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Zota Beach Resort opens doors with modern, luxury touches. PAGE 3 Are you missing some jewelry?

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David Miller of Cannons Marina will serve as this year’s Freedom Fest grand marshal.

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The Rotary Club of Longboat Key’s year ends on June 30, but before they called the season to an end, they had important business to take care of. On June 21, club President Jack Rozance passed the gavel to new President Jay Sparr. The club members gathered at Bayou Tavern for the celebration.

The club’s new year will kick off on July 1.

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Whittall misses target date for new Colony proposal The developer hopes to file a plan with the town on July 24.

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Chuck Whittall hopes to file a plan with the town on July 24.

Building Director Alaina Ray said the proposal could go before the Planning and Zoning Board at the group’s Oct. 17 meeting. The board would review the plan, then

it would be forwarded to the Town Commission as early as November for a decision.

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In light of the commission’s decision, Whittall said he would limit the size of the buildings in his proposal to 65 feet by decreasing the amount of open space on the property.

Along with drafting a new proposal, Whittall has kept busy since the March referendum: n In April, Whittall gained the support of Jay Yablon and other members of the Colony Association’s development committee when he reaffirmed Unicorp’s initial offer to Colony unit owners: $130,000 to $200,000 per unit. The developer had said after the referendum that he would need to reduce that amount. n On June 1, Whittall met the deadline to pay $22 million to Colony Lender LLC to acquire the former Colony’s 2.3 acre recreational property.

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Chuck Whittall, president of Unicorp National Developments Inc., missed his own target date to submit a new proposal for the former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort property.

In May, the developer said he intended to have the proposal ready to file with Longboat Key staff by Monday, June 26. However, Whittall affirmed this week that the process is going to take more time.

“It’s just a lot of work,” Whittall said, noting that the town requires developers to have full engineering plans complete before submitting proposals.

Whittall’s new target date? July 24.

Should Whittall stay on that course, Planning, Zoning and

break ground on the project within a year.

The developer said that his new proposal will be a five-star resort with maximum building heights of 65 feet.

The project will include between 237 and 268 total units, split between residential condos and tourism units.

“We think the community is going to embrace it,” Whittall said.

Whittall’s initial proposal, which failed in a March referendum by 87% of the vote, called for adding 180 residential units to the property’s existing 237 tourism units. His vision also included maximum building heights of 12 stories.

In May, Whittall urged the Town Commission to include language in an ordinance regarding planned-unit developments that would allow buildings on the Key to reach a maximum of 80 feet above elevation. The town’s current benchmark is 65 feet.

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85 OF 250 TOURISM UNITS

Lido Beach. Zota is the first resort for OPL in Manatee County.

There are 84 rooms open to guests in the totally renovated former Hilton building.

A new tower, which houses 103 rooms, is set to open this fall.

As of opening weekend, about 80% of the rooms available had been booked. The Cascades Pool Bar and Viento Kitchen & Bar are both open to the public.

Room rates through Dec. 24 range from $284 for a king room with a partial-water view to $411 for a onebedroom suite, when booked before June 30.

Rates rise to between $379 and $549 when booked after June 30.

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Zota is the first development to draw from the town’s tourism-unit pool, which was created and approved by nearly 90% of Key voters in 2008. Zota received 85 of the 250 units, leaving 165.

In May, Carla and Pete Rowan of Keep Longboat Special sent an email to the group’s members, as well as the Town Commission, suggesting ways to preserve the Key’s residential ambiance, including a new referendum to eliminate the tourism-unit pool.

“Certainly parcels will need to be redeveloped to appeal to today’s buyers, but for the most part leave the tourist units in Sarasota, Lido Key, and Anna Maria Island,” the email read. “We can be the residenThe lobby of Zota Beach Resort is open with high ceilings. Sofas and modern chairs provide seating for guests.

Top: The rooms offer three choices of views including resort, pool and beachfront.

Rooms and suites are equipped with plush beds, 50-inch flat-screen TVs, refrigerators, safes and coffee makers.

needed and will feed other businesses,” he said.

With the closing of the Holiday Inn in 2003, Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce President Gail Loefgren said that the island started to lose its churn of fresh visitors. The new resort will help replace some of that, she said.

Visit Sarasota County Vice President Erin Duggan said though people don’t care what county they’re in when traveling, the resort will increase tourism capacity for everyone.

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tial haven.”

The Rowans argued the results of density referendums indicate Key residents prefer to see future development similar to Positano, a 29-unit luxury condo.

Mayor Terry Gans said such issues call for “real, rational thought” about the future, and cautioned against “absolutist points of view.”

Gans said the tourism pool was created to replace what had been lost, referring to the Key’s decrease in 250 hotel units between 2004 and 2008, with the intention of providing business to local retailers and restaurants.

“Sometimes all of us need to take a deep breath,” he said.

— JOHN MCGUIRE

THE BUZZ ON THE ISLAND

MORE CHOICES Last calendar year, Longboat Key had 70,000 visitors stay in short-term rentals on the north end.

With the opening of Zota Beach Resort, Elliott Falcione, the Manatee County Convention and Visitors Bureau executive director, said that number could increase, conservatively, by 30%.

Falcione said the north end of Longboat Key has needed short-term rental bedstock ever since the Hilton closed.

“Adding a fourstar plus hotel, like Zota, is much

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WHAT’S IT LIKE? The newest boutique resort on Longboat Key features modern decor with blues, grays and other calming colors that match the Gulf of Mexico.

Sandra Rios, director of marketing and communications for the Resort at Longboat Key Club, Lido Beach Resort and Zota, said the glamour of Zota blends nicely with surrounding Longboat complexes.

“It’s nice to have some contemporary on the island,” she said.

The resort is the fifth one in the area for Ocean Properties, a Delray Beach-based company that also owns the Resort at Longboat Key Club, Lido Beach Holiday Inn, Lido Beach Resort and Sandcastle Resort at

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Viento Kitchen & Bar is open to the public.

Lenny Landau of the Revitalization Task Force sees Zota as a benefit for the community.

“We need it,” Landau said. “I’m glad to see it open.”

Landau does not believe the resort will have a negative impact on traffic, and said the added tourism will provide Key retailers and restaurants with vital business during the offseason. He also looks forward to having a new restaurant option.

David Lapovsky is president of Preserve Longboat, a resident group closely following development issues.

He does not feel Zota was developed “in the interest of preserving the charm of Longboat Key,” especially

regarding density.

“It’s too much for too small a piece of property,” Lapovsky said.

Though former Commissioner Pat Zunz has yet to visit Zota, she said friends of hers who enjoyed breakfast at the resort over the weekend said the experience was “perfectly nice.”

However, a concern of hers lingers. “I never felt the parking was resolved properly,” Zunz said.

With an influx of pedestrians, resident Larry Grossman hopes the town will implement a new crosswalk.

“You’re going to have more folks there,” Grossman said. “People need a safe place to cross.”

— JOHN MCGUIRE

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Alfred R. Goldstein: A legacy etched in stone

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ANNA BRUGMANN STAFF WRITER

Sarasota stands on the shoulders of giants — Ringling, Selby, Booker, to name a few. Their investments echo through halls of the buildings that bear their names.

On June 26, the city lost another. Alfred R. Goldstein died at 92.

“He has transformed Ringling and he has transformed all of Sarasota,” Ringling College President Larry Thompson said.

It would be more difficult to name an organization that Goldstein did not influence since he moved to the area in 1986.

“I obtained my first gift from him for the Ann and Alfred Goldstein Center,” Thompson remembered. “We ended up entering into a negotiation. I thought I was a pretty good negotiator until I negotiated with Al.” His philanthropy was prolific and intentional. Goldstein never allowed organizations to become complacent. He was tough on them, pushing them to imagine more.

For Marie Selby Botanical Gardens that meant funding the Ann Goldstein Children’s Rainforest Garden, which allowed Selby to expand its demographic.

He was “a game changer,” Laurey Stryker said.

Stryker, who was the head of fundraising for the children’s garden, said Goldstein’s invest-

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ment was deeper than his wallet.

He would often call Goldstein to tell him how many children were enjoying the garden.

But Goldstein already knew.

“He would say ‘Yeah I was there ... I went with my grandkids,’” Stryker said.

His demeanor may have been tough, but those close to him knew it was borne out of kindness, a deep love for Sarasota and a dedication to see it thrive.

“He thinks way ahead of where an organization is and tries to push them, which is sometimes uncomfortable,” said his wife, Jean Weidner Goldstein, whom he married in 2012. “But when someone like that has confidence in you, you can attain many things.”

A service was to take place June 28 at Temple Beth Sholom.

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JUN In January, Mote and Brista Homes, the proposed developer, VE asked to withdraw their referDRI T endum request, citing concerns T I AW about the controversy over the TAR Colony referendum. However, Town Attorney Maggie MooneyPortale advised the commission that it was too late to change the ballot, which had been set by commissioners in October. sented the Town Commission Vice Mayor Ed Zunz spoke in with a new vision for the prop- favor of a future referendum to erty: a self-storage facility, to be allow homes to be built on the developed by Oden Hardy Con- land. struction, Bailey’s client.

“It should be zoned residenPlanning, Zoning and Build- tial,” Zunz said. “I’d love to see it ing Director Alaina Ray said the get one more chance to make that property is zoned for C-1 com- happen.” mercial use, which does not allow While Bailey noted the Mote for self-storage facilities. There- property’s referendum was not fore, Ray said development of the rejected by as large of a margin as project would require a zoning the Colony’s, he stated “it did lose code amendment to allow for the by a landslide.” facility by special exception “I don’t know that, if I were At the meeting, Bailey sought representing the foundation, I input from commissioners before could tell them with a straight going through the process of sub- face to go back and do a referenmitting a formal application for dum again,” Bailey said. the proposal.

The parcel has been owned by It was not favorable. the Mote Scientific Foundation “I really can’t see this kind of since the 1980s. In 2016, founfacility on Longboat,” said Com- dation trustee Kumar Mahademissioner Jim Brown. “It just van asked the town to consider doesn’t seem like the right use for purchasing the parcel for use as a that property.” park or open space. In July of the In March, the question shared same year, the Town Commission the ballot with one regarding the declined.

Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Though Mayor Terry Gans property, which was highly pub- empathized with the foundation’s licized and hotly debated on the attempts to sell the property, he Key. The Colony referendum was was not swayed to support a selfdefeated by 87% of the vote. storage facility.

Members of the commission “I don’t think it’s appropriate theorized that, if the Mote prop- or would be viewed as approprierty had been included in a sepa- ate for Longboat,” Gans said.

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In a March referendum, the Mote Scientific Foundation sought to convert the commercially zoned 1.8-acre lot at 5630 Gulf of Mexico Drive to residential use, allowing for 10 homes to be developed. The referendum was rejected by 58% of the vote.

Self-storage units on Longboat?

Probably not, commissioners say Mote Foundation tries again to sell GMD land, this time for business use, after residential vote failed on Colony coattails.

JOHN MCGUIRE STAFF WRITER

A Longboat Key parcel owned by the Mote Scientific Foundation remains bedeviled by town zoning limitations.

In a March referendum, the foundation sought to convert

the commercially zoned 1.8-acre lot at 5630 Gulf of Mexico Drive, between Tarawitt Drive and Jungle Queen Way, to residential use, allowing for 10 homes to be developed. The referendum was rejected by 58% of the vote.

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Ben Franklin, we need you more than ever To preserve what our Founders created, Ben Franklin knew it depended on our having the proper temper in the public square.

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Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic Party presidential candidate, tweeted on June 23: “Forget death panels. If Republicans pass this bill, they’re the death party.”

Donald Trump, during the 2016 election campaign, called her “Crooked Hillary.”

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., described the Senate health care bill as “blood money. People will die … Senate Republicans were … dreaming up even meaner ways to kick dirt in the face of the American people and take away their health insurance.”

And then there was the technology chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Party, commenting about Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, who nearly died after being shot by a rabid antiRepublican Democrat: “His whole job is to get people, convince Republicans to f---ing kick people off f---ing healthcare. I hate this mother---. I’m glad he got shot.”

Eric Trump calls the chairman of the Democratic National Committee on FoxNews a “nut job.”

Johnny Depp … Kathy Griffin …

Shakespeare in the Park … The list goes on and on.

So it is. On the eve of the day 56 members of the Second Continental Congress ratified and signed the Declaration of Independence — pledging to each other their lives, fortunes and sacred honor; and declaring liberty and renouncing tyranny — on the eve of the day Americans will celebrate the 241st anniversary of the birth of what has become the greatest democratic republic in history, we are ripped apart. A strongly woven garment ripped jaggedly at the seams, with the perpetrators standing opposite one another gripping serrated knives.

This is not right. We should be feeling patriotic. We should be feeling proud to be an American, proud of the values we have pursued and cherished for two and a half centuries — that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” As a friend said recently: “To be an American is to win the lottery of life.”

But for eight intense months, we have seen and felt hatred, a molten, volcanic ash spewing everywhere, our nation deteriorating and descending into an uncivil war. Actually, another friend told me recently: “I think we are in a civil war and don’t know it.”

There are many catalysts for this cauldron — an amalgamation over decades of deteriorating social, cultural and political mores. But these enzymes converged, convulsed and blew after the 2016 presidential election — and let’s be honest — when the core of the Democratic Party refused to accept that American voters elected

Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton.

To make it worse, the biases of the New York Times, Washington Post and national television news networks have fueled the hatred to a level that none of us in four generations has experienced such vile and vitriol in the public square.

This is why we said: Ben Franklin, where are you?

In his day, at the time of the American Revolution, as a signator of the Declaration of Independence and later the U.S. Constitution, Franklin was widely regarded as the sage of America. He was the young nation’s chief advocate, example and leader for good citizenship. He defined good citizenship — in his actions and his prolific writing.

As a citizen of Philadelphia, he was constantly at the forefront of efforts to make it more livable. He led efforts to install pavement and bricks to help get rid of the sludge that covered the streets. He used his newspaper to raise funds for a Philadelphia hospital. He created the nation’s first volunteer fire company, which led to the creation of the first insurance company to protect homes against fire.

But the way Franklin behaved and wrote about the virtues of good citizenship set him apart. Under such pseudonyms as Silence Dogood, Busy-Body, Alice Addertongue, Obadiah Plainman, Homespun and Poor Richard, he communicated to the common citizen about the importance of character and virtues — crucial, he believed, for the new nation’s form of government to succeed.

He especially focused on this after the Revolutionary War. This was when Franklin penned his 13 virtues by which to live in his “Autobiography.”

Go down the list. While Franklin targeted these virtues at the common man, apply them today. They are apropos for everyone — especially so for our national elected leaders and the media. Indeed, instead of incessantly looking for ways to tear down, excoriate, ridicule and incite extremes, for Franklin, virtue and morality meant doing good to one’s fellow man.

“One Man of tolerable Abilities may work great Changes,” Franklin wrote in “Autobiography.”

His was a life of that. By living the virtue of humility, Franklin practiced a leadership style of dignified persuasion. In a 2013 essay for the Heritage Foundation, Steven Forde, a political science professor at the University of North Texas and Franklin scholar, wrote: “One of Franklin’s earliest lessons … was that a contentious or imperious style is self-defeating. Rather than persuading men, it offends their pride and accomplishes nothing.”

Franklin learned, Forde wrote, “that his public-spirited proposals often encountered resistance rooted in envy. No matter how beneficial the project, some would refuse to follow if they thought it would elevate the leader above the rest. Franklin therefore began to present projects as the initiative of ‘a number of friends’ or ‘publick-spirited Gentlemen,’ even if the initiative was wholly his. This greatly smoothed the way by removing the issue of personal credit or honor.”

With this practice, he formed the “Club for Mutual Improvement,” called the “Junto” — his 10 most intelligent friends. They discussed morals,

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BEN FRANKLIN’S VIRTUES TO LIVE BY The following are the 13 virtues that Benjamin Franklin included in his “Autobiography.” He referred to them as the “Project of Arriving at Moral Perfection.”

Franklin pursued each one, giving himself one week to acquire each new virtue. To record his progress, he made a record book and gave himself a black mark each time he failed to exhibit a virtue on which he was working. n Temperance: Eat not to Dullness.

Drink not to Elevation.

n Silence: Speak not but what may

benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation. n Order: Let all your Things have their Places. Let each Part of your Business have its Time. n Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve. n Frugality: Make no Expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e.

Waste nothing. n Industry: Lose no Time. Be always employ’d in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary Actions. n Sincerity: Use no hurtful Deceit.

Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly. n Justice: Wrong none, by doing Injuries or omitting the Benefits that are your Duty. n Moderation: Avoid Extremes. Forbear resenting Injuries so much as you think they deserve. n Cleanliness: Tolerate no Uncleanness in Body, Clothes or Habitation. n Tranquility: Be not disturbed at Trifles, or at Accidents common or unavoidable. n Chastity: Rarely use Venery but for Health or Offspring; Never to Dullness, Weakness or the Injury of your own or another’s Peace or Reputation. n Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates.

politics and philosophy. Club rules forbid abrasive chiding or personal attacks — the kind of behavior that is so commonplace in today’s public square, on television and throughout social media. Virtually nowhere can you find examples of Franklin erupting into public tantrums or vitriolic or demeaning commentaries.

Franklin, far wiser than most, knew the fragility of what the Framers created. He warned that only a citizenry with the proper temper can support a free government. That’s why, when asked once what kind of government he and the Framers created, Franklin responded: “A republic, if you can keep it.”

Ben Franklin, we need you now.

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David Miller to lead Freedom Fest as grand marshal The owner of Cannons Marina grew up on the Key and loves seeing the community gather at Freedom Fest each year.

“The person is just instrumental in making Longboat Key a success.”

KATIE JOHNS

Miller spent his childhood working at the marina, fishing, walking the beach and riding around in boats, which is still one of his favorite things about Longboat Key. “It’s surrounded by water,” he said. “I love to be on the water. I can jump in a boat and buzz over to the beach or go fishing on the bay.”

In recent years, Cannons Marina has started offering a cash prize of $500 to the most patriotic business entry in the Freedom Fest parade as long as 10 businesses enter. Although Miller said he hasn’t had to pay up yet, he hopes the contest boosts participation. After all, his favorite part of Freedom Fest is seeing the community come together.

And that ideal might be what made him a strong candidate for grand marshal.

“The person is just instrumental in making Longboat Key a success,” Loefgren said.

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When choosing the grand marshal for next week’s Freedom Festival parade, Gail Loefgren and the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce looked for someone who’s been a community leader.

That person didn’t have to be a chamber member, but this year’s grand marshal’s company has been one for the past 59 years.

David Miller, CEO and owner of Cannons Marina and previous chamber chairman, will serve as this year’s grand marshal.

“He supports the Freedom Fest and has been a sponsor as long as we’ve been doing it for 15 years, and he is always good about giving gift certificates and good about supporting nonprofits around Longboat,” Loefgren said.

Cannons Marina is the longest-running chamber member, and Miller’s father was one of its founders. Miller grew up on

Katie Johns

David Miller, of Cannons Marina, will serve as this year’s grand marshal.

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but man, they built the bridge, and I got to get on a bus and go to Anna Maria Elementary, and that was a big improvement.”

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Rodger Roy Rohde, 75, of Villa Marie Claire in Saddle River, N.J., and formerly Sarasota, died on June 16.

Rodger was born Nov. 17, 1941, to George and Evelyn Rohde.

He was the second of five children.

After rising through the ranks of a variety of companies including IFF, Meer Corp. and Gentry, he founded Triarco Industries, a supplier of ingredients for the nutritional supplements industry, in 1978.

He retired in 2012. He sold Triarco to a multinational corporation, which allowed him to spend time on his favorite hobbies, such as reading and boating.

Rodger cherished his family and was known for his knowledge of 1950s music and classic cars, his love of the water and his generosity.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Beverly; children Rodger R. Rohde Jr., Cynthia J. Rohde Shap, Christopher J. Rohde; their spouses; eight grandchildren; siblings Priscilla Kolodziej, Douglas Rohde and Denise Pruitt; and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Mary Help of Christians Academy at maryhelp.org and the Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone, nyulangone.org/cancer/ doctors, 550 First Ave., N.Y., 10016.

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NOT A KEEPER 2:42 a.m. — Longboat Pass Bridge Suspicious person: An officer responded to a boat passenger who reported narrowly avoiding a fish hook from a fisherman on the bridge above. Upon arrival, the officer noticed three people fishing near the center of the bridge. They were asked to move beyond the posted fishing signs and issued a verbal warning.

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Richard “Dick” B. Satorius, 97, of St. Paul, Minn., and formerly Bloomington, Ill., Longboat Key, died June 15.

He attended Illinois State University in Normal and Illinois Wesleyan University. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, where he became the head of the gunnery school for bomber turret crews. After the war, he bought and operated the Davidson Electric contracting business for 36 years. Dick was a board member of the First Christian Church in Bloomington, Ill. Dick was an avid bridge player all of his adult life. He made many lifelong friends, whom he treasured, including those in his coffee group of more than 50 years. He and his wife, Erma, traveled to many countries together. They would have celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in November. He was quick to find humor in everyday living and was generous to friends and strangers in need. He was a frequent anonymous donor. He spent his childhood on a farm, and his habits of waking up early and going to sleep early, practicality and being productive, served him well all his life.

He is survived by his wife, Erma; children Steve, Dan, Marsha Satorius-Fox; their spouses; and five grandchil-

Leo “Fish” Pinkowski, 77, died June 20.

He was born in Tuczyn, Poland, on Sept. 12, 1939. He, with his parents Roman and Franciska Pinkowski, immigrated to the United States on Oct. 27, 1949. They moved to LaCrosse, Wis., thanks to a family who sponsored them after World War II. The family relocated to Chicago where Leo attended St. Ignatius High School. He was an avid fisherman, thus earning the nickname “Fish.” Many people, including some of his closest friends, only knew him as Fish, including the titles “Uncle Fish” and “Grandpa Fish.”

He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served during the Korean War. After his military service was complete, Fish embarked on a sales career in industrial rubber products, including stints with Nusbaum and Superior, before starting up his own company, Eagle Industrial Supply.

His love of fishing took him to many places, including Arkansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Shelbyville, Tenn., and Alaska. One of his favorite places to fish was Longboat Key, where he and his family spent many vacations.

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Trying to describe a band’s music today can be more complicated than it seems. A question as simple as “What kind of music do you play?” can easily result in an endless stream of hyphenated genres — and sub-genres — that can make even the most enthusiastic of music-lovers’ eyes glaze over.

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The Beat Down is Garrett Von Räd on guitar, Ryan O’Neill on drums and Justin Kaiser on bass and lead vocals — all three members sing. All prolific members of Sarasota original-music scene, Kaiser and O’Neill have played in various projects together since as long ago as the late 1990s.

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All three members are guitarists and songwriters in their own right, and after meeting up, it was apparent they would have no shortage of original material.

“We learned about six covers, and we decided to work on a few songs Ryan had written,” he says.

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The members say there are no hard and fast rules in their writing, but they operate under one guiding principle: They want to play rock ’n’ roll, pure and simple.

“Five years ago, there were probably 15 or more bands playing original rock,” says Kaiser. “The rock ’n’ roll and psychedelic scene was a lot more active. We want to keep that alive and show people it’s still happening here in Sarasota. It’s kind of a good barometer of any local music scene — you check out the local original rock bands.”

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Ryan O’Neill, Garrett Von Räd and Justin Kaiser created The Beat Down after a jam session in December 2016.

“The spirit of rock ’n’ roll is still alive. It’s cemented its place in American culture, and even around the world.”

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“I like knowing where stuff began,” says Kaiser. “Every riff has been ripped off from something — and those were ripped off from somebody who came before them. It’s like carrying the torch.

Nobody around here was doing anything like that, and I think it’s important to keep those roots alive.”

This outlook is also evident in the band’s equipment. O’Neill’s minimal drum kit is set up true to the way it would’ve been in the

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’60s, and his driving, danceable backbeats are straight out of the playbooks of the founding fathers of rock drumming.

Von Räd is an outspoken vintage analog-gear enthusiast, playing through decades-old vacuumtube-powered amplifiers, outfitting his guitars with vintage electronics and preferring to record to tape, instead of digitally.

Kaiser’s bass guitar and tone similarly embody the aesthetic, and he says playing as a trio is also a good fit for the music.

“It’s minimalist,” he says. “I love to get the most sound out of the least amount of instruments.”

Perhaps the best way to experience the band is at a live performance. It’s loud, high-energy — and there’s plenty of people on

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“I think we’re all so influenced by that music,” says O’Neill. “It’s what we all grew up listening to and gravitated toward, so it’s not necessarily a sound we’re consciously trying to create — it just happens organically.”

The band plans to record a fivetrack EP —analog, of course — to be released before the end of the year. But mostly, the band just hopes to keep rock music thriving in Sarasota.

“The spirit of rock ’n’ roll is still alive,” says Von Räd. “It’s cemented its place in American culture, and even around the world. The best way to keep it alive? Just keep playing it.”

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opens with a fuzzy bassline, which is quickly joined by a pounding drumbeat and all three members singing together in harmonized, airy falsetto: “I want your love.”

The chorus, punctuated with a tremolo-heavy psychedelic organ line, is an instant sing-along, and the guitar solo that follows — a cutting, fuzz-drenched run that pans left and right — is equal parts trippy and swagger.

The Beat Down wears its influences on its sleeve.

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tic guitar,” he says. “And I’ll usually record it with some humming or mumblings over the top to give an idea of the vocal melody. Then we flesh it out in practice with lyrics and other instruments.”

The result is a melody-driven, rhythmic, high-energy blend of ’60s garage rock in the vein of The Yardbirds and early Rolling Stones, as well as the pioneers of the ’50s who inspired them — Chuck Berry, The Everly Brothers.

Fittingly, the lyrics are generally light, fun and relatable, with a catchy melody and beat that defies audiences not to dance.

Their first home-recorded single, “She Wanna Dance,” encapsulates the sound well.

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Paving the way Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's new production honors the black performers who made history on Broadway.

NIKI KOTTMANN BLACK TIE REPORTER

Nate Jacobs fell in love with Broadway without seeing a single show.

It wasn’t a magical trip to New York City or the show-stopping voice of Jennifer Holliday commanding the radio that ignited the love affair. Jacobs, artistic director and founder of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, fell hard for Broadway by listening to his brother’s rave reviews of “Dreamgirls” and other shows he saw on the Great White Way. “I didn’t know I had a theater company living inside me at the time,” Jacobs says. “Of course, now it’s really clear why those reports from my brother’s phone calls excited me the way they did.”

Now, more than three decades later, Jacobs is sharing his love for America’s most beloved theater district with his latest original WBTT production, “Broadway in Black.”

The show was inspired by

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Cherise James, JoAnna Ford and Syreeta Banks rehearse a song from “Dreamgirls” on June 14 at The Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.

a children’s theater piece of the same name that he created some 15 years ago. That show was a youth revue, but this time around, he wanted to create a fullfledged professional production that honored the award-winning shows and performers who opened the door for black artists on Broadway.

What resulted is a cast of 13 and a three-piece band that will work together to perform nearly 50 songs — some in their entirety, some in snippets, and others

in medleys — that are considered legendary pieces performed by black Broadway stars.

Jacobs says this show carries a meaning that is deeply personal for him and his cast. He notes that black characters were played by white performers in blackface until the early 1900s. It wasn’t until 1910 that the first black performer was considered an equal alongside his white counterparts.

That’s when Bert Williams took the stage on Broadway in “The Ziegfeld Follies.”

He says because they’re paying homage to the artists who paved the way for black performers on Broadway and elsewhere, he expects excellence from his cast.

“All these artists studied and worked hard and prayed and cried and scratched and crawled to get up the ladder, so you step out and represent them well,” he tells his cast. “I’m not going to accept anything less than that. I want your best.”

Not only are cast members expected to represent their predecessors with honor and integrity, they’re expected to do so by performing some of the most difficult songs they’ve ever been assigned.

Jacobs says he could see many cast members “shaking their knees” when he handed them their music, but he’s proud of his cast for committing to the challenge of giving audiences a dynamic theater experience that he calls a “show within a show.”

“We go from deeply moving moments to high spirited, over-the-top moments to hot and sizzling moments, and it's like watching the whole strip of Broadway in one evening,” Jacobs says.

Audience members can expect to hear some of their favorite songs from older classic musicals such as “Cabin in the Sky,” “Porgy and Bess” and “The Wiz” as well as more recent favorites from shows such as “Ragtime,” “Dreamgirls” and “Once on this Island.”

Cast member Michael Mendez has been with WBTT for six years, but this show has a different feel than the others he’s been in.

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He also feels a sense of responsibility to pay respects to the black performers who helped him get to where he is today.

“Being the only black theater in a large radius, we are stewards of black history in a sense, whether we want to be or not,” he says. “So we have to keep our history alive by not only paying homage to what was done but also what will be done for future playwrights.”

Jacobs says the goal is not only to honor these Broadway idols, but to honor the larger narrative of black people in the United States.

“The purpose of the theater, especially the black theater, is to keep history and stories alive,” Jacobs says. “If we don’t keep our history — our stories, our culture, our uniqueness — alive and propagate it throughout the generations, then it dies.”

For Jacobs, this purpose is particularly personal. Part of his heart will always be on Broadway.

Teresa Stanley, an original member of WBTT who Jacobs mentored from childhood, left the troupe in 2007 to perform in “The Color Purple” on Broadway.

When Jacobs’ friend flew him to New York City to see her perform, he cried the entire show.

Stanley took him behind the curtain after the show and pulled him onstage. They looked out into the empty theater and she uttered three words so powerful, they’ve stayed with him.

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June LeBell was the first female announcer on a major commercial classical music radio station.

By taking the stage in his wife’s honor, Alley will give back to the organization LeBell adored.

“It always meant a great deal to her,” he says. “She was doing Music Mondays and writing for the Observer among other things, but she was still a singer at heart.”

Alley says that, along with bringing Holt on board as artistic director, LeBell’s legacy within the organization was making the group of professional singers a professional organization. She gave it the visibility it has now, he says.

This year’s concert will feature the group’s traditional salute to the armed forces along with a tribute to the heroes of World War I and World War II and a new musical setting of the Gettysburg Address. Holt is also excited about the traditional Bach chorale that will be performed with words

by Pete Seeger, along with a pairing of “My Country Tis of Thee” with “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” arranged by Moses Hogan.

Holt says his goal is to remind locals why we unite on the Fourth of July.

“I felt like this year, considering the seeming divisiveness that we have in our country, we needed to have more of an underscore of who we are, where we come from and why we all do this together,” Holt says. “It makes no difference whether you’re white, black, red, green — we all do this because we believe in this.”

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There will be one fewer audience member at Choral Artists of Sarasota’s annual Fourth of July concert this year.

June LeBell, former singer, board member and executive director of the organization, died April 30 of ovarian cancer.

It was LeBell who came up with the idea for the first Independence Day concert in 2007, so the group decided to dedicate this performance, Voices of Freedom, to her.

“June was kind of insistent that we maintain this tradition of the Fourth of July, and I agreed with her,” Artistic Director Joseph Holt says. “It seemed only right to dedicate this performance in her honor and in her memory because she meant so much to this organization.”

When he talks about LeBell, a wide, unwavering smile crosses Holt’s face. His eyes are distant, caught up in memories, as he speaks of her sense of humor and how she was always eager to help people — especially other singers.

He changes direction midsentence when a memory from a Fourth of July performance a few years ago comes back to him. He recalls a concert in which LeBell and her husband, Edward Alley, did a narration — set to music, with the chorus singing softly in the background — of quotes from several American presidents.

“It was a wonderful experience to be up there on stage with the two of them,” Holt remembers.

“One on either side of me, as the chorus is singing and they’re giving these great orations. Obviously June was a natural. She could talk anywhere anytime.”

This year, Alley will take the stage again to do a narration for the Voices of Freedom concert.

Holt says it will be about 9/11 and instead of being a reflection on a "horrific moment" in American history, it’s about the heroes who emerged in the aftermath.

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The bright colors and loud booms are enough to keep any human alert, but those same sights and sounds could bother the acoustically sensitive dolphins underwater and can scare black skimmers and make them fly away from their chicks.

“The biggest issue for us, especially on that busy weekend, is there’s stress both in water and on beaches,” Director of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Stranding Investigations Program Gretchen Lovewell said.

The Fourth of July is a day of celebration, but to make sure marine life goes unharmed, local animal experts have a few reminders for beachgoers and boaters.

“Leave only footprints in the sand, and leave it cleaner than

you found it,” Vice President of the Longboat Key Turtle Watch Cyndi Seamon said.

As of June 24, Longboat Key was home to 728 sea turtle nests.

Lido Beach has 68, and Siesta Key has 356. Nesting season runs until October, so it’s still important for mother turtles to have a clear path on the beach.

“It’s great to have fun, take everything out and dig holes and play in the sand, but fill up those holes before you leave the beach,” Seamon said.

At the end of the day, pack up all your beach toys and furniture.

Seamon said the Turtle Watch group has seen a lot of chairs and tent skeletons left out overnight and those could get in the way of a mother turtle or hatchlings.

Also, be mindful of flashlight use.

Should hatchlings start making their way to the water, they need to follow the moon’s light, not a flashlight that will lead them farther from the Gulf of Mexico.

And turtles aren’t the only ones that use the beach. Longboat Key is home to 160 least tern birds and about 20 chicks. It’s rare to walk on Lido Beach and not make a feathered friend. With a black skimmer colony of 700, and 226 chicks and counting, it’s almost impossible not to run into them across from the Holiday Inn.

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Coincidentally, the hatched chicks will be learning to fly right around July. Gregory Taylor, shorebird project coordinator of Audubon Florida, said for that reason, it’s important that people don’t run through the birds.

More importantly, adult skim-

mers with chicks shouldn’t be prompted to fly away. Drones and kites are two things that scare skimmers.

“That drives birds crazy,” Taylor said. “They get scared, they fly off and that leaves the chicks and eggs vulnerable to things like heat and predators.”

Taylor also reminds people to not pick up a stray bird. If a bird is alone, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s lost. He suggests taking a picture of the bird and showing it to a lifeguard first before taking any action.

And just because an animal is underwater, doesn’t mean it’s out of harm’s way.

“One of the best, easiest things people can do is wear polarized glasses so that they can see through the water as well as making sure they throw away trash and fishing line,” Lovewell said.

Lovewell warns people to not feed or water animals and to be mindful of speed zones.

“As of last week, we had 12 new babies born to Sarasota Bay dolphin mothers, so just being really cautious and careful of those. The newborn babies often lack skills to avoid boats and may surface more frequently and that can put them at a greater risk,” she said.

WHO YOU GONNA CALL? For stray sea turtles: Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program at 388-4331 For sick and injured birds: Save our Seabirds at 388-3010 For stranded dolphins, whales, manatees and sea turtles: Mote’s Stranding Investigations Program at 988-0212.

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‘JUST FOR LAUGHS’ 9:45 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave. $10 Call 366-9000.

BOATS ON MAIN 6 p.m. on Main Street Sarasota Free Call 487-7904.

Florida Studio Theatre’s Children’s Theatre presents an improv and music experience that’s completely made up on the spot, based on audience suggestions and participation. The cast will perform scenes and create impromptu songs that are appropriate for all ages. There’s even a chance to interact onstage with the performers.

DON’T MISS SUMMER SURVIVORS TOUR KICKOFF Summer Survivors, a local reggae and rock ‘n’ roll band with touches of ska and punk elements, heads out for its first national tour. Send the band off right at this concert

that also features Tampa Baybased alternative reggae band NoNeed.

IF YOU GO When: 9 p.m., Thursday Where: Gator Club, 1490 Main St. Tickets: Free Info: Call 366-5969.

Meet the race teams and see the Grand Prix powerboats up close at this annual downtown block party and parade, featuring food, drinks and live music by Jah Movement Reggae Band.

KEVIN NEALON 7 and 9:30 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre, 1923 Ringling Blvd. $40 Call 925-3869.

SARASOTA POWERBOAT GRAND PRIX FESTIVAL KICKOFF PARTY 6 p.m. at Michael’s on the Bay at Selby Gardens, 811 S. Palm Ave. $150 Call 487-7904.

Kevin Nealon, known for his dry wit and time as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” and “Weeds,” performs his standup routine in Sarasota for a special show running Friday and Saturday nights only.

Suncoast Charities for Children kicks off the 33rd annual Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix Festival weekend with live music, an open bar, food stations, a silent auction and 50-50 raffle. All proceeds benefit Suncoast Charities for Children.

FST IMPROV: WHEN X MEETS Y 7:30 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre Bowne’s Lab, 1241 N. Palm Ave. $12 to $15 Call 366-9000.

‘TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA’ 7 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail $15 to $54 Call 351-8000.

Take a plunge into the pages of Jules Verne’s classic science fiction story and get swept away in this dazzling multisensory experience. Runs through Saturday.

To love together is to laugh together. Watch some of Sarasota’s best musical improvisers make up a romantic comedy musical on the spot. Your suggestions will inspire a love story that will take you from the first meeting to the kiss finale. The cast will sing solos, duets, and full chorus numbers in a variety of different styles and genres from Swing to Ska to Sondheim.

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‘NAMING TRUE’ 8 p.m. at Urbanite Theatre, 1487 Second St. $29; $20 under age 40; $5 for students Call 321-1397.

Playwright Natalie Symons, who acted in Urbanite’s “Reborning,” returns with the world premiere of her play, directed by Daniel Kelly. “Naming True” follows Amy, a transgender teen from Seattle who finds herself in a Florida motel room with Nell, a dying woman from the streets of Detroit. Together, they plan to publish Nell’s memoirs. Runs through Sunday.

SATURDAY FIREWORKS SHOW 5 p.m. at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle Free; $5 parking Nathan Benderson Park hosts its first fireworks show, featuring music, games and food. Fireworks scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.

FST IMPROV 7:30 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre Bowne’s Lab Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave. $15 Call 366-9000.

Florida Studio Theatre Improv hosts this weekly laugh-a-minute show that’s sure to brighten up your weekend.

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SUNDAY POWERBOAT AND AQUAX RACES 9:15 a.m. at Lido Beach Free; VIP viewing $100 per person at Sandcastle Resort at Lido Beach Call 487-7904.

Bring a chair and a towel and set up to watch the final races of the Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix.

HD AT THE OPERA HOUSE PRESENTS ‘MACBETH’ BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave. $20 Call 328-1300.

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Enjoy the Stratford Festival’s production of “Macbeth,” starring Ian Lake.

JOHN CARFI 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre, 1923 Ringling Blvd. $15 Call 925-3869.

John Carfi got his start at the Comedy Store in California and has since performed around the country and on television shows.

MONDAY PEEP SHOW 8 p.m. at The Gator Club, 1490 Main St. $20 Call 366-5969.

Performance features Black Diamond performers and special guests.

VOICES OF FREEDOM The Choral Artists of Sarasota salute Independence Day with rousing songs celebrating America, including “God Bless America,” “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” “This is My Country,” “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “America the Beautiful” and more. A new setting of the Gettysburg Address will be featured, as well as a salute to our armed forces. The concert will be dedicated to the memory of June LeBell.

IF YOU GO When: 4:30 p.m., Tuesday Where: First Church Sarasota, 104 S. Pineapple Ave. Tickets: $30 in advance; $35 at the door Info: Call 387-6046.

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WEDNESDAY THE WORLD SERIES OF COMEDY 7 p.m. at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre, 1923 Ringling Blvd. $15 to $19 Call 925-3869.

FINS AND FUN FESTIVAL Takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway. This event, which wraps up Mote’s Shark Days, is free with paid admission. The festival will include an appearance by Gilly the Shark, activities for all ages and a performance by EveryOneRocks.

TUESDAY, JULY 11

FREE MEMORY AND LIFESTYLE SCREENING Takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. at Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. This event has one-on-one cognitive assessment with other factors that affect sleep, memory, exercise and diet. This event is brought by the Center for Brain Health. To RSVP call 383-6493.

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McCurdy’s hosts this competition to find the best comics in the U.S. and Canada. Forty professional comics will compete for a chance to win a trip to Las Vegas in September for the main event.

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‘THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY’ 8 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre Keating Theatre, 1241 N. Palm Ave. $39 Call 366-9000.

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Festival wraps with a delightful mix Third portion of Sarasota Music Festival offers greatest contrast.

EDWARD ALLEY CONTRIBUTOR

The closing weekend of the Sarasota Music Festival gave us a combination of music that was traditional, cutting-edge, and classical cross-over. Quite a mixture, to say the least.

Friday night’s offering presented the greatest contrast, starting with the “Wind Quintet, Opus 10,” of Pavel Haas, written in 1929. Although Haas was Czech and a student of Janacek, at times there were hints of Kurt Weill, his German contemporary.

Mostly serious, except for the “Ballo eccentric” third movement, with piccolo and E-flat clarinet, it was given a thoughtful and moving performance by Carol Wincenc, flute, Stephen Taylor, oboe, Charlie Neidich, clarinet, William Purvis, horn

and Frank Morelli, bassoon.

Robert Schumann’s “Piano Quartet in E-flat major,” written during his chamber music year of 1842, wound up being the “oldest” work of the weekend. Written in his full romantic and sweeping style, with a few Mendelssohn-like moments in the scherzo, it was beautifully performed by Jeffrey Kahane, piano, Frank Almond, violin, Barbara Westphal, viola, and Brinton Smith, cello.

The balance of the evening featured yMusic, a chamber group of young performers from New York, in a set of works as different and somewhat perplexing as the makeup of the group itself. The combination of flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, viola, and cello is far from traditional, and so was their music. The seven works they performed, although by different composers, sounded vaguely alike, with combinations of sounds and effects, usually starting quietly, building to a shattering climax, and ending quietly. More variety

would have been welcome, but their appearance gives evidence that the festival is expanding its reach in the experience it provides for both students and audience. It was a musical stretch and not to everyone’s taste, but was an important addition to the festival.

It’s difficult to believe that Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” (1936) was once considered to be adventurous, with its slow moving themes and resolving dissonant harmonies, but it was. Originally a movement for string quartet, this adagio has been arranged for many combinations, including a choral setting. The festival strings, all standing (except for the cellos) gave a glorious performance, bringing goose bumps and a few tears of joy at the beauty of sound and melody.

Beginning with a crack of the slap-stick, Maurice Ravel’s “Piano Concerto in G-major” takes us into this Frenchman’s version of George Gershwin’s New York jazz. Filled

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Gershwin and Ravel influenced each other, and both gained from that influence, with Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” preceding the Ravel “Concerto” by several years.

Kahane, again conducting from the piano, chose the original Paul Whitman “jazz band” version, orchestrated by Ferde Grofé, replete with saxophones, brass, and tuba. Almost as evident as the soloist was clarinetist Charlie Neidich, who from his opening glissando set the mood for this rousing and energetic performance. At times the execution was more enthusiastic than accurate, but clearly everyone was having a good time with this cross-over classic, especially the audience, which responded with shouts, bravos, and applause.

Returning for several bows, and acknowledging everyone in the orchestra, Kahane ended the concert and the festival with a quiet, respectful and very moving improvisation on “America the Beautiful.”

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with “blue notes” and “flatted fifths,” together with Ravel’s brilliant pianism and orchestration, this work is something of a tour de force for both orchestra and soloist, especially when the soloist is also the conductor. Kahane performed both roles brilliantly, especially the quiet and contemplative second movement, which in contrast to the Big City excitement of the first and third, is virtually a nocturne in its melodic simplicity.

Timo Andres’ “Paraphrase on themes of Brian Eno,” is odd in that it is one contemporary composer’s reflections on the work of another. Ambient and collage are two adjectives used for Eno’s music, and Andres’ musings are just that, providing sounds evoking vast reaches of space, then strikingly romantic phrases sounding like movie underscoring; all reasonably tonal, and yes, ambling along a little bit. Andres uses a steel drum, that pillar of Caribbean calypso, as a new voice and texture, again providing more col-

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LO C A L LY K N OW N . G LO B A L LY CO N N E C T E D.

L O N G B OAT K E Y 655 Longboat Club Road 17B Jenifer Schwell 941-780-0968 A4161520 $3,300,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 560 Chipping Lane Ian Addy Pa 941-961-8850 A4125400 $1,724,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 2110 Harbourside Drive 525 Maureen Doherty 941-993-3159 A4187734 $1,350,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 569 Juan Anasco Drive Michael Moulton 941-928-3559 A4173741 $899,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 2550 Harbourside Drive 321 Jenifer Schwell 941-780-0968 A4176396 $899,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 601 Longboat Club Road 202S Ian Addy Pa 941-961-8850 A4167414 $859,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 2067 Harbour Links Drive 4 Ian Addy Pa 941-961-8850 A4178487 $799,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 6322 Laguna Drive Sherri Mills 941-350-7112 A4157415 $775,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 2425 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 1E Mel & Jan Goldsmith 941-356-6673 A4160613 $775,000

G R A N D B AY 3070 Grand Bay Boulevard 641 Emmy Lou Gilbert 941-807-1764 A4175811 $685,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 4621 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 15C Tom Delaney Pa 941-387-3990 A4183148 $630,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 1903 Harbour Links Circle 2 Connie Lyke Brown 941-951-6660 A4178867 $624,900

L O N G B OAT K E Y 775 Longboat Club Road 205 Cindy Schatzle 941-587-7556 A4179645 $605,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 7095 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 23 Sherri Mills 941-350-7112 A4186448 $560,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 2330 Harbour Oaks Drive Beverly St Hilaire 941-504-3303 A4165928 $549,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 615 Saint Judes Drive N Bill Anderson 941-313-4059 A4179424 $529,900

L O N G B OAT K E Y 4725 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 113 Ian Addy Pa 941-961-8850 A4169667 $499,900

L O N G B OAT K E Y 3240 Gulf Of Mexico Drive B604 Diana Kryszak 941-993-4078 A4173331 $475,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 2213 Harbourside Drive 303 Maureen Horn 941-539-3384 A4187220 $475,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 6937 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 23 Janet Walter 941-232-2000 A4167650 $435,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 1050 Longboat Club Road 504 Jenine Meyer 941-266-8303 A4174773 $430,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 4960 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 204 Sharon Freeman 941-545-0899 A4186932 $389,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 4500 Gulf Of Mexico Drive PH6 Bobbi Banan 941-356-2659 A4168620 $379,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 4500 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 305 Bobbi Banan 941-356-2659 A4162445 $375,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 723 El Centro 179 Richard Perlman 941-228-8580 A4184181 $375,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 4420 Exeter Drive 302 Tammy Mast 941-256-6543 A4182361 $349,900

L O N G B OAT K E Y 600 Sutton Place B201 Malihe Karimi 941-376-5099 A4183979 $289,500

L O N G B OAT K E Y 5060 Gulf Of Mexico Drive Beverly St Hilaire 941-504-3303 A4145711 $8,200,000

S A R A S OTA 401 S Palm Avenue 1101 Michael Moulton 941-928-3559 A4186570 $5,800,000

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L O N G B OAT K E Y 891 Longboat Club Road Kim & Michael Ogilvie 941-376-1717 A4167892 $8,500,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 6051 Gulf Of Mexico Dr Ann Martin & Joanna Benante 941-356-7717 A3983113 $3,950,000

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JUNE 12-16

ADAM HUGHES RESEARCH EDITOR

L’ELEGANCE ON LIDO BEACH

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home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Geoffrey and Eva Bicknell, of Sarasota, sold their home at 665 N. Owl Drive to Jeffrey Lesage and Sandra Lesage, trustees, of Sarasota, for $2.55 million. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,615 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.4 million in 2014.

LONGBOAT KEY TOWERS LSDS United LP sold the Unit N-403 condominium at 603 Longboat Club Road to Robert and Gladys Nadeau, of Longboat Key, for $657,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,458 square feet of area. It sold for $270,000 in 1985.

THE WATER CLUB AT LONGBOAT KEY

William Hogan, of Hogan Holdings 23 LLC sold the Unit 506 condominium at 1241 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Arthur Armitage and Catherine Armitage, trustees, of Longboat Key, for

$1,575,000. Built in 1996, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,650 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $1.5 million in 2006.

SANCTUARY AT LONGBOAT KEY CLUB

Nancy Laudando, of Sarasota, sold her Unit B-408 condominium at 1800 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Geoffrey and Eva Bicknell, of Sarasota, for $1.02 million. Built in 1996, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,700 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $549,000 in 2012.

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Robert Steinmetz and Nancy Steinmetz, trustees, of Longboat Key, sold the home at 691 Old Compass Road to James Cushman II, of Atlanta, Ga., for $895,000. Built in 1971, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,290 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $712,500 in 2015.

Since 1969 5330 Ashton Ct., Sarasota

William and Margaret Richlin sold their Unit A-501 condominium at 575 Sanctuary Drive to Dan Fager and Linda Bass Fager, trustees, of Arlington, Va., for $1.36 million. Built in 1990, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 1,785 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.01 million in 2010.

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These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of June 15-22, in order of dollar amounts.

L O N G B OAT K E Y ADDRESS 1145 GMD

PERMIT Lobby

6820 Hughes St.

AMOUNT $600,000

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Single family

2295 GMD

APPLICANT Beachplace Condo Walter & Rebecca

$300,000

LO C A L LY K N OW N . G LO B A L LY CO N N E C T E D.

Carol Cohen 440 Gulf of Mexico Dr. • Longboat Key • 941.356.3829

Parrish Interior

Albert Balk

With 19+ years in real estate, Carol Cohen offers the trust, integrity and high level of service that she herself would expect from a Realtor.

$180,947

Revocable Trust

535 Sanctuary Drive

Sliding glass

Carlos J. Gross

$147,040

670 Longview Drive

Alterations

Janelle L. Branower

$100,961

n 32-year background in sales, marketing, management & real estate

600 Wedge Lane

Roof

St. Resi Sarasota LLC

$99,000

n A resident of Sarasota and Longboat Key for 29+ years

2012 Harbourside Drive

Interior

Vladimir Bateyko

$78,300

n Specialist in luxury waterfront property

2165 GMD

Kitchen

James W. Lepczyk

$55,473

770 Emerald Harbour Drive Resurface

Daniel Jones

$54,300

5010 GMD

Shervin Korangy

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$52,747

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replacement Install pool

Anthony Crincoli

670 Longview Drive

Reroof

Janelle L Branower

1000 Longboat Club Road Interior

Maier Family

Revocable Trust

$51,757 $46,805 $46,800

4485 GMD

Kitchen

John C. Albrecht

$45,000

565 Sanctuary Drive

Guest bath

Sheila G. Pizer, trustee

$45,000

435 L’Ambiance Drive

Master bath

Michael Brookshire

$40,000

540 Birdie Lane

Dock and seawall

Chris Kechiriotis

$39,036

4500 GMD

Bathrooms

Steve A. Pedersen

$30,000

3030 Grand Bay Blvd.

Kitchen

Martin B. Zimmerman

$29,500

2301 GMD

Glass door

Wayne Robinson, trustee

3300 Bayou Road

Replace wood

Raymond S. Rajewski,

Interior

Richard E. Stauffer

595 Bowsprit Lane

Screen cage

Pierre S. Nedelcovch

$14,085

5700 GMD

Pool fence

Spanish Main Yacht Club

$13,020

4401 GMD

Glass door

Antonio Bianchi

$12,472

6925 GMD

Windows and doors

Matthew L. Schroeder

$11,200

4825 GMD

Pool fence

Westchester Condo

$11,044

2000 Harbourside Drive

593 Sutton Place

$17,439 $15,500

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CarolCohen@michaelsaunders.com

L O N G B OAT K E Y 545 Sanctuary Drive A603 A4184872 $1,329,900

SOLD

L O N G B OAT K E Y 535 Sanctuary Drive A103 A4180237 $899,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 5757 Gulf Of Mexico Drive 312 A4182256 $595,000

SOLD

L O N G B OAT K E Y 240 Sands Point Road 4303 A4161633 $495,000

$15,000

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Sutton Place Condo

$9,759

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BIRD KEY - Elegant garden home with a mesmerizing courtyard! Featuring 2,800 sq ft with two master suites, a completely renovated kitchen, and a stunning lap pool that has been refinished with pebble Tec. 319BobWhiteWay.com $899,000

BIRD KEY - Majestic waterfront estate with views of Sarasota Bay, Ringling causeway and the city lights of downtown! Offering two levels of living, 5,800 sq ft, 100 ft of seawall, 50 ft Trex dock, and 24,000 lb boat lift.

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BIRD KEY - Contemporary & polished move-in ready garden home! Modern upgrades include new flooring, beautifully renovated bathrooms, new kitchen with granite countertops and updated appliances. Open floorplan with 1,944 sq ft.

643OwlWay.com $899,000

BIRD KEY - Light and airy garden home offering an open 2,223 sq ft floorplan and custom upgrades with charming details throughout! Brand new kitchen with leathered granite countertops, and all new porcelain tile flooring.

475PartridgeCir.com $1,099,000

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GRAND BAY - The sprawling 2,550 sq ft Cayman floorplan provides two expansive terraces, and bedrooms on opposites ends to ensure privacy.

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258 GOLDEN GATE POINT #201 - MAJESTIC BAY

1222 CENTER PLACE - LIDO SHORES

This immaculate 3BR plus office residence in the private community of Majestic Bay is only a few steps from the lively activities of downtown Sarasota. Directly overlooking Sarasota Bay, John Ringling Bridge and the city skyline, the one-of-a-kind views are featured from every room. The 2,700 SF layout, with its oak hardwood flooring throughout, LED lighting, high-end finishes, builtin surround sound and two terraces, lives like a spacious single-family home.

Charm and history abound at this well-maintained, updated 3BR plus office mid-century modern, which was designed by famed architect Erwin Gremli II and was once the guest quarters for Dr. Marion Hoppin, a founding member of New College. The current owners have meticulously upgraded this residence inside and out, including a new roof (2012), cedar wood exterior siding, three-car garage, new windows and sliders, new bathrooms with custom tile work and more.

$1,695,000

www.MajesticBay201.com

$1,549,000

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5080 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE

975 WHITAKERS LANE

3030 GRAND BAY BOULEVARD #384

4239 GULF OF MEXICO DRIVE #MH2

This European-inspired bayfront estate is a remarkable display of custom features and elegant finishes. Offering a private, gated entry, deepwater dockage and lift, this 9,000 SF, 5BR home is immaculately maintained. Walk to the beach.

This magnificent 5BR residence rests on the deep waters of Whitaker Bayou, that open to Sarasota Bay and the Gulf. More than 5,000 SF of interior, overflowing with high-end finishes and intricate details, sure to impress.

Completely updated BEACH HOME! This 2BR/21/2BA home, in a pet-friendly community, features beautiful updates inside and out, including newer kitchen and baths, two terraces.

Relish ideal shores of the Gulf in your backyard.

www.5080GulfofMexicoDrive.com

www.975WhitakersLane.com

The high-floor location of this 8th-floor Cayman residence offers breathtaking bay, city and golf course views, a charming 3BR layout that lives like a single-family home, floor-to-ceiling glass walls, eat-in kitchen and many amenities. www.GrandBay384.com $1,199,000

BEACHPLACE

438 Partridge Circle

1135 Gulf of Mexico Drive #103

Walk directly from the open terrace of this updated, 2BR Gulf-front Beachplace residence in Building 2, to relish the pristine shores and sparkling azure waters of the Gulf beaches at Longboat Key. Furnished.

www.Beachplace3103.com

$779,000

1075 Gulf of Mexico Drive #502

Sprawling views, stylish furnishings, hardwood flooring, new windows and sliders and a new eat-in kitchen welcome you to this 2BR beach getaway.

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$699,000

The peaceful lake and fountain views showcased from this lovely 2BR residence will be hard to ever leave.

Charming updates and a convenient walk-down.

$569,000

1115 Gulf of Mexico Drive #503

Updated 5th-floor, furnished retreat is move-in ready!

Offering a 2BR/2BA layout with newer kitchen and baths, as well as oversized flooring.

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$549,000

BIRD KEY

www.438PartridgeCircle.com

$2,195,000

This 3BR garden home is move-in ready! A comfortable retreat offering a light and open layout, new windows, upgraded kitchen and baths.

www.637SouthOwlDrive.com

The spectacular location of this custom Bird Key home is unique to Sarasota. Situated on a two-lot, corner homesite, offering more than 450’ of direct bay frontage. This stunning 4BR home was designed by famed architect Cliff Scholz and built by Perrone Custom Home Builders.

$9,995,000

$899,000

COUNTRY CLUB SHORES

Panoramic sunrise to sunset views from this rarely-available direct Gulf-front, 3BR+den Arlington residence in the southwest corner of Building II at The Water Club will make it hard for you to ever leave.

$3,295,000

1211 Gulf of Mexico Drive #904

This Promenade penthouse offers 2,600 SF of stunning Gulf-to-bay views! The extensive upgrades are of the highest quality. Enjoy ideal breezes from two private terraces. Two parking spaces.

$1,289,000

3517 Fair Oaks Lane - Queens Harbour

www.584HornblowerLane.com

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$2,895,000

512 Hornblower Lane

Move right into this 3BR waterfront home. Renovated inside and out, including new kitchen and baths, walls of glass and 13’ ceilings. Relax the day away on the 1,200 SF newer lanai with dock.

$999,000

GRAND BAY You will appreciate the impressive, custom updates featured in this corner Antigua residence. Completely furnished, offering stylish decor, a new open kitchen, panoramic views and a wraparound terrace. Includes 2 parking spaces.

3080 Grand Bay Boulevard #536

www.670MourningDoveDrive.com

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The peaceful, wooded and garden views, as well as the many stunning updates throughout this 3BR+den and library home in Queens Harbour create a light and airy atmosphere. Deeded access to private beach.

$1,225,000

3030 Gulf of Mexico Drive - Triton Cove

You will appreciate the Key West inspired lifestyle at this beautifully-updated, 3BR custom-designed home just a few steps from the beautiful Gulf beaches of Longboat Key.

www.3030GulfofMexicoDrive.com

$979,000

$1,595,000

Immediately ready to enjoy, this updated, direct Gulf-front residence at Islander Club offers charming upgrades including Bamboo wood flooring, renovated kitchen and newer bathrooms. Fall in love with the unmatched Gulf and sunset views.

www.IslanderClub71N.com

$895,000

3490 Bayou Sound - Bay Isles

Direct views welcome you to this 2BR Aruba residence, offering access to the wraparound terrace from almost every room. Furnished.

$679,000

This charming 3BR pool home in the private Bayou Sound community offers beautiful new hardwood flooring, lush manicured landscaping and deeded access to a private stretch of Gulf beach.

www.3490BayouSound.com

$1,195,000

This elevated, 3BR waterfront home has been completely updated with a new kitchen, wood laminate floors and two fireplaces. Beach access just a short walk away.

www.712MarburyLane.com

$729,000

1000 Longboat Club Road #805

This beautifully updated, 2BR beach retreat has been completely opened up to a stunning loft-style layout!

Offering impressive African wood flooring, LED lighting brand new kitchen and baths. Direct-Gulf views!

www.PrivateerSouth805.com

$699,000

5393 Gulf of Mexico Drive #204

Ready to move right into! This beautifully furnished, 2BR/2BA beachfront retreat welcomes you with sparkling azure Gulf views and walls of glass sliders that open to extended terrace space.

www.LongboatTerrace204.com

$599,000

1241 Gulf of Mexico Drive #111

This is your chance to enjoy The Water Club lifestyle for a wonderful value. Completely move-in ready, this furnished residence offers lush tropical views, and close to amenities.

www.WaterClubSouth111.com

SARASOTA

$479,000

416 Bayshore Road - Bay Acres

2301 Gulf of Mexico Drive #71N

3040 Grand Bay Boulevard #221

Overflowing with charm and allure, this stunning home, offering more than 4,000 SF of designer living space will impress you. Built in 2006, it enjoys boating access to Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

$2,999,000

1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive #701

www.PromenadePenthouse904.com

www.PelicanHarbourMH2.com

712 Marbury Lane - Sleepy Lagoon

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE! This amazing view could be yours to enjoy every day. The superb point-lot locale of this direct bayfront home offers more than 240’ of bay frontage and 90’ of deep-water dockage for the avid boater.

www.GrandBay221.com

670 Mourning Dove Drive

LONGBOAT KEY

www.WaterClubNorth701.com

637 South Owl Drive

www.512HornblowerLane.com

622 South Owl Drive

www.622SouthOwl.com

From the stone marble accents, 14’ ceilings, 6,000SF interior and luxurious finishes, to the private garden portico with heated pool and spa, you will love every aspect of this custom-built waterfront home.

584 Hornblower Lane

1105 Gulf of Mexico Drive #103

www.Beachplace5103.com

$2,095,000

$850,000

The circular motif design and walls of glass at this home enhance panoramic water views. Offering lush tropical, native Florida landscape and boat dock.

www.416BayshoreRoad.com

$1,395,000

SIESTA KEY 5151 Jungle Plum Road - Hidden Harbor

Delight in serene bayfront living at this wonderfully spacious 6BR estate, on more than a half-acre of lush property, just minutes from the renowned Siesta Key Beach. This boater’s paradise offers easy deep-water access to Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

www.5151JunglePlumRoad.com

201 Gulf of Mexico Drive Suite 1, Longboat Key, Florida 34228 office: (941) 387-1840 cell: (941) 586-6668 fax: (941) 827-9444 website: www.longboatrealestate.com e-mail: roger@pettingell.com Owned and operated by NRT, LLC

$2,995,000

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