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ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
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From the conductor’s podium to the world’s most isolated mountaintops, Joseph Caulkins draws inspiration from adventure. NICK FRIEDMAN A+E MANAGING EDITOR
He believes people are capable of more
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than they think. And pushing beyond
their own expectations.”
choose adventure first. I like the road less
t the top of each of his lesson
those perceived limitations, he says, is
plans, Joseph Caulkins leaves
where the real magic lies.
himself a note:
“Leadership is taking people beyond For Caulkins, entering his 10th season as
Caulkins. “If the opportunity exists, I’ll traveled. I choose works that are challenging, both for me and for the singers and
note serves a reminder to continually push
instrumentalists. That’s where great live
the musicians in the local symphonic chorus.
music lives. Those performances can be
his outlook on life.
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“I’m an adventurous person,” says
artistic director of Sarasota Key Chorale, the
More than that, though, it encapsulates
Beer, barbecue and cigars take over Mr. Beery’s. PAGE 6
transcendent.”
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Art and music return for the first monthly event of the season. PAGE 13
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‘The GiGis’
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Turn back the clock for some sugary sweet oldies at Florida Studio Theatre. PAGE 14