941.778.5755
November 5 – 22, 2020
theislandplayers.org
Cinderella December 3 – 20, 2020 Hot Air January 7 – 24, 2021 Titanic January 14 – 31, 2021 SEPTEMBER 2020 | SARASOTA SCENE
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February 18 – March 7, 2021
North Port Performing Arts Association
Pets!
6400 W Price Blvd
February 25 – March 14, 2021
North Port, FL 34291
Chaplin
941.426.8479
The Players Centre for Performing Arts
March 25 – April 11, 2021
nppaa.net
838 N Tamiami Trail
I Do! I Do!
Fun Home
Celebration Concert January 2, 2020
Sarasota, FL 34236 941.365.2494
Will Rogers Follies
North Port Concert Band
April 29 – May 16, 2021
northportconcertband.org
So Long Dearie!
Visit website for performances.
Farewell Tour
April 8 – 25, 2021
McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre
theplayers.org
September 3 – 13, 2020
1923 Ringling Blvd
North Port Chorale
A Few of Our Favorite Things
Sarasota, FL 34236
6400 West Price Blvd
Virtual Farewell
941.925.FUNY (3869)
North Port, FL 34291
September 25, 2020
mccurdyscomedy.com
thenorthportchorale.org
Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Visit website for lineup.
“Magic Moments”
October 17, 2020
February 13, 2021
Moving Ethos Dance
The Lights on Broadway
The Pops Orchestra
1768 Briar Creek Ln
April 17, 2021
PO Box 1622
Sarasota, FL 34235
Sarasota, FL 34230
941.312.1693
North Port Symphony
941.926.POPS (7677)
movingethos.org
northportsymphony.com
thepopsorchestra.org
Visit website for performances.
Made In AMERICA
Visit website for performances.
November 8, 2020
Musica Sacra of Sarasota
Jingle All the Way
Ring Sarasota
PO Box 50581
December 6, 2020
P.O. Box 2113
Sarasota, FL 34232
Love Story
Sarasota, FL 34276
941.405.7322
January 31, 2021
ringsarasota.org
musicasacrasarasota.org
On Broadway
Season 11
Ein Deutsches Requiem
February 28, 2021
February 21, 28
March 7, 2021
The Ides of March
& March, 21, 28 & April 11, 2021
March 21, 2021
New Music New College
The Ringling 5401 Bay Shore Rd
Caples Fine Arts Complex
OASIS — Opera for Animals: Singing is Saving
5800 Bayshore Rd
8437 Tuttle Ave #333
941.359.5700
Sarasota, FL 34243
Sarasota, FL 34243
Ringling.org
941.487.4888
941.351.1007
For a list of performances, visit
newmusicnewcollege.org
operaforanimals.org
Museums and Visual Arts section.
Flutist Claire Chase
Visit website for performances.
New College of Florida
Sarasota, FL 34243
Rise Above Performing Arts
January 20, 2021 The genre-crushing
Perlman Music Program/Suncoast
PO Box 51837
chamber group yMusic
941.955.4942
Sarasota, FL 34232
March 11, 2021
perlmanmusicprogramsuncoast.org
941.702.4747
The Art of Andriessen
15th Anniversary PMP Sarasota
riseabovearts.com
March 18, 2021
Winter Residency
Carrie
Fierce piano star Vicky Chow
December 19, 2020 – January 2, 2021
November 5 – 8 & 12 – 16, 2020
April 24, 2021
Super Strings
Footloose
December 2020
February 18 – 21 & 25 – 28, 2021
Works-in-Progress Recital
The Little Mermaid
TBA
May 13 – 16 & 20 – 23, 2021
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SaraSolo Productions, Inc. (Gotta Van)
The Cleveland Orchestra with
Behind the Curtain
Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director
Live Streaming With
PO Box 3102
& Yuja Wang, piano
Social Media IG & Facebook LIVE
Sarasota, FL 34230
January 24, 2021
Resident Choreographer Erin Fletcher
941.400.2036
Great Performers Series Concert: Bach
September 18, 2020
sarasolo.org
Collegium Japan
SCD Artistic Director
Visit website for performances.
January 28, 2021
November 13, 2020
Takács Quartet and Joyce Yang, piano
Zoe Austin Choreographer for
The Sarasota Ballet
February 25, 2021
“Dance Makers”
5555 N Tamiami Trail
Benjamin Beilman, violin,
January 15, 2021
Sarasota, FL 34243
and Yekwon Sunwoo, piano
Founding Board member Muriel Mayers
941.359.0099
March 1, 2021
about her 15 years with SCD
sarasotaballet.org
Emanuel Ax, piano
April 16, 2021
Refractions (Program 4)
March 16, 2021
February 26 – March 1, 2021
Sarasota Concert Band
Sarasota Cuban Ballet School
Serendipitous Movement (Program 5)
5317 Fruitville Rd #192
501 N Beneva Rd, Ste 700
Sarasota Opera House
Sarasota, FL 34232
Sarasota, FL 34232
March 26 – 27, 2021
941.650.1177
srqcubanballet.com
Mark Morris Dance Group (Program 6)
sarasotaconcertband.org
Visit website for performances.
Sarasota Opera House
Visit website for performances.
FSU Center for the Performing Arts
Sarasota Folk Club
April 9 – 10, 2021
941.371.1433
Sarasota Opera House
Sarasota Contemporary Dance Company
April 30 – May 1, 2021
1400 Blvd of the Arts, Ste 300
Fogertyville
Heroines (Program 7)
sarasotafolk.org
Sarasota, FL 34236
525 Kumquat Ct
Sarasota Choral Society
sarasotacontemporarydance.org
Sarasota, FL 34236
5317 Fruitville Rd #147
Theater Productions
941.377.9256
Sarasota, FL 34232
Live Streaming & Face to Face options
Visit website for performances.
sarasotachoralsociety.org
Dance Makers
Visit website for performances.
January 18 – 24, 2021
Sarasota Chorus of the Keys
choreography by Leymis
Sarasota International Folk Dancers (Sarasota Grapeviners)
P.O. Box 51751
April 29 – May 2, 2021
803 N Tamiami Trail
Tribute to Muriel Mayers evening of past
Sarasota, FL 34236
Sarasota, FL 34232 chorusofthekeys.org
Late Nights @ SCD – Live Streaming
941.923.3302
Visit website for performances.
SCD Chats on Zoom
ifdsarasota.webs.com
Meet the SCD family
Visit website for performances.
Sarasota Concert Association
September 16, 2020
PO Box 1714
Choreographers from Evolving/Revolving
Sarasota Jewish Chorale
Sarasota, FL 34230
September 30, 2020
941.355.8011
941.225.6500
Meet our collaborator legendary harpist
SarasotaJewishChorale.org
scasarasota.org
Ann Pilot
Visit website for performances.
Great Performers Series
October 21, 2020
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
SCD’s General Manager,
Sarasota Music Archive
Riverview Performing Arts Center
what to expect of SCD in 2021
Selby Public Library, Geldbart Auditorium
Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
January 13, 2021
1331 First St
with Pavel Kogan, Music Director,
Eliza Ladd
Sarasota, FL 34236
and Blake Pouliot, violin
January 2021
941.861.1168
January 14, 2021
Karim Manning
sarasotamusicarchive.org
February 2021
Visit website for performances.
Rachel Lambright March 2021 SEPTEMBER 2020 | SARASOTA SCENE
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Sarasota Music Club
Sarasota Orchestra
Venetian Harmony Chorus
PO Box 19613
709 N Tamiami Trail
701 N Indiana Ave
Sarasota, FL 34276
Sarasota, FL 34236
Englewood, FL 34223
941.925.3602
941.953.4252
941.480.1480
sarasotamusicclub.org
sarasotaorchestra.org
venetianharmony.com
Visit website for performances.
Visit website for performances.
Visit website for performances.
Sarasota Musica Viva
State College of Florida
The Venice Chorale
P.O. Box 1244
5840 26th St
The Venice Performing Arts Center
Osprey, FL 34229
Bradenton, FL 34207
1 Indian Ave
941.870.9885
941.752.5252
Venice, FL 34285
sarasotamusicaviva.org
scf.edu
941.484.8491
Visit website for performances.
Neel Performing Arts Center
thevenicechorale.org
Visit website for performances.
Holiday Joy
Sarasota Opera
December 6, 2020
61 North Pineapple Avenue
Suncoast Concert Band
The Season of Love
Sarasota, FL 34236
12308 Lobelia Terrace
February 14, 2021
941.328.1300
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
Jazz Divine
sarasotaopera.org
941.907.4123
April 19, 2021
Fall Season
suncoastconcertband.org
Venice Concert Band
“Live from Sarasota Opera House” Streamed from The William E. Schmidt
Theatre Odyssey
1 Indian Avenue Venice, FL 34285
Opera Theatre, Sarasota Opera House
PO Box 1383
veniceconcertband.org
November 13, 2020
Sarasota, FL 34230
“From Bach to Broadway”
Concert featuring Sarasota Opera
941.799.7224
February 22, 2021
Resident Artists
theatreodyssey.org
“Musical Landscape”
Selby Gardens
Glenridge Performing Arts Center
March 22, 2021
November 17, 2020
One Act Play Festival
“Kaleidoscope””
Concert featuring Sarasota Opera
Through October 4, 2020
April 26, 2021
Historic Spanish Point
Urbanite Theatre
November 19, 2020
1487 Second St
The Venice Institute for Performing Arts
Resident Artists
Sarasota, FL 34236
1 Indian Ave
Winter Opera
941.321.1397
Venice, FL 34285
Tosca
urbanitetheatre.com
941.218.3779
February 6 – March 20, 2021
Visit website for performances.
veniceperformingartscenter.com
The Daughter of the Regiment
Dancing Dream: A Tribute to Abba March 18, 2021
The Pearl Fishers
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
February 20 – March 20, 2021
777 N Tamiami Trail
April 3, 2021
Attila
Sarasota, FL 34236
March 6 – 21, 2021
941.953.3368
Venice Musicale
vanwezel.org
PO Box 179
Visit website for performances.
2357 S Tamiami Trail #3
February 13 – March 13, 2021
Sarasota Opera Guild
Good Vibrations
941.374.2914
Venice, FL 34292
sarasotaopera.org
941.488.4902
facebook.com/sarasotaoperaguild
venicemusicale.org
Visit website for performances.
Visit website for performances.
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The Venice Symphony Venice Performing Arts Center 1 Indian Ave Venice, FL 34285 941.207.8822 thevenicesymphony.org Brahms and The Boys November 20 – 21, 2020 A Holly Jolly Holiday
Friday, October 30th • 7:30 PM
December 18 – 19, 2020 Under the Big Top: A Tribute to the Circus
Our VIRTUAL season opener brings us together to experience the healing and hope of music. The Chamber Singers present an inspirational program of favorites, uplifting spirituals, and music that celebrates the resiliency of the human spirit.
January 8 – 9, 2021 A Night at the Oscars February 5 – 6, 2021 Superheroes and Schumann February 26 – 27, 2021 Game of Romes March 26 – 27, 2021 Fantasy, Firebird, and Fabiola April 23 – 24, 2021
Venice Theatre
Season subscriptions on sale now! 941.921.4845
key chorale
Sarasota’s Symphonic Chorus Joseph Caulkins, Artistic Director
140 W Tampa Ave
TickeTs @ KeyChorale.org
Venice, FL 34285 941.488.1115 venicetheatre.org Visit website for performances.
INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
February 8-April 19, 2021
1646 10th Way Sarasota, FL 34236 941.366.1505
Sonata a Due
westcoastblacktheatre.org
February 8
The Soul Crooners
Michael’s On East A performance by Derek Han, piano and Daniel Avshalomov, viola, followed by cocktails and dinner.
October 7 – November 22, 2020 Black Nativity Ruby January 6 – February 21, 2021 Pipeline March 3 – April 11, 2021 Smokey Joe’s Café April 21 – June 6, 2021
photos: Frank Atura
December 2 – 27, 2020
Concert Series
April 8, 11, 14, 19
Sarasota Opera House The finest musicians from around the world present both familiar and unusual chamber music.
Musical Chefs Interactive Dinner April 15
Michael’s Wine Cellar A lively dinner featuring La Musica musicians leading cooking demonstrations to create your meal. Sponsored by Gloria Moss in memory of Janet Hunter.
LaMusicaFestival.org • 941.366.8450 ext. 7 SEPTEMBER 2020 | SARASOTA SCENE
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SARASOTA SCENE MAGAZINE PRESENTS
MUSEUMS & VISUAL ARTS Anna Maria Island Art League City Hall Field 5901 Marina Dr. Holmes Beach, FL 34217 941.778.2099 IslandArtLeague.org Springfest 2021 March 13 & 14, 2021
Art Center Manatee 209 9th St W Bradenton, FL 34205 941.746.2862 ArtCenterManatee.org *All exhibits for the remainder of 2020 have been cancelled due to COVID 19. Please check the website for 2021 updates.
Art Center Sarasota 707 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 941.365.2032 ArtSarasota.org Exhibitions Carl Abbott, Victoria Trespando, Art Center Instructors October 15 – November 27, 2020 Open Season December 10 – January 15, 2021 Cynthia Mason and Neil Bender, Vitus Shell, ASALH: Black Muse 2021 January 28 – March 5, 2021 Pop-up Exhibits March 8 – 13, 2021 “Off the Wall” Postcard Event March 12, 2021 James Martin, Jacob Bailes, Savannah Magnolia March 18 – April 16, 2021 Sarasota County Schools Spring Show April 19 – May 1, 2021 Booker Visual Performing Arts Senior Thesis Show May 5 – 14, 2021 Nancy Dillen, Kamel Moelrio, Peter Christ May 27 – July 2, 2021 “The Big Show” July 15 – August 20, 2021 Petticoat Painters, Sibel Kocabasi September 2 – October 1, 2021
Artists’ Guild of Anna Maria Island
Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society (FSWS)
5414 Marina Dr Holmes Beach, FL 34217 941.778.6694 AMIArtistsGuildGallery.com
7215 11th Ave W Bradenton, FL 34209 941.792.0608 SuncoastWatercolorSociety.com *All exhibits for the remainder of 2020 have been cancelled due to COVID 19. Please check the website for 2021 updates.
Embracing Our Differences Outdoor Exhibit PO Box 2559 Sarasota, FL 34230 941.404.5710 EmbracingOurDifferences.org Embracing Our Differences International Art Exhibit January 20 – April 1, 2021
Englewood Art Center Ringling College of Continuing Studies 350 South McCall Road Englewood, FL 34223 Ringling.edu/EAC *All exhibits for the remainder of 2020 have been cancelled due to COVID 19. Please check the website for 2021 updates.
Fine Arts Society of Sarasota PO Box 1432 Sarasota, FL 34230 941.330.0680 ArtsAdvocates.org Zoom Meeting with Kevin Costello: “What makes a masterpiece” (members) September 17, 2020 Online
Florida Maritime Museum 4415 119th St W Cortez, FL 34215 941.708.6120 FloridaMaritimeMuseum.org Virtual Museum Tours Available on the Clio app: theclio.com/entry/103506/tour Lectures Visit the website for virtual lectures Permanent Collections The Blake Banks Ship Models Maritime Library
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (The Ringling) 5401 Bay Shore Rd Sarasota, FL 34243 941.359.5700 Ringling.org Museum From Home: Virtual Events and Lectures (via Zoom) Virtual Gallery Conversation: Labor and Work September 9, 2020, 1:00 pm “Ask a Curator Day” Panel Discussion September 16, 2020, 1:00 pm Artist Talk: Howie Tsui with Ola Wlusek October 14, 2020, 3:00 pm Behind the Scenes of the Howard Brothers Model Circus October 14, 2020,10:30 am Virtual Gallery Conversation: Spooky Series October 28, 2020, 1:00 pm Contemporary Questions about the Historic Circus November 4, 2020, 1:00 pm Virtual Gallery Conversation: Feeling Thankful November 18, 1:00 pm Virtual Gallery Talk: Kabuki Modern December 2, 2020, 1:00 pm Exhibitions Sun Xun: Time Spy Through October 4, 2020 Tour du Monde Through October 18, 2020 Re-making the World: Abstraction from the permanent collection Through May 2, 2021 Syd Solomon: Concealed and Revealed Through January 24, 2021 Howie Tsui: Retainers of Anarchy Through November 29, 2020
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Being Seen: Recent Acquisitions from the Ringling photography collection Through January 3, 2021 Suffragists and Circus October 25, 2020 – January 21, 2021 Kabuki Modern November 13, 2020 – June 27, 2021 Frans Hals February 14 – May 16, 2021 Saitō Kiyoshi: Graphic Awakening March 14 – August 15, 2021 Skyway 2021: A Contemporary Collection June 20, 2021 – October 3, 2021 Programs Family Programs: Learn from home anytime! Available 24/7 on the website
Light Chasers: Plein Air Painters of the Suncoast PO Box 17463 Sarasota, FL 34276 941.924.0818 LightChasersinc.com *All events for the remainder of 2020 have been cancelled due to COVID 19. Please check the website for 2021 updates.
Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy 2121 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34234 941.364.3399 WhimsyMuseum.org *All events for the remainder of 2020 have been cancelled due to COVID 19. Please check the website for 2021 updates.
North Port Art Center 5950 Sam Shapos Way North Port, FL 34287 941.423.6460 NorthPortArtCenter.com Out of the Box October 5 – November 6, 2020 Black & White Plus One November 9 – December 4, 2020 Holiday Exhibit December 7 - December 24, 2020
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Palm Avenue Arts Alliance
The Southern Atelier
PalmAvenue.com First Friday Walks September Swing September 4, 2020 An Evening of Classics October 2, 2020 A Prelude to Season November 6, 2020 Holiday Treasures December 4, 2020
7226 21st St E Sarasota, FL 34243 941.753.7755 SouthernAtelier.org Workshops Floral and Still Life Painting with Robert Johnson February 18 – 21, 2021 Interpreting Visual Reality with Carolyn Anderson March 8 - 11, 2021
Ringling College of Art + Design 2700 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34234 941.359.7563 ringling.edu/galleries Ian Dean: Nostalgicons Patricia Thompson Gallery August 28 – October 2, 2020 Open by appointment please email galleries@ringling.edu 2020 Annual Ringling College Faculty Exhibition Online Exhibition September 4 – November 27, 2020 020 Annual Ringling College Staff + Continuing Studies Instructors Exhibition Online Exhibition September 4 – November 27, 2020
Sarasota Museum of Art 891 S Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 Ringling College Academic Center Auditorium 2363 Old Bradenton Rd Sarasota, FL 34234 941.309.7662 sarasotaartmuseum.org Online Exhibits Color. Theory. & (b/w) sarasotaartmuseum.org/color-theory-bw The Memory Project: Barbara Banks, Worker sarasotaartmuseum.org/worker-project
State College of Florida Fine Art Gallery 5840 26th St W Bradenton, FL 34207 941.752.5225 SCF.edu/ArtGallery *All events for the remainder of 2020 have been cancelled due to COVID 19. Please check the website for 2021 updates.
Surface Design Guild Sarasota SarasotaSurfaceDesign.com Exhibitions & workshops offered year-round
Towles Court Art District 1938 Adams Ln Sarasota, FL 34236 941.587.9851 towlescourt.com
Venice Art Center 390 Nokomis Ave Venice, FL 34285 941.485.7136 veniceartcenter.com
HISTORY, SCIENCE & EDUCATION Adult and Community Enrichment (ACE) — North Port 4445 Career Lane North Port, FL 34289 ACE-Sarasota.com
Adult and Community Enrichment (ACE) — Sarasota 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233 ace-sarasota.com
Anna Maria Island Historical Society 402 Pine Ave Anna Maria, FL 34216 941.778.0492 amihs.org Museum Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10am – 1pm
Big Cat Habitat 7101 Palmer Blvd Sarasota, FL 34240 941.371.6377 BigCatHabitat.org Yoga with Tigers Fourth Saturday of Every Month Sunset Safari Feast September 19, 2020 Wild-O-Ween November 28, 2020
C.G. Jung Society of Sarasota PO Box 50611 Sarasota, FL 34232 941.952.8188 CGJungSarasota.org INsight Lecture & Workshop Series Weathering the Storm in our Unprecedented Times January 29, 2021 Zoom Alternate if Live Event Canceled Synchronicity and Its Implications January 30, 2021, 9 am – 1 pm Zoom Alternate if Live Event Canceled Intimations in the Night: The Soul’s Call to Return Home February 19 & February 20, 2021 Zoom Alternate if Live Event Canceled
Path to the Soul March 12 – March 13, 2021 Zoom Alternate if Live Event Canceled Dreams, Life, Death, and the Alchemical Wedding Between Worlds April 9 – April 10, 2021 Zoom Alternate if Live Event Canceled Free Film Discussions on Zoom Select Evenings December 2020 – April 2021
Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast
Manatee County Agricultural Hall of Fame Feature Exhibit No Closing Date Core Exhibits Manatee County Agricultural Hall of Fame Citrus Vegetables & Fruits Livestock Horticulture Farm Shop & Garage Barn
400 Palmetto Ave Osprey, FL 34229 941.918.2100 ConservationFoundation.com
Events Palmetto’s Christmas in the Park December 3, 4, 5, 10 & 11, 2020 By Appointment Only
Crowley Museum & Nature Center
Manatee Village Historical Park
16405 Myakka Rd Sarasota, FL 34240 941.322.1000 CrowleyFL.org
1404 Manatee Ave E Bradenton, FL 34208 941.749.7165 ManateeVillage.org Museum Visit By Appointment Only
Historical Society Of Sarasota County 1260 12th St Sarasota, FL 34236 941.364.9076 hsosc.com 2020 Hero of History Award Luncheon— Honoring Jon Thaxton March 18, 2021 *All events for the remainder of 2020 have been cancelled due to COVID 19. Please check the website for 2021 updates.
Manatee County Agricultural Museum 1015 6th St W Palmetto, FL 34221 941.721.2034 manateecountyagmuseum.com Exhibits Artwork of Pat Robertson Through October 16, 2020 Underwater Farms – Aquaculture in Manatee County Virtual Exhibit Online Now Live Exhibit Runs November 3, 2020 – Summer 2021 An Icy Enterprise November 3, 2020 Florida’s Turpentine Industry No Closing Date
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 900 S Palm Ave Sarasota, FL 34236 941.366.5731 Selby.org Downtown Sarasota Campus The 45th Anniversary Orchid Show: Women Breaking the Glasshouse Ceiling October 10 – November 29, 2020 Lights in Bloom December 13, 2020 – January 2, 2021 Roy Lichtenstein’s Monet’s Garden Goes Pop! February 14 – June 27, 2021 Historic Spanish Point Campus Enchanted Garden Fairy Festival February 27 & 28, 2021 Anniversaries Selby Gardens’ 45th Anniversary
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium 1600 Ken Thompson Pkwy Sarasota, FL 34236 941.388.4441 Mote.org
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Fish, Fun and Fright October 23, 2020 Oceanic Evening October 31, 2020 Year-Round Exhibits The Teeth Beneath: The Wild World of Gators, Crocs and Caimans Shark Zone Creatures from the Reef Florida Bay Habitats Sea Turtles: Ancient Survivors Manatees Otters & Their Waters From the River to the Seas Oh Baby! Life Cycles of the Sea Exploration Gallery Fossil Creek
New College of Florida 5800 Bay Shore Rd Sarasota, FL 34243 941.487.4153 NCF.edu/new-topics-new-college Benefiting New College Foundation. New College’s New Topics Privacy and Accountability: Not a Contradiction with Dr. Anita L. Allen October 1, 2020
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Understanding the 2020 Presidential Election: What’s Going to Happen? What Does it Mean? with Eric Schickler and Alexis Simendinger October 15, 2020 Challenge and Response: Facing Hard Choices in a Time of Economic Crisis with William Dudley November 12, 2020 Reflections on a Congressional Career; Lessons for Today’s Politics with Lincoln Diaz-Balart February 18, 2021 Cybersecurity and Civil Liberties with Jennifer Granick March 18, 2021
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Ringling College of Continuing Studies 1050 S Tuttle Ave, Bldg 1 Sarasota, FL 34237 OlliatRinglingCollege.org Arts & Studio Courses Wheel Throwing: Beginner – Intermediate (SDA) October 5 – November 2, 2020
Powel Crosley Estate 8374 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34243 941.722.3244 BradentonGulfIslands.com/crosley-estate/
Ringling College of Art + Design 2700 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34234 941.351.5100 ringling.edu See Museums & Visual Arts for gallery exhibits.
Ringling College Library Association PO Box 814 Sarasota, FL 34230 RCLAssociation.org TOWN HALL: Lisa Genova November 9, 2020 TOWN HALL: Annie Leibovitz November 23, 2020 TOWN HALL: Gov. Chris Christie January 18, 2021 TOWN HALL: Tony Dungy February 1, 2021 TOWN HALL: Ronan Farrow February 15, 2021 TOWN HALL: Paul Nicklen March 15, 2021
Sarasota Children’s Garden 1670 10th Way Sarasota, FL 34236 941.330.1711 SarasotaChildrensGarden.com For full list of nature, gardening & art programs, please visit website.
Sarasota Garden Club 1131 Blvd of the Arts Sarasota, FL 34236 941.955.0875 sarasotagardenclub.org Holiday Tea December 5, 2020 Butterfly Club Event January 13 2021 Garden to Table Flower Show February 25, 2021 Gardens in Paradise March 13, 2021 IKEBANA Exhibition April 7, 2021
Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning (SILL) 8499 S Tamiami Trail, Box 219 Sarasota, FL 34238 941.365.6404 SILLSarasota.org
Sarasota Jungle Gardens 3701 Bay Shore Rd Sarasota, FL 34234 941.355.5305 sarasotajunglegardens.com Schedule of events available online. Year-Round Exhibits Free roaming flamingos Alligator feeding pool Alligator, crocodiles, giant tortoises,
snakes and many other reptiles Parrots Birds of prey Lemurs African porcupine Coati Mundi Muntjac deer Petting zoo
SunCoast Alliance for Lifelong Learning (SCALL) PO Box 1072 Sarasota, FL 34236 SunCoastLifelongLearning.org Lifelong Learning Expo 2021 TBA
Suncoast Science Center Faulhaber Fab Lab 4452 S Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233 941.840.4394 SuncoastScience.org For a list of camps, programs and events, please visit website.
The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature 201 10th St W Bradenton, FL 34205 941.746.4131 bishopscience.org IQuest Second Saturday every month think + drink (science) Second Wednesday every month Stelliferous Last Wednesday every month KidSpace Second & Fourth Saturdays of each month Lunch & Learn Second & Fourth Wednesdays of each month Small Wonders: Insects in Focus Through October 18, 2020 Water’s Extreme Journey Through January 3, 2021
Venice Heritage PO Box 1190 Venice, FL 34284 941.237.0478 veniceheritage.org For a list of programs and events, please visit website.
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FESTIVALS & FAIRS OCTOBER 2020 Classic Car Show
Venice Children’s Halloween Parade
Siesta Key Village Annual Holiday Lighting
Venice Main St visitvenicefl.org October 31, 2020
siestakeyvillage.org November 28, 2020
Lakewood Ranch Main St lwrcac.com/events October 2, November 6, December 4, 2020
Fright Night on St. Armands
Music on Main
NOVEMBER 2020
Lakewood Ranch Main St lwrcac.com/evetns October 2, November 6, December 4, 2020
Sarasota Gem-Jewelry-Bead Show Municipal Auditorium, Sarasota frankcoxproductions.com October 2 – 4, 2020
Downtown Sarasota Art & Craft Festival
St. Armands Circle starmandscircleassoc.com October 31, 2020
DECEMBER 2020 Carriage Rides, Strolling Carolers, Santa Strolls Lakewood Ranch Main St lwrcac.com/events Every Thursday in December 2020
Ferraris on the Circle
Bradenton Blues Festival
St. Armands Circle Park starmandscircleassoc.com November 7, 2020
Bradenton Riverwalk Pavilion bradentonbluesfestival.org December 4 – December 7, 2020
The Fence - Sarasota
Holiday Night on St. Armands
Nathan Benderson Park fence.photoville.com/city/sarasota November 8 – March 1, 2021
St. Armands Circle starmandscircleassoc.com December 4, 2020
Sarasota Boat Expo
Art & Design Show Sarasota
Main St, Sarasota artfestival.com October 3 – 4, 2020
Sarasota County Fairgrounds sarasotaboatexpo.com November 6 – 8, 2020
Robarts Arena artanddesignshowsarasota.com December 4 – 6, 2020
Jagfest Concours d’Elegance
Sarasota Architectural Foundation
Siesta Beach Seafood & Music Festival
St. Armands Circle Park starmandscircleassoc.com October 10, 2020
Sarasota Oktoberfest Gulfstream Ave, Sarasota paragonartevents.com October 16 – 18, 2020
Sarasota Celtic Music Festival Motorworks Brewing, Bradenton celtoberfest.org October 16 – 18, 2020
St. Armands Boat Show St. Armands Circle starmandscircleassoc.com October 18 – 19, 2020
42nd Annual Siesta Fiesta Siesta Key Village artfestival.com October 24 – 25, 2020
Lakewood Ranch BooFest Lakewood Ranch Main St lwrcac.com/events October 31, 2020
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SarasotaMOD Weekend Multiple Venues sarasotamod.com November 6 – 8, 2020
St. Armands Circle Art Festival St. Armands Circle, Sarasota artfestival.com November 14 – 15, 2020
Siesta Beach paragonartevents.com December 4 – 6, 2020
Sarasota Gem-JewelryBead Show Municipal Auditorium, Sarasota frankcoxproductions.com December 4 – 6, 2020
2020 Chalk Festival Venice Airport Fairgrounds chalkfestival.org November 15 – 17, 2020
Lido Beach Holiday of the Arts paragonartevents.com December 7 – 8, 2020
Siesta Key Crystal Classic
Holidays Around the Ranch
Master Sand Sculpting Competition Ocean Blvd, Siesta Key siestakeycrystalclassic.com November 13 – 15, 2020
Lakewood Ranch Main St lwrcac.com/events December 12, 2020
Fall Arts & Crafts Show @the Shops at North Port November 21 – 22, 2020
Coquina Beach Seafood & Music Festival Anna Maria Island paragonevents.com December 11 – 13, 2020
Ponies Under The Palms Mustang Show
Porsches in the Park
Main St, Lakewood Ranch lakewoodranch.com November 22, 2020
St. Armands Circle Park starmandscircleassoc.com December 12, 2020
Sarasota New Year’s Eve Pineapple Drop Downtown Sarasota December 31, 2020
JANUARY 2021 Sarasota Winter Fine Arts Festival Downtown Sarasota paragonartevents.com January 9 – 10, 2021
Anna Maria Islandfest Arts & Craft Show 5801 Marina Drive, Holmes Beach sunsetboulevardpromotions.com January 9 – 10, 2021
32nd Anniversary Circus Ring of Fame St. Armands Circle starmandscircleassoc.com
Sarasota Seafood & Music Festival Gulfstream Ave, Sarasota paragonartevents.com January 15 – 17, 2021
29th Annual Venice Fine Arts & Crafts Festival Venice Airport Grounds venicenokomisrotary.org January 16 – 17, 2021
Embracing Our Differences Bayfront Park embracingourdifferences.org Outdoor International Juried Art Exhibit January 20 – April 1, 2021
Bradenton Boat Show Bradenton Convention Center sarasotaboatexpo.com January 22 – 24, 2021
Forks and Corks 2020 eatlikealocal.com January 28 – February 1, 2021
Englewood Seafood & Music Festival Pioneer Park paragonevents.com January 22 – 24, 2021
St. Armands Circle Art Festival
Sarasota Spring Fine Art Festival
artfestival.com January 25 – 26, 2021
Downtown Sarasota paragonartevents.com March 6 – 7, 2021
FEBRUARY 2021 Sarasota Highland Games & Celtic Festival Sarasota Fairgrounds sarasotahighlandgames.com February 6, 2021
Winterfest at the Mansion Arts & Craft Show Phillippi Estate Park sunsetboulevardpromotions.com February 6 – 7, 2021
Downtown Sarasota Arts & Craft Show Five Points Park sunsetboulevardpromotions.com February 13 – 14, 2021
Sarasota Bradenton Home & Garden Show Bradenton Area Convention Center sarasotabradentonhomeshow.com February 15 – 16, 2021
Siesta Key Craft Festival Siesta Key Village artfestival.com February 20 – 21, 2021
The Venice Antiques Show Venice Community Center allmanpromotions.com February 22 – 23, 2021
St. Petersburg Fine Art Festival South Straub Park paragonartevents.com February 27 – 28, 2021
Fairy House Festival Historic Spanish Point selby.org February 28, 2021
MARCH 2021 Through Women’s Eyes International Film Festival Hollywood II, Sarasota throughwomenseyes.com March 5 – 7, 2021
Downtown Venice Art Classic W Venice Ave artfestival.com March 6 – 7, 2021
Sarasota St. Paddy’s Festival JD Hamel Park, Downtown Sarasota paragonartevents.com March 12 –14, 2021
Anna Maria Island Art League Springfest Art Festival City Hall Field, Holmes Beach islandartleague.org March 13 – 14, 2021
2020 Jewish Film Festival Various Venues jfedsrq.org March 17, 2021
Sarasota County Fair Sarasota Fairgrounds sarasotafair.com March 19 – 28, 2021
Downtown Sarasota Springfest Arts & Craft Show Five Points Park, Sarasota sunsetboulevardpromotions.com March 21 – 22, 2021
Suncoast BBQ & Bluegrass Bash Venice Airport Festival Grounds suncoastbbqbash.com March 26 – 27, 2021
Sarasota Film Festival sarasotafilmfestival.com TBA
Springfest at the Mansion Arts & Craft Show Phillippi Estate Park sunsetboulevardpromotions.com March 27 – 28, 2021
InspireSarasota! 2021 Five Points Park, Downtown Sarasota sarasotaarts.org TBA
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Lakewood Ranch Spring Fine Arts Festival
Sarasota International Dragon Boat Festival
lwrcac.com/events April 3, 2021
Main Street, Lakewood Ranch paragonartevents.com TBA
Nathan Benderson Park gwndragonboat.com May 15, 2021
La Musica International Chamber Music Festival
MAY 2021
Sarasota Music Festival
Sarasota Cinco de Mayo Festival
SarasotaOrchestra.org TBA
EGGstravaganza
Opera House lamusicafestival.org TBA
Florida Winefest & Auction floridawinefest.org TBA
Venice Shark’s Tooth Festival Venice Airport grounds sharkstoothfest.com April 9 – 11, 2021
Lido Beach Spring Fine Art Festival paragonartevents.com TBA
Suncoast Boat Show Marina Jack suncoastboatshow.com April 23 – 25, 2021
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Gulfstream Ave, Downtown Sarasota paragonevents.com May 1 – 3, 2021
SUMMER 2021 Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week
Classic Corvette Car Show St. Armands Circle starmandscircleassoc.com May 2, 2021
11th Annual Harvey Milk Festival Five Points Park harveymilkfestival.org TBA
visitsarasota.com June 1 – 14, 2021
Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix Lido Beach, Downtown Sarasota & Marina Jack sarasotapowerboatgrandprix.org June 27 2021
Christmas in July US Rowing Southeast Regional Championships Nathan Benderson Park nathanbendersonpark.org TBA
Downtown Venice visitvenicefl.org July, 2021
ARTS COMMUNITIES & ORGANIZATIONS AIA Florida Gulf Coast Chapter PO Box 160 Sarasota, FL 34236 941.315.8242 aiagulfcoast.org Sarasota Design Conference October 29 – Nov 1, 2020
Alliance Francaise de Sarasota
CreArte Latino Cultural Center 8251 15th Street E Airport Mall Plaza Sarasota, FL 34243 creartelatino.org
Florida West Coast Bead Society
Friends of Sarasota County History Center
Education Foundation of Sarasota County
PO Box 91 Venice, FL 34284 Chidsey Building: 701 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 941.275.2810 foschc.org Visit website for Florida Humanities Speaker Series info.
1960 Landings Blvd Sarasota, FL 34231 941.927.0965 edfoundationsrq.org
All Children’s Music Foundation
Embracing Our Differences
2150 Wason Rd Sarasota, FL 34231 941.306.9444
PO Bo 2559 Sarasota, FL 34230 941.404.5710 embracingourdifferences.org Outdoor International Juried Art Exhibit January 20 – April 1, 2021
402 Pine Ave Anna Maria, FL 34217 941.778.0492 amihs.org.
Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County 1226 N Tamiami Trail, Ste 300 Sarasota, FL 34236 941.365.5118 sarasotaarts.org Celebration of the Arts Fall 2020 Alliance Member Exhibits January – May 2021 Inspire Sarasota Family Festival Spring 2021
Center for Architecture Sarasota 265 S Orange Ave Sarasota, FL 34236 cfasrq.org Tiny House Competition Exhibit April 29, 2021 to Early June 2021 Visit website for additional events, exhibitions and programs.
Arts Council of Manatee County
PO Box 25612 Sarasota, FL 34277 foundersgcsarasota.org Visit website for community events.
floridawestcoastbeadsociety.com
715 N Washington Blvd Sarasota, FL 34236 afsarasota.com
Anna Maria Island Historical Society
Founders Garden Club of Sarasota Founded 1927 - Member The Garden Club of America
Arts Advocates Chartered as the Fine Arts Society of Sarasota PO Box 1432 Sarasota, FL 34230 941.330.0680 artsadvocates.org Zoom: Baila Miller, “The Making of Modernism October 15, 2020 Anne Roddy, Elling Eide Library’s Chinese Puppet November 19, 2020 Andy Sandberg, Hermitage Artist Retreat November 21, 2021 Petra and Paul Ratner, Sarasota’s Film Programming February 18, 2021 Dr. Henry Ettman, “Developing New Audiences for Musical Arts: What We Can Learn from Jazz” March 18, 2021 Mary GrandPre, Illustrator of U.S. Harry Potter Books April 15, 2021
Friendship Knot Quilters' Guild Meetings held at Sarasota Community Church 4041 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota, FL friendshipknotquiltersguild.com Cynthia Wismann: Wild Poppies November 16, 2020 Feather Study November 17, 2020
Gulf Coast Chapter of the US National Committee for UN Women gulfcoast@unwomen-usnc.org unworn-usnc.org Ongoing Programming Visit website for Book Club and Conversation dates. Walk With Us December 5, 2020 Through Women’s Eyes International Film Festival March 5 – 7, 2021
Gulf Coast Italian Culture Society PO Box 2591 Sarasota, FL 34230 gcics.org
926 12th Street W Bradenton, FL 34205 941.746.2223
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Hermitage Artist Retreat 6660 Manasota Key Rd Englewood, FL 34223 941.475.2098 hermitageartistretreat.org Artful Lobster November 14, 2020 Greenfield Prize Dinner April 11, 2021
Historic & Preservation Coalition of Sarasota County 1260 12th Street Sarasota, FL 34236 941.364.9076 hsosc.com 2020 Hero of History Award Luncheon Honoring Jon Thaxton March 18, 2021 Visit website for Conversations at The Crocker, Trolley Tours, and Historic Sarasota Bay Cruises.
Lakewood Ranch Main St 8100 Lakewood Ranch Blvd Bradenton, FL 34202 941.907.9243 lwrcac.com/events
Manatee Village Historical Park 1404 Manatee Ave E Bradenton, FL 34208 manateevillage.org Arts & History of the Florida Cracker in Green – Virtual Visit website for digital tour. Visit website for lectures, workshops and activities.
Manasota Weavers Guild PO Box 17876 Sarasota, FL 34276 manasotaweaversguild.com
Palm Ave Merchants Association palmavenue.org First Friday Walks (evenings)
The Parrish Arts Council parrishartscouncil.org Visit website for events, exhibitions and classes.
Petticoat Painters petticoatpaintersfl.com
Realize Bradenton Manatee Arts Education Council Supports, Promotes & Celebrates Pre-K-12 Public School Arts Education 1023 Manatee Ave W Ste 215 Bradenton, FL 34205 manateeschools.net Visit website for events and programs.
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941.621.6471 realizebradenton.com Bradenton Farmers Market Every Saturday from October – May Mainly Art Every third Saturday October – May Howl’Ween TBA
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Bradenton Blues Festival December 4 – 6, 2020 Art Slam 2021 March 12 – 13, 2021
SARTQ Artist Collective sartq.com Visit website for exhibition schedule.
Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation PO Box 1754 Sarasota, FL 34230 941.953.8727 preservesrq.org
Sarasota Choral Society 5317 Fruitville Rd Sarasota, FL 34232 941.343.9894 sarasotachoralsociety.org
Sarasota County Film And Entertainment Office 1680 Fruitville Rd Sarasota, FL 34236 941.309.1200 filmsarasota.com
Sara De Soto Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 941.953.7955 facebook.com/saradesoto.fssdar
Sarasota Film Society
Sarasota Shell Club
Village of the Arts
Burns Court Cinemas 506 Burns Court Sarasota, FL 34236 Lakewood Ranch Cinemas 10715 Rodeo Drive #8 Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 941.955.3456 filmsociety.org Academy Awards Party April 25, 2021
PO Box 4124 Sarasota, FL 34230 sarasotashellclub.com Annual Sarasota Shell Show Potter Building/Sarasota Fairgrounds February 12 & 13, 2021
Bradenton, FL 941.747.8056 villageofthearts.com
Sarasota Garden Club 1131 Blvd of the Arts Sarasota, FL 34236 941.955.0875 sarasotagardenclub.org Holiday Tea December 5, 2020 Butterfly Club Event January 13, 2021 Garden to Table Flower Show February 25, 2021 Gardens in Paradise March 13, 2021 IKEBANA Exhibition April 7, 2021
Sumi-E Society of America Sarasota Chapter Brush Painting in the East Asian Manner Visit website for meetings and workshops. sarasotasumi-e.weebly.com
Suncoast Alliance for Lifelong Learning (SCALL) PO Box 1072 Sarasota, FL 34230 941.408.3723 suncoastlifelonglearning.org
Tapestry Artists of Sarasota 8069 Stirling Falls Cir Sarasota, FL 34243 941.359.1765 americantapestryalliance.org
Venice Main Street Sarasota Italian Cultural Events, Inc. PO Box 17292 Sarasota, FL 34276 Facebook.com/ItalyinSarasota
Sarasota Pen Women 941.342.8542 sarasotapenwomen.com For monthly exhibitions, visit website.
941.484.6722 venicemainst.com See Festivals & Fairs section.
Art Walks First Friday & Saturday every month. Events & workshops schedules available online.
Visit Sarasota County 701 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34236 941.955.0991 visitsarasota.org Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week June 1 – 14, 2021
WEDU 1888 Brother Geneen Way Sarasota, FL 34236 941.375.9435 wedu.org
Women Contemporary Artists 3619 Quail Hollow Place Bradenton, FL 34210 941.739.3677 womencontemporaryartists.com
WSLR+ Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center 525 Kumquat Ct Sarasota, FL 34236 941.894.6469 wslr.org/music
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Education MATTERS By Ryan G. Van Cleave
FINDING PATHWAYS AT THE BISHOP In a time where few people are leaving home for anything except work and school, The Bishop is still creating new ways to engage the public in general, and young people in specific, because the value of what the museum offers is so significant. The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature’s Director of Education, Tish Sacks, explains this further by saying, “Museums help us connect learning to the real world—moving beyond paper and pencil to the natural environment and the universe. We provide a way for students and teachers to place their learning in a context where students can have that AHA moment—‘Now I see why this matters.’” As someone who has an annual membership at The Bishop, I’ve had my own share of AHA moments whether it’s looking at Clyde Butcher’s black-and-white photos of wildlife on and around the Myakka River, seeing the “Giants, Dragons, & Unicorns” traveling exhibit last year, or getting a sense of what Florida looked like three million years ago from the land of change gallery. Quite simply, The Bishop is full of AHA-worthy moments. To answer one big question, yes—they’re still open. The times, though, are different than normal, so check before swinging by. Or better yet, buy tickets online to ensure they have the capacity to meet your needs. They’ve adjusted their standard admission pricing, too, which makes your visit— groups no larger than 10, please!—even more financially feasible than normal. Yes, the planetarium shows are now shorter, and they allow a max of 30 in that space built for 118. People wear masks as they use the one-way paths and adhere to social distancing guidelines. There are no live manatee presentations to keep people from gathering in large groups in a single spot. But that doesn’t mean The Bishop isn’t offering a lot to its many visitors, patrons, and fans. To help students find their own AHAs in these COVID-fraught times, Sacks reports that “we are planning for a range of
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options, keeping an eye on the emerging needs of teachers and students. This includes virtual and video offerings, outreaches, and field trip programs in a modified format for small groups. We are also looking at ways to modify the slate of early learning offerings we developed last year.” Fundamentally, she notes, their approach to early learning remains the same—that the most important early learning begins with adults joining their children in a process of inquiry and discovery that engages all the senses. “Since COVID, we have been trying to provide as many online tools as we can to assist parents as well as teachers to pursue learning in a fun but safe way,” Sacks says. “We also recognize the challenges that families and schools in underserved communities face when finding resources to support their early learners, so we have been focusing a lot on making these resources as accessible as possible. This means continuing our partnership with the Soar in 4 Manatee community and our participation in Museums for All.” What’s perhaps most exciting about The Bishop is their free Pathways phone app. I’ve got it on my iPhone XR. If you want virtual tours? No problem. There’s the 15-minute “No Shoes, No Chert, No Problems” tour, “Water Adventures!” at 20 minutes, and the hour-long 4th-grade tour which was added in April to replace a longstanding free field trip opportunity The Bishop created to support 4th grade science
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A Summer Science Camp participant codes his computer to command a robot to move — It’s Electric camp.
Summer Science Campers gather around Educator Becky Facer to observe an adult grain beetle in her hand as they learn about the life cycle of insects — Camp CSI.
benchmarks. “We modified an existing program and added companion materials that could be downloaded by students and teachers,” explains Sacks. Did I mention how the app not only helps people with virtual and in-person tours, but that an AR (augmented reality) camera feature allows deeper interaction with certain exhibits, as well? How terrific is that? Martha Wells, Chief Community Engagement Officer at The Bishop, adds that the app helps people connect different things in the museum in ways they might not on their own, such as showing how mastodons and manatees are related. Or you’ll simply discover things you didn’t know, like how giant sloths roamed Florida at one point. Who knew? (Well, I did, but that’s because I have the app.) Wells has been with The Bishop for nearly a decade, and while these are trying times, she’s excited about all the museum is doing to keep people involved. That spirit of eagerness and meeting the needs of the community has been there from the start. “We’re really evolving. We’re developing this concept of deep engagement—not just being a place of things, but of experiences.” For her and others who work there, the physical space is just one important level. It also serves as a canvas upon which other experiences can be built.
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“We’re all about the positive, interactive museum experience,” says Wells. “Our entire approach to education is to make things engaging—to help others find the joy of discovery. Everyone pretty much has what they need when they walk in the door. Questions that need answering, and things they enjoy. We’re doing all we can to take it from there.” For those who think you’ve been to The Bishop before—a been-there-done-that mentality—Wells notes that there are plenty of new things to see. “I moved here from Chicago. I’ve worked at the Shedd Aquarium, the Adler Planetarium, the Brookfield Zoo, and elsewhere—those are all amazing places. But The Bishop has been here for more than seventy years. It was started by members of the community who felt history was important, and that commitment is part of our DNA. This is an incredible place, and it keeps getting better.”
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about The Bishop or their educational offerings, please visit www.bishopscience.org or call 941.746.4131.
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Meet Artist
BIANCA SELKET As a native to Sarasota, I have always appreciated natural beauty. As a child, I began to draw at four. I noticed how silent the world became around me. I always held that peace sacred, never losing my desire to draw what I saw. I moved to Atlanta, GA for Art Direction. I found myself drawn back to Sarasota after decades away. Doors began to open for me. Though some only cracked, I pushed through. I found a way to make the practice of fine art work for me, only after I first worked for it. In 2017 luck led me to Samantha Gohlar, founder of 501 c(3) youth minority professionals group Emerge Sarasota. I volunteered to assist the board chair of arts and culture, and after becoming a co-chair, I now serve as the board chair. With Emerge, I created many programs such as arts events and led sales at local craft markets where I sell my work and the work of other artists. A portion of our proceeds is donated to organizations aimed to implement laws ending systemic racism and police brutality. Jessie Di Lorenzo, Arts Integration Specialist of the Any Given Child Foundation, enlisted my help as a teaching artist. I work to provide uniquely intertwined pathways of school curriculum and artistic expression. This past year I received a scholarship grant and graduated from Pineapple Yoga Studio’s teacher training program. This happened thanks to meeting Claudia Baeza, the Studio’s owner, when I was a 2018 exhibiting artist in ShannonRohrer Phillips’ Voice + Visibility Salon Series. The series is designed to connect and strengthen all women in business. In appreciation of my return to Sarasota, I aim to enrich our youth. My full portfolio and event dates can be found at biancaselketart.com
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Salt Water Taffy By Kelli Lynn Woodend | Illustration by Darcy Kelly-Laviolette Dec 25th 2:45pm Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. It’s Momma. We’re all over here at Aunt Peggy’s just waiting on ya. Should we go on and eat? Just give me a buzz and let us know. I can fix you up a plate if you’re running late. Call me. Bye-bye now. Dec 25th 4:11pm Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. It’s Momma. The kids are itching to open their gifts so we gonna go on and start the Dirty Santa game. I’d hate for you to miss it. Oh, Aunt Peggy’s saying get your big fat butt over here and eat this bread pudding already. Call me. Check ya later now.
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Dec 25th 8:19pm Beep Millie Josephine, you call your momma back right this minute. Now you got me all worried. I’m still at Aunt Peggy’s. Christina’s here. She said you’ve been ignoring her texts. The whole gang’s waiting on ya. I put your plate in the fridge. Already scraped the marshmallows off your sweet potatoes. Call me. Jan 15th 11:46pm Beep It’s Momma. Not sure what to say. Thought I’d try to call ya. Just having a real bad night.
Beach reads Jan 16th 9:13am Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. It’s Momma. Just wanted to hear your voice again. I’m at McDonald’s drive through. Thinking about all our parkinglot biscuits. Pretty silly, I reckon. Okay, guess that’s all I wanted to say. Bye-bye now. Jan 19th 7:09pm Beep Sorry to call again. I’m out here on the porch drinking a Rumchata and root beer. Joyce turned me on to them. You get yourself a cup of ice in a Tervis tumbler, half Rumchata, half root beer. Might snow tonight. Still nice to sit outside. I got your puffy coat on. Just wishing you were here with me. Okay. Check ya later now. Jan 21st 1:14pm Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. Momma here. You forgot your umbrella in my car. Did you know that? I just found it in the back seat. Guess I’m just looking for a reason to call. Bye-bye now. Jan 30th 6:19pm Beep Just wanted to let you know they have Supermarket Sweep on Amazon Prime now. You were always so good at those grocery clues. Alrighty. That’s all. Feb 4th 3:32 pm Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. Momma here. I just put a pork butt in the Crock-Pot and poured a big cold beer. Listening to my Tricia Yearwood CD. I know you’re so gosh darn sick of me playing that. I got a big ol’ nasty burn on my neck this morning. My curling iron again. Trying to look purty. For what, I don’t know. Bye-bye now. Feb 6th 9:29 am Beep Morning, Mimi Jo. I got some shuteye last night, thank the Lord. I’m staring at this here picture of Jesus taped up on my wall and maybe my mind’s all messed up, but I think it just winked at me. Made me chuckle a little. Bobbie Dean Cutie Cat scratches at it a lot so it’s all torn up on the corners. Bobbie Dean Cutie Cat says hi, by the way. Alrighty. That’s all I wanted to say. Feb 8th 10:44am Beep Momma here. Sun’s out today. Not that I’ve been outside or nothing. I called Christina this morning. Course she don’t answer her phone. I asked if she wanted to get some supper tonight. My treat. Who can turn down a free meal? Well, I guess a teenager can who doesn’t want to be seen with her granny on a Saturday night. Just thought we could keep each other company. Called Aunt Peggy, too. And Joyce. Everybody’s got something going on. Alrighty, Mimi Jo. I’m talking your ear off. Bye-bye now. Feb 8th 11:45pm Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. It’s Momma. Christina never called me back. Didn’t you teach your baby girl anything about manners, missy? I ended
up having a big bowl of cold spaghetti in bed like Meryl Streep does in that one movie. It’s funner when she does it. Well, there’s a man in bed with her. So, of course, that’s a better time than I had. Bye-bye now. Feb 11th 7:52pm Beep Called Christina again. She’s gonna meet me at Perkins in the morning for breakfast. I told her I’d pick her up, but she didn’t want to tell me where she’s staying. Fair enough. Just like her momma, I tell you what. Secrets. Secrets. Check ya later now. Bye-bye. Feb 12th 11:54 am Beep Welp, all hell broke loose with Christina this morning. She got so gosh darn mad at me. I brought up Christmas, and she just slammed her hand down on the table, grabbed her purse, and stormed out the door. Didn’t even finish her pancakes. Feb 12th 9:02pm Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. Oh, I reckon I’ve really messed things up with Christina. I’ve called and called her. I wish she’d just come and live with me instead of some scuzzy boyfriend. I even got the back bedroom all set up for her. Looks real nice. We’ll see. Feb 14th 9:13pm Beep You know what? There was a time in life when I loved Valentine’s Day. Had your daddy. Had my babies. Better paying job. Benefits. Breeding the Basset Hounds. Those were some real good days. One year your daddy got me a spoon rest, and I was over the moon. It’s the little things, ain’t it? Treated myself to some Mexican tonight. Got my queso dip, chimichanga, frozen margarita. Now, I got the TV on full blast. Earth Girls Are Easy. I’ve never seen it, but I love me some Jeff Goldblum. And Geena Davis, well she might be my favorite. Has she even done much lately? She’s the type of actress who has the looks and all that, but she just always seems a little unsure of herself or something. She looks like Christina, huh? I’m always saying, “Christina, now why don’t you get some new clothes? Some earrings maybe? Burlington. TJ Maxx. All good deals. You can look real nice for not too much money.” But she just likes to look messy. Why is that Mimi Jo? Why do people like to look messy all the time? She’s still not talking to me. Welp, Happy Valentine’s Day. I got some Girl Scout Cookies cooking in the freezer. Feb 15th 7:46am Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. Didn’t sleep too well last night. Now this might sound crazy, but I think I heard someone messing around in the kitchen. Around 3:30am or so. Probably just my silly pills. Feb 17th 8:42 pm Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. Momma here. Peggy and Wavy went up to Smoky Mountains last weekend and got me a big ol’ box of salt water taffy, so, I got CSI on, and I’m sorting out all the flavors on the bedspread. Made a little pile for ya. I know you like the orange
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Beach reads crème and key lime pie so’s you can have those. Putting all the banana ones and spearmint ones in my pile. Now I know we both like the pina colada ones, so I’m dividing those up evenly between us. I swear, Mimi Jo, I’ll never forget that time you got that strawberry taffy stuck to your white jeans when we were all up at Niagara Falls. Remember that? Oh, my gracious. I was laughing so hard I had tears running down my legs. Good times. Good times. Feb 20th 3:20pm Beep Was just looking here at my account online and, sure enough, got more money going out than coming in. So much debt, Mimi Jo. I’m ashamed of it. Could never really talk to you about it. I still owe on the house. I drive an old car. Don’t have anything flashy to show for it. My social security checks just don’t cut it. I buy the store-brand food when I can. Always couponing. Now Bobbie Dean Cutie Cat is into these pricey bisque packets. I tell you what. Alrighty, enough of my blabbing. Gonna try to save up some money this year. Help Christina out a little bit. Feb 21st 11:34pm Beep Hey, Mimi Jo. Momma here. You know I don’t like the word “ghost,” but I keep feeling like there’s something going on in the house. Could have sworn I just heard someone clapping in the other room. I don’t like that one bit. Feb 22nd 1:05am Beep It’s Momma again. Still can’t sleep. Bobbie Dean Cutie Cat is doing that terrible thing cats do. You know, staring at something invisible in the room. What is it, Bobbie Dean? What is it? I’m not gonna hang up the phone tonight if that’s alright. Just gonna keep you on the line and put it by my pillow. Alright then. Nighty night, Mimi Jo. Talk to ya in the morning. Feb 23rd 7:45pm Beep That’s it. I can’t take it. I’m staying over at Joyce’s tonight. Feb 24th 7:07 am Beep Hey, Mimi Jo. I’m here in Chick-fil-A parking lot, just praying my rosary. I can’t stay at Joyce’s anymore. I’ve never seen so many urns in my life. Her husband Gary, her mother Connie, her sister Rainy. And then two Corgis, Cheese Ball and Queen Mary. You know, last night was the first time I spent a night away from the house in, gosh, maybe 15 years? Well, let’s see now. Maybe the motel at your wedding? Nope, I came back to the house early and missed all that BB gun drama. Alrighty, I got a hot chicken biscuit on my lap. Bye-bye now. Feb 24th 7:45am Beep Momma here. Just got home. This house is so heavy with memories my shoulders ache just walking in the front door. Maybe Aunt Peggy wouldn’t mind me sleeping on her pull-out.
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Feb 25th 3:26 pm Beep Welp, Aunt Peggy’s didn’t work out too good. She’s still not over that whole cruise ship bungle. Wavy felt bad for me, gave me his camping equipment. It’s too darn cold to sleep outside. Maybe I’m being overdramatic. I can handle a little bump in the night. Your daddy once got on a bull with a broken eye socket and a dislocated hip. I always think about that when I need to toughen up a bit. Check ya later. Feb 26th 11:19am Beep Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish. Yes, um, give me one of those Kit Kats, why dontcha? And gas on pump seven. Swish, swish, swish, swish. Feb 26th 11.22am Beep Mimi Jo? I think I just butt dialed you. Heaven’s sake. I’m out running my errands. March 1st 3:15am Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. Momma here. Can’t sleep. Called up Father Greg and he’s coming by Friday. Wish Christina weren’t so darn blasted mad at me. Remember that time you got so upset with me ‘cause I wouldn’t buy you those paper dolls? Well, I spanked you good for that sassy mouth of yours. I just want to say I’m real sorry about that. I’d do anything to go back to that day. Worst three dollars I never spent. March 2nd 4:39am Beep Hi Mimi Jo. Momma here. Have you ever seen The Intern? It looks real cute. March 3rd 1:28am Beep Thought I just heard something again. I really wanna go in the kitchen and make myself a rainbow sherbet and 7up, but I reckon I’ll just stay in here on the phone with you for a bit. March 6th 2:40pm Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. Well, Father Greg just swung by to do his little exorcism or what-have-you. Said some prayers, sprinkled some holy water. I didn’t have much in the way of snacks. Bowl of Cheese Nips on the table, a few Fig Newtons on a saucer, Diet Dr. Lightening. He said he’s just down the road if I get a hankering to go to Mass. Oh, he teases me. I told him, “Now Father Greg, you know I got all kinds of beef with the Catholic Church these days.” He didn’t press me. That’s why I like him. Oh, Bobbie Dean is all up in the Fig Newtons. Get down now, Bobbie Dean. Get down right now, lil’ missy. I gotta go. March 7th 8:03am Beep Morning, Mimi Jo. Welp. The night went pretty good. No noises. Nothing unusual. Still kept the lights on. TV, too. The Pelican Brief was on TBS. You know I love that one.
Beach reads March 8th 4:49pm Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. Momma here. Kinda felt like maybe swinging by the church today. Nothing fancy. Maybe just light a candle at that Mary statue I like. You never liked going to Mass and, well, I’m sorry for all those years I forced you. March 9th 9:14pm Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. My shampoo bottle just fell in the shower on its own. So much for the exorcism. I did stop by the church yesterday. Had a chat with Father Greg. Now, he went and called it confession, but I don’t really like that term. Just told him about my little problem-calling you up on the phone and all. I expected him to get upset with me, but he was real understanding. Said these things take time. He gave me a book. And not a boring Catholic book like I expected. It’s called Walden. I’ve never read it. Maybe you have. He said it’s very popular. Suggested it might be good for me to get out in nature a bit. Less TV. Less junk food. Fill my mind with good things. Books. Birds. Brussels sprouts. Oh, I laughed. He don’t know me very well. March 10th 9:15am Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. Momma here. I’m here at Panera. Getting myself a cinnamon crunch bagel with that walnut cream cheese. Trying to be healthy. Was up all night long. Still reading my book. Well, not READING-reading it. Just flipping through pages and stopping on a paragraph here and there. You know how I like to read my books. Here’s something that jumped out at me. “Go fish and hunt far and wide day by day, farther and wider, and rest thee by many brooks and hearth-sides without misgiving. Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth. Rise free from care before the dawn, and seek adventures.” I just really like the way he puts things. It’s nice, huh? Alrighty. Back to my book. March 11th 4:32pm Beep It’s Momma. I just got notice from the phone company. Since your bill hasn’t been paid lately, they’re gonna be shutting down your account in a few days. Just thought I’d call and tell ya.
March 12th 10:03am Beep I keep calling up Christina. She finally texted me last night. Just said, “Leave me alone, Granny.” Guess that’s a start. Put a little smile on my face. Bye-bye now. March 13th 6:08am Beep You know, I keep reading this book and it’s got me thinking. I was a really good camper back in the day. Me and your daddy went camping all the time with some of our bowling buddies. This was back before you were born. I mean, hey, I can build a fire. I can fish. I make a real mean s’mores. My trick is using Snickers instead of Hershey’s. Oh, it’s real good. And come to think of it, Uncle Wavy gave me that tent and camping equipment. Do you think that was a sign? I could drive down south where it’s a little warmer. Just a few days maybe. A week or two? A little adventure of my own. Something to think about, I reckon. Alrighty. Check ya later. March 14th 4:06am Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. Today’s the day they turn your phone off. Welp. Not really sure what to say. I guess this is goodbye for now. I love you, Mimi Jo. I know I don’t say that often enough. Now, you take real good care of yourself. Don’t worry. I’m not gonna get all mushy or nothing. We’ll just leave it at that. Bye-bye now. March 14th 6:07am Beep Hi, Mimi Jo. Welp. It’s still on. Sorry to call again. Just sitting here on the porch and thought I’d listen to your voice recording one last time. March 14th 7:45am Beep Just checking. Still there. March 14th 2:45pm Beep Still there. March 14th 5:51pm Beep Still there.
about the author Kelli Lynn Woodend Playwright Kelli Lynn Woodend was born and raised in Western Kentucky. She has written scripts for Emmy Award-winning documentaries at History Channel and PBS. Her plays have been produced both nationally and internationally. She worked with the Muppets and Sesame Studios in NYC before recently relocating to Sarasota with her husband and son. Connect with her on Instagram @dressmakerschild.
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THE GRATITUDE PROJECT: HOW CULTIVATING THANKFULNESS CAN REWIRE YOUR BRAIN FOR RESILIENCE, OPTIMISM, AND THE GREATER GOOD EDITED BY JEREMY ADAM SMITH, KIRA NEWMAN, JASON MARSH, AND DACHER KELTNER
While I’m leery of subtitles that are 2x longer (or more!) than the actual title, this one makes a big promise, so I decided to give it a shot. I’m glad I did, too. Because prior to seeing this book, I didn’t know about the University of California, Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, which since 2001 has committed to exploring “the roots of happy and compassionate individuals, strong social bonds, and altruistic behavior— the science of a meaningful life.” The pieces collected in this book—some direct from their online magazine, Greater Good (www.greatergood.berkeley.edu)—build on the insights, tips, and research their organization has compiled over the years. What has some of that research shown? For one thing, that studies consistently report how people who regularly practice gratitude report far “fewer symptoms of illness, including depression, and more optimism and happiness.” Their research also shows that they enjoy stronger relationship with friends, family members, and coworkers. Sociologist Georg Simmel claims that gratitude encourages us to both appreciate these gifts but also to pay them forward, which is a type of “moral memory of mankind.” Many of these pieces echo that idea of moving from gratitude to action. Others delve into the psychology and neuroscience of gratitude. Perhaps more important, this book offers solutions such as to how a state of thankfulness can be created and applied—both on a personal and communal level—for the betterment of all. Maybe it’s just the strange, isolated times we’re in, but this feels like an especially timely book. Some of the chapters I found most compelling are “The Surprising Neural Link Between Giving and Gratitude,” “How Gender Shapes Gratitude,” “How Gratitude Can Help Couples Through Illness,” and “Five Ways to Cultivate Gratitude at Work.” With contributions by researchers, public figures, and others, this book goes beyond mere platitudes to offer something for most any reader who comes with an open mind and open heart.
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YOUR NEXT FIVE MOVES: MASTER THE ART OF BUSINESS STRATEGY BY PATRICK BET-DAVID
Some of you might already know Patrick BetDavid as the creator of Valuetainment—a leading YouTube channel for entrepreneurs. But he’s an author, too, and his new book is a “practical and effective guide for thinking more clearly and achieving your most audacious business goals.” Lofty sounding, right? But that’s what he’s all about in his own life—moving to the new higher level. What I like about the book is the clarity of language he uses—you’re not going to find academic-speak in these pages. For example, consider business principle #1: No one has 100% job security including the founder or CEO. Or principle #2: What brought us here, won’t take us to the next level. Those are plain-English ideas that readers can ponder and soon find ways to incorporate into their own lives.
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THE HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON’S GUIDE TO DEALING WITH TOXIC PEOPLE BY SHAHIDA ARABI
While I wouldn’t consider myself a try HSP (highly sensitive person), I’m comfortably on the empath side of the equation. Many people find themselves right there with me, feeling easily overwhelmed by the world, suffering from needing to always people-please, and experiencing stress in any conflict. In and of itself, notes motivational coach and bestselling author Arabi, that’s not an issue. But the naturally giving nature of these people makes them a frequent target by narcissists and self-centered individuals who simply see others as an opportunity to exploit for their own game. You can protect yourself, though, explains Arabi. She offers evidence-based skills that are firmly grounded in cognitivebehavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Through the use of these skills, you’ll both notice and be empowered to shut down common tactics of manipulation, such as stonewalling, covert put-downs, and love bombing. Arabi also offers targeted tips on how to protect yourself from the five main types of toxic people: garden-variety boundarysteppers; crazymakers and attention-seekers; emotional vampires; narcissists; and sociopaths/psychopaths.
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If you’ve ever wanted to create healthier boundaries and improve your sense of self, this book has the combination of practical strategies and welcome wisdom to help make a difference. There are plenty of journal reflections and other suggested activities here to keep one busy for a good while.
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InHEALTH SLEEP DISORDERS By Sanjay Yathiraj, M.D.
“O sleep! O gentle sleep! Nature’s soft nurse.” — William Shakespeare
The irony is most adults born with sleep issues were able to do so without any difficulties as newborn infants. Newborn infants are born knowing how to sleep. However, this ability is lost when problems with sleep arise in adults. Since antiquity, several thousand years ago physicians have noted good quality of sleep is essential for good health. The human brain has an internal clock intricately balancing two opposing factors - homeostatic and circadian drive. The propensity to go to sleep versus propensity to stay awake respectively. Sleep time depends on age. Sleep is organized into REM sleep versus non-REM sleep. REM stands for “rapid eye movement” and is typically when dreams occur. Non-REM sleep consists of stage I, stage II and deeper wave sleep. Deep sleep is typically when the body and brain perform maintenance functioning. Sleep problems include difficulties in falling asleep called insomnia, peculiar behavior during sleep called parasomnias, as well as excessive daytime somnolence or propensity to sleep too much during the day. The treatment of insomnia consists of lifestyle changes referred to as behavior modifications and medications. The first step of treating insomnia is good “sleep hygiene. “ This consists of changing the bedroom environment to be quiet without television. The bedroom should be used only for sleep and intimacy. If no sleep occurs within 30 minutes, then get out of the bedroom. The wake-up time should be set the same every day. Avoid excessive alcohol since it can initially help the patient falls asleep, but the second part of the night sleep will be fragmentary.
Over-the-counter sleep aids, such as antihistamines, should be used with caution since one-half of the medication can remain in the body for 12 hours. Typically pharmaceutical sleep aids have the risk of loss of efficacy and older medications increase risks of falling in the elderly. Severe insomnia patients should see a sleep specialist board-certified physician in sleep medicine. The second type of sleep problem is called “parasomnias” which are peculiar behaviors in asleep. For example, sleep talking which is benign. However, if new behaviors start to occur during sleep such as acting out dreams or sleepwalking, than follow-up with a medical sleep specialist is advised. The third type of sleep disturbance is called “excessive daytime somnolence” which occurs when the quality of sleep is poor. The most common cause of excessive daytime somnolence (EDS) is a lack of an adequate amount of sleep time. Obstructive sleep apnea is also another risk factor for EDS. Risk factors include snoring, fatigue, observed stop breathing episodes, high blood pressure, morbid obesity, small throat size, 16 in neck size in women in 17 injury neck size in men. Hopefully, this will give you an overview of underlying issues with sleep. We have already discussed why a good night of sleep is essential, with three types of sleep disorders consisting of insomnia, parasomnia, and excessive daytime somnolence. These issues can be successfully treated by a board-certified sleep medicine specialist physician. Sanjay Yathiraj, M.D. Palma Sola Neurology Associates 2902 59th Street West, Suite D Bradenton Florida 34209-7021 Office: 941-877-7007 Facsimile: 941-238-9119 dryathiraj@psna.biz SEPTEMBER 2020 | SARASOTA SCENE
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InHEALTH WHAT IS CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY? By Federico Richter MD. RPhS. DABVLM
Chronic venous disease is a common disorder that affects the veins of the legs. Roughly 25 million people suffer from venous disease in the United States. For years, varicose veins and spider veins remained on the medical back burner, receiving little to no attention for all but the severe cases. This was partly because the available treatments were mostly invasive and did not seem to be justified unless the condition was so severe that it threatened one’s quality of life. These veins carry blood from the legs to the heart. Normal veins have a series of one-way valves that open and close to direct blood flow from the surface of the legs to the deep leg veins from which calf muscles pump blood back to the heart. The valves also control the pressure in smaller veins on the surface of the legs. In chronic venous insufficiency, vein walls weaken and valves are damaged, causing blood to pool in the legs. The condition is usually hereditary and can occur as a result of a lack of exercise or prolonged sitting or standing. Other causes include a blood clot in a deep vein of the legs, called deep vein thrombosis; or inflammation of the veins, called phlebitis. These conditions can block valves or weaken veins. Certain risk factors increase the likelihood of developing chronic venous insufficiency. These include obesity and pregnancy, both of which can restrict blood flow in the legs. People who have a sedentary lifestyle, smoke, and who sit for prolonged periods, which can reduce blood flow in the legs, are at risk. The condition is more common in women age 50 and older but it can also affect men.
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Symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency include swelling, aching, and cramping in one or both legs. People with this condition may have reddish or brown areas on the skin, scaly or leathery skin, and varicose veins. Left untreated, the condition can lead to disabling pain and open sores or leg ulcers, especially around the inside of the ankles. Modern vein treatments are simple procedures that are performed in an office setting with little to no down time. It is easier and less traumatic to treat vein issues when they are in an earlier stage than to treat the more serious problem, such as chronic venous insufficiency that have developed over time. Finding the right vein specialist (Phlebologist) who focuses and dedicates full time to treating patients with venous disorders will help get this chronic disease controlled. It is very important to find a Phlebologist whom you can trust and with whom you can communicate. This is why I belief that a single procedure can cure vein problems or prevent them from recurring is, unfortunately, unjustified. Vein disease is a lifelong problem and can be improved only with a long-term strategy that includes treatments when it is necessary and management of conservative measures in between those times. Federico Richter MD. RPhS. DABVLM Florida Vein Center 6050-A 53rd Ave E Bradenton, FL 34203 941.907.3400 www.floridaveincenter.com
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LSF Guardianship program focuses on three areas:
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Protection - stepping in to protect the individual from potential abuse neglect or exploitation by completing an initial assessment to determine care needs and protect the person, property and assets
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Coordination - promptly applying for benefits, coordinating services, overseeing card plans, medical appointments and any necessary treatment plans. All efforts are made to adhere to the ward’s wishes and support the least restrictive safe environment.
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Coordination - promptly applying for benefits, coordinating services, overseeing card plans, medical appointments and any necessary treatment plans. All efforts are made to adhere to the ward’s wishes and support the least restrictive safe environment.
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Laughing MATTERS THE ONE ABOUT FAN MAIL, PART 1 By Ryan G. Van Cleave
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omething regular folk might not appreciate about having a Pulitzer-prize-winning humor column is the volume of fan mail one receives. Oodles! Trunkfuls! Oceans of it! Or so Dave Barry said in a video I watched on YouTube. Well, half of it, anyway.
To my utter surprise, it turns out that my humor dealio here also receives fan mail. And since this month’s exposé on the secret Illuminati agenda of squirrels didn’t quite pan out (I assure you, Great Squirrel Overlord, I’m following your orders to cease and desist to the letter!), it’s time for the first installment of “Ryan Responding to Fan Mail.” Because, well, letters!
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If you’d like to be part of the fun that’s a future “Ryan Responding to Fan Mail” episode, go ahead and zip away your notes to Spam@SceneSarasota.com. Better yet, just handwrite it on a sheet of onionskin paper, seal it in a 9x11 manila envelope, then stick it to your garage door with a bloody steak knife. I’ll come by and pick it up myself. Or I’ll send my pet Chupacabra to do it.
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