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County tourist tax revenue passes $11 million mark Siesta Beach’s No. 1 ranking gets considerable credit for the county’s best tourist tax revenue total since the 2006 fiscal year.

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Noting Sarasota County collected $11,377,927 in tourist tax revenue for the 2010-11 fiscal year, County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson said last week the figure was the best since the 2006 fiscal year, before the

Great Recession began.

“It looks like we’re coming back,” she told her fellow members of the Tourist Development Council during their regular meeting Nov. 17. “I’m sure Dr. Beach had a lot to do with it.”

Patterson’s comments followed a report by Erin Duggan, director of communications for the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau. During an overview of SCVB public relations initiatives and promotions for the 2011 fis-

cal year, Duggan said the impact of the late-May announcement

by Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman of Florida International University, aka Dr. Beach, that Siesta Public Beach was No. 1 in the country was significant.

Duggan’s statistics showed that 406,948,969 people had read

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DIVERSIONS Goldsmith Joan Michlin started designing jewelry when she was 16 years old.

The artist’s latest collection launches next week at the 19th annual American Craft Show Sarasota.

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Kimsey 16A Benny brings hundreds to Turtle Beach for the revival of his bluegrass picnics supporting the American Red Cross.

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Olivia, a third-grader at Lakeview Elementary School, is one of numerous “Pelikids” looking forward to Thanksgiving. See pages 13A and 14A.

family affair

By Rachel Hackney | Managing Editor

Light Up the Village brings out families The Village’s biggest annual event kicks off the Siesta holiday season for children of all ages.

About 20 or so years ago — no one is sure of the exact year — Anne Johnson came up with the idea for Light Up the Village, the holiday season kickoff in Siesta Village. Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce members were considering the idea of holiday festivities in the Village, but they

wanted to be sure their event wouldn’t conflict with others in the community.

“So I said, ‘What about that Saturday (after Thanksgiving)?’”

Johnson said.

It was around the time she became production manager of the Pelican Press, she pointed

out, and the newspaper’s former general manager and then Siesta advertising representative, Sally Baxter, was working with the Siesta Chamber on holiday ideas.

Light Up the Village is a product of collaboration among the chamber, the Siesta Key Village Association and the Siesta Key Association, Kay Kouvatsos, co-

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about the distinction online; the print total was 3,247,649.

For comparison, Duggan said, news about the No. 1 beach in 2010, Coopers Beach on Long Island, drew 227,647,329 visits online and 1,615,162 in print. However, Duggan pointed out that Long Island residents, unlike those in Sarasota County, had not been eager to publicize the Coopers Beach honor.

Duggan also told the TDC members that the live feed from Siesta Public Beach May 27, when Dr. Beach made his announcement on “The Today Show,” probably reached more than 4 million viewers, according to statistics provided by the show’s producers. The SCVB, she explained, had arranged for a satellite truck to be on the beach for the announcement, because Leatherman had given the office advance notice of his rankings, though he had sworn the SCVB staff to secrecy.

Between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. May 27, Duggan said, Leatherman did backto-back media interviews about his announcement.

She initially had been concerned the $40,000 cost of the satellite truck would be prohibitive, Duggan said.

“We didn’t budget for this, because

we didn’t know about (the announcement) until about two weeks prior,” she said.

However, she said, Virginia Haley, the SCVB president, had agreed the expense would pay off in publicity.

Additionally, Duggan said, she made sure she was accessible to reporters that weekend, which was right before Memorial Day. “A lot of what we do is really about just getting (to journalists) what they need,” she said.

“This has more legs than just one year,” TDC Vice Chairman Tony Swain told her.

Although they knew Siesta Key and Sarasota County would reap a lot of publicity this year and next year from the announcement, Duggan said, staff members are concerned about 2013 and beyond.

“We also need to start pushing another beach,” Patterson said. “We have several really gorgeous beaches (in the county).”

In a preview of promotions for 2012, Duggan reported the SCVB had launched a “Searching for Sara” initiative in September. Using Facebook, she said, the SCVB offered individuals named Sara the opportunity to win an all-expenses-paid theme trip to the county. Entrants were asked to

choose one of four vacations that best suited their personalities. The categories were eco/adventure/sports, arts/ culture/romance, family/attractions/ beaches and culinary.

More than 300 people named Sara entered the contest over five weeks, Duggan reported. The SCVB Facebook friends count went up to 19,200, she added. Staff will pick the winners in each category in early December, she said. The SCVB will help them with itineraries for trips to the county; all that is asked of the winners, she said, is that they document their trips through social media.

“Our cost is incredibly minimal,” she added.

One big event coming up in May, Duggan said, will be the Society of American Travel Writers conference in Sarasota. “It (represents) the best of the best (travel) writers,” she said of the organization.

“Wow,” Patterson said. “What a coup.”

The SCVB also is continuing to focus outreach on the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., area, to capitalize on the Baltimore Orioles’ spring training in Sarasota, Duggan said, and it is planning an agritourism/farm-to-table dining promotion.

When Patterson asked about the impact on tourism of the Ringling International Arts Festival, Duggan said the event had brought a lot of notice to the county.

“I think it gives us credibility, too,” she said, because of the involvement of international ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov.

“I think it’s really important that it continue to build,” Patterson said, adding that the festival no longer required tax money for support.

Haley told the board Duggan’s budget had increased about 10 percent from the 2010 fiscal year to the 2011 fiscal year, though she did not have the exact figures. She promised to send those to the TDC members.

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By Rachel Brown Hackney | Managing Editor

Council’s guidelines clarified for arts grants applications The Tourist Development Council unanimously approved guideline changes to aid organizations applying for arts and cultural program grants.

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The firm running the concessions at Siesta Key Public Beach ran into permitting problems with the county, leading it to win an agreement that it can install movable kiosks.

Kiosks coming to the beach concession area  

 The new Siesta beach concessionaire soon will be installing movable kiosks and getting a break on its payments to the county.

Thanks to a County Commission vote this month, the owners of the concession at Siesta Public Beach will be able to implement what county staff has described as a “market concept with movable kiosks.”

The kiosks were a response to a decision by the county’s Building Department staff that the gift shop that had been in the concession area was not allowed by county code and would have to be removed. That decision, Parks and Recreation Department staff wrote in a Nov. 8 memo to the County Commission, “resulted in a hardship to the new concessionaire.”

“Everybody wanted to have him up and operating by season,” Patty Gergen, a Parks and Recreation Department manager, said, referring to Warren LaBonte, one of the partners in the concession. “It’s going to be like a little market there,” Gergen said of the kiosk concept. “I think it’s going to be kind of cool.”

Neither LaBonte nor his partner, Brian Palmer, could be reached for comment, but Gergen said LaBonte was in the process of purchasing the kiosks.

She was unsure when the structures would be in place.

According to the Nov. 8 memo to the County Commission from Carolyn Brown, general manager of the Parks and Recreation Department, and Kristin Steffen, a business professional in that department, staff recommended, and the concessionaire accepted, the proposed amendment to the contract with the county, which would allow the installation of the kiosks and an extension of the contract agreement for five months, to Aug. 31, 2016.

Additionally, the agreement gave LaBonte and Palmer’s firm, Socially Responsible Real Estate Initiative Inc., up to $50,000 in credit that could be applied against the monthly base fee it pays the county, to cover the cost and installation of the kiosks.

The agreement also lowered the firm’s monthly fee for the period of January 2012 through March 2016, saving the concessionaire

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A Sarasota County aerial photo shows the location of beach chair and umbrella rentals in the original concession agreement with Socially Responsible Real Estate Initiative Inc.

 $165,000.

The memo says the ad- ty Commission later reversed itjustment was to cover the con- self, awarding the concession to cessionaire’s loss of retail busi- Socially Responsible Real Estate  ness while the contract change Initiative. negotiations were under way, as In March, prior to the execuwell the cost of implementing tion of the agreement, the memo the market concept. says, the county communicated Effective in January, the con- to Palmer that the structure the cessionaire will be paying the previous concessionaire had county $30,864.67 per month. used as a gift shop no longer Nonetheless, the memo pointed could be allowed on the site. out, the county still is expected Therefore, the county and Palmto receive at least $170,000 a year er’s firm agreed to modify their more in annual payments from draft contract to allow the instalSocially Responsible Real Estate lation of two portable units in Initiative than it received from approximately the same location the previous concessionaire. as the gift shop area.

The Nov. 8 memo also noted The County Commission apbackground on LaBonte and proved the amended concession Palmer’s enterprise. In Novem- agreement March 29. Subseber 2008, the memo states the quently, the memo says, Socially county advertised a request for Responsible Real Estate Initiaproposals for concession ser- tive presented a variety of porvices at the beach. That RFP was table units to county staff for canceled in February 2009. A consideration. Believing staff second RFP was advertised Aug. had approved the structures, the 18, 2009. memo adds, the concessionaire After review of the nine pro- started to install a retail structure posals the county received, the “which (it) maintains was essenCounty Commission awarded tially the same as the portable the concession Jan. 22, 2010, to units presented to staff.”

Sunrise Sunset Concessions, doCounty staff disputed the asing business as Blue Wave Con- sertion that the units were the cessions, which county staff had same as those staff had seen; it ranked first among the respons- gave the concessionaire notice in es it had received. However, writing May 11 that the partially Palmer, as agent for Socially Re- installed retail structure had not sponsible Real Estate Initiative, been approved and would have protested that award. The Coun- to be removed.

By unanimous vote Nov. 17, the Sarasota County Tourist Development Council approved changes in its grants policy guidelines, part of which were designed to eliminate any confusion over eligibility of applicants for funding.

Those changes will come before the Sarasota County Commission for final approval.

The changes, Jim Shirley, executive director of the Arts and Cultural Alliance, presented to the TDC included several opportunities for organizations to correct any deficiencies in their applications before grant decisions were recommended to the County Commission.

“We wanted to make sure that everybody feels that they’re getting an even shot, by guidelines, and there are no discrepancies there,” he said.

“The big issue that has come to all our attention is the tax returns,” County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson, who also chairs the TDC, told Shirley. “Are your dates reasonable?”

“We think they are,” Shirley said. “There should not be any issues with the tax return under normal circumstances.”

All applications are due by 5 p.m. Feb. 24.

When Patterson then asked whether that date allowed organizations ample time to get their tax returns, Shirley told her that most nonprofit organizations have fiscal years that end either in July or September.

“I am not aware of any that are on a year-end situation,” Shirley said.

Shirley also said an organization must have been registered as a Florida nonprofit for a full year before submitting an application. However, he said, it does not have to have 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Service for a full year before applying.

“There has been confusion about this point,” he told the council.

Shirley said the registration guideline had been in effect for a number of years. When the Chalk Festival applied for a grant this year, the Arts and Cultural Alliance had to deny the application, because the festival had not been registered as a Florida nonprofit for a full year at the time.

After his staff reviews the submitted applications, Shirley told the TDC, he and the Grants Policy Committee chairman will review the list of ineligible applicants and convene the committee to ensure that the guidelines have been applied properly in regard to any applications that had been rejected for inadequacy.

“We want to do everything possible to make sure things are done transparently,” Shirley said.

In March, Shirley continued, “To avoid any possible conflict of interest, we’ll make sure that we review (every application)

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arts grants apportioned by their size

Any organization applying for a county grant for arts and cultural programming is put into one of four categories, based on its annual operating expenses as reported in its yearly financial statement for its most recently completed fiscal year: • less than $100,000 • $100,000 to $349,000 • $350,000 to $1,999,999 • $2 million and higher The following funding caps are applied to those categories, respectively: • $25,000 • $50,000 • $100,000 • $175,000 completely a second time prior to notifying a group its application is not acceptable.”

Any organization that does not receive a recommendation for a grant will have one further opportunity to gain funding, Shirley said. The deadline for requesting reconsideration will be May 16. The only criteria for a Reconsideration Committee to judge the validity of those requests, he said, will be if the Grants Policy Committee did not adhere to guidelines, Arts and Cultural Alliance Staff or the committee made a data error or a conflict-of-interest situation had occurred.

Shirley also pointed out a change in the guidelines that says an exception in the grants application process will be made for public/private direct support organizations, which have to provide an accounting of arts-related expenses from their general operating budgets.

“We added this to clarify procedures for organizations such as the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and the Ringling Museum,” he said. “These folks are not 501(c)(3)s (but deserve equal opportunity to apply for funding).”

Asked how the Arts and Cultural Alliance made smaller organizations aware of the opportunity to apply for grants, Shirley said the Alliance publishes ads throughout the county and puts the appropriate information on its website.

“We do everything feasible, possible, to get that word out,” he said. “And it very well may be that some of these smaller organizations may not be able to qualify.”

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+ County offices closed for Thanksgiving holiday Sarasota County government offices, including libraries, the History Center and recreation centers, will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24, and Friday, Nov. 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Some county services, however, will be available on Friday, Nov. 25.

Libraries will be open Saturday, Nov. 26, and other county offices will reopen Monday, Nov. 28.

The Payne Park Tennis Center will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 25.

There will be no Sarasota County Area Transit bus service Nov. 24; however, full service will resume Nov. 25.

Residents who live in unincorporated areas of the county will not have yard waste, recyclables or garbage Nov. 24. For residents whose regular collection day is Thursday, yard waste, recyclables and garbage will be collected Friday, Nov. 25. For residents whose regular collection day is Friday, yard waste, recyclables and garbage will be collected Saturday, Nov. 26.

Because collection times vary, resi-

and yard waste collection will occur Saturday, Nov. 26.

City of Sarasota administration offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving. All offices will reopen Monday, Nov. 28.

For more information regarding trash collection, call the city of Sarasota Solid Waste Division at 365-7651.

For questions regarding recycling, yard waste or bulk waste, contact Waste Management at 497-8088.

dents should place refuse materials at the curb by 6 a.m. the day of pickup.

Sarasota County’s chemical collection centers at 8750 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, and 250 S. Jackson Road, Venice, will be closed Nov. 24-25.

The Citizen’s Convenience Center at 4010 Knights Trail Road, Nokomis, will be closed Nov. 24, but it will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 25.

All three centers will be open Nov. 26.

The landfill at 4000 Knights Trail Road, Sarasota, will be closed Nov. 24, but open Nov. 25. The landfill administration offices will be closed Nov. 24 and 25.

For more information, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at 8615000.

+ Collins named SMH Physician of Year Dr. John J. Collins has been named both Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s new chief of staff and its 2011 Physician of the Year.

Collins’ practice was one of the earliest adopters of an electronic medical records system. He also has been instrumental in helping SMH develop an electronic health information exchange between physicians in the community and the hospital.

Sarasota Memorial’s medical staff also announced the recipient of its 2011 Lifetime Achievement

+ City changes garbage schedule for holiday No garbage will be collected in the city of Sarasota Thanksgiving Day. The schedule for collection will be as follows: Thursday garbage, recycling and yard waste collection will occur Friday, Nov. 25. Regularly scheduled Friday garbage, recycling

Meetings & agendas  County Commission Meeting with City of Venice — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 30, Venice Community Center, 326 Nokomis Ave. South, Venice.  County Commission Retreat — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 1, Administration Center, Second Floor A/B Conference Room, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota.

Siesta Key Association — 4:30 p.m. Dec. 1, St. Boniface Episcopal Church, Room F, 5615 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key.

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By Rachel Brown Hackney | Managing Editor

Commission takes no action after judge’s ruling Three speakers Tuesday asked the Sarasota County Commission to abide by a judge’s ruling Nov. 21 that struck down the language of a proposed term limits charter amendment. Yet, none of the commissioners responded.

Following the public comments, Chairwoman Nora Patterson told the audience in the Think Tank at the County Administration Building that the commission and its guests, the members of the City Commission, would move on to the next item on their agenda, effectively letting the charter amendment matter die.

Senior Judge Jack Schoonover Nov. 21, declared “very deficient” the language the County Commission approved last week for the proposed county charter amendment. The judge agreed with Sarasota attorney Andrea Mogensen, who argued on behalf of 16 citizens who filed a lawsuit against the county, Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Supervisor Kathy Dent and Frank and Dorothy Moore. The Moores had challenged the county in a 2004 lawsuit over term limits.

“I would not approve that under any circumstances,” Schoonover said of the ballot’s wording.

In his decision in a 12th Circuit Court emergency hearing on the citizens lawsuit, Schoonover also ruled that the 2005 decision in Moore v. Sarasota County “should LBK2010 H leaving intact, not be ignored,” for the time being, the uncon-

stitutionality of Sarasota County Commission term limits.

Because the county already has indicated it also will argue the constitutionality of term limits, Mogensen said, it should just be a matter of time before a hearing can be set up on that part of the lawsuit.

At the outset of the Nov. 21 hearing, attorneys clarified for the judge that the Florida Supreme Court has not decided yet whether to hear a Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal case, Snipes v. Telli, in which it ruled that term limits are constitutional for county commissioners in Broward County.

The Fourth Circuit decision came down in August.

Patterson said Tuesday morning that she doubted the termlimit matter would come up at the joint session that afternoon between the city and county commissions. “It’s going to be up to the individual commissioners,” she said.

Following the emergency hearing Monday, County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh said the County Commission could address the ballot language Tuesday, because the board would be meeting with the City Commission.

Dent said Monday afternoon that she would have to have any new ballot language by the end of office hours Tuesday, if the measure still were to go on the Jan. 31 ballot.

Ron Labasky, the attorney rep-

resenting Dent in the lawsuit, told Schoonover that Nov. 22 was the absolute deadline for a decision on the ballot language. The ballots are printed in the state of Washington, Labasky said, and they have to be shipped to Sarasota County.

“It’s not standard stock. You can’t go to Kinko’s and (print them),” he said.

After the hearing, Dent said that she is bound by law to test the ballots on the voting equipment and to ship them by Dec. 16 to military personnel overseas.

“The county was on notice we needed that amount of time,” she said, to get the ballots prepared.

Mogensen then had said any new ballot language “would be critical to deciding” what further action her clients might take.

Coming up with language appropriate for the charter amendment, she said, “is going to be extraordinarily difficult.”

Mogensen had cited legal precedents in arguing that ballot language has to be clear to voters.

The language the County Commission approved last week included the sentence, “These term limits would be enforceable if a court’s ruling results in Sarasota

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County Commissioner term limits being found constitutional.”

Mogensen told the judge that voters would be confused, because they would not know when or if the term limits would be found constitutional in a future court case.

In arguing against the proposed ballot language, Mogensen cited a 2010 Florida Supreme Court opinion regarding the necessity that voters understand clearly any ballot language upon which they are asked to vote. Moreover, Mogensen said, a 1982 Florida Supreme Court case “indicates the ballot must give the voter clear notice of the decision he must make.”

Because the proposed Jan. 31 ballot language links the action to a court decision on the constitutionality of term limits, Mogensen said, voters would have no way of knowing the result of their action.

“If the voters cannot tell what the actual, practical sweeping effect (of their action is),” she said, “then (the ballot language) should be stricken.”

She added, “There are too many contingencies to allow for the voters to be informed” about the scope of their action.

Deputy Sarasota County Attorney Rick Elbrecht told Schoonover that the County Commission had felt the language about the constitutional issue was necessary.

“We just put in a provision … that it is dependent on a future decision.” Otherwise, he said, “Voters may think (the amendment) is gong to take effect immediately.”

Schoonover also questioned Mogensen about the fact that citizens were being asked to vote on the charter amendment on the same day as Florida’s Republican Presidential Primary. “That is one of the areas of concern,” she replied.

Elbrecht told Schoonover that the County Commission had chosen the Jan. 31 date because the cost of a special election with just the charter amendment on the ballot would be about $500,000, compared to $120,000 for combining that vote with the primary.

“So what?” the judge responded.

Earlier, Schoonover had expressed skepticism that registered Democrats in the county would turn out in significant numbers to vote on the charter amendment.

At the conclusion of the 50-minute hearing, Schoonover told the attorneys, “I appreciate the good faith and professionalism of everyone involved.”

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I am thankful for the beautiful sunsets every night on our beaches.

Giving thanks Thanksgiving Day is one of the great American holidays, because it is the time when everyone of different backgrounds, political persuasions and faiths can focus on being thankful for what we have. Because what we have is a truly stunning amount.

Thanksgiving directs us to look beyond ourselves, at the blessings in our life — regardless of where you may believe they come from — and to express thanks for them. For the Christian and those of other faiths, that means being thankful to the creator. For all others, it is the healthiest of exercises: to give thanks.

Expressing thankfulness can trump the sourest of moods. And we live in a community where it only takes a pair of eyes to see a plethora of things for which to be thankful.

So this year, we are sharing a list of a few of the things that we are thankful for right here in Sarasota and Manatee counties. The following list is compiled from dozens of employees at the Observer Group, members of our community.

We expect our readers would second most of these.

I am thankful for the Florida sunshine, because nothing adjusts an attitude like a beautiful day.

I am thankful for the outspoken nature of our residents. It allows us to have a community dialogue — I’m grateful we are not an apathetic bunch.

I am thankful for the number of great ice cream shops in town.

I am thankful for ranch dressing at Gecko’s and parking that’s easy to find at Siesta Key on Saturday mornings at 8 a.m., which we know about, thanks to a son who is up with the sun.

I am thankful for the numerous non-profit organizations that provide for so many members of our community on a daily basis!

I am truly thankful for my wonderful husband, my mom, dad and my sister who have always been a great support. And my awesome friends who add a little craziness and a lot of comfort to my life.

I am thankful for good health.

I am thankful for commutes that are rarely longer than 20 minutes, even in Season.

I am thankful for the health and happiness of my family, and for my wife of 55 years.

I am most thankful for my family. Everything I’ve earned is because of them. I am also very thankful for my job and for my friends across the country.

I am so grateful to be back in Sarasota after a 13-year absence. I love the culture, the beauty and the easy pace of this community.

It is wonderful to be back home.

I am thankful for Selby Gardens.

I am thankful for the view from my new condo, the health of my family and myself and my work that I can pay my bills.

I am thankful that I get to meet such in-

teresting, talented and kind people almost every day and be part of this community.

I am thankful for living in Sarasota, where my children have the opportunity to be involved in, and appreciate, outdoor activities in the water, the arts, sports and community.

I am thankful for how the Ringling Bridge looks at night, with the lights reflecting off the bay.

I am thankful for getting to have fresh air and my windows open 75% of the year.

I am thankful for citrus trees and the awesome fresh juice I get each winter right from my backyard.

I am most thankful for having a son that still loves to hang out with his mommy, a family that loves and supports me and a life that is healthy and very fulfilling.

I am most thankful this Thanksgiving for the people who bless my life.

I am thankful for the really big, loud thunderstorms that are scary and secretly fun at the same time.

I am thankful for my two cats and little black dog that bring me so much joy.

I am thankful for the pleasure of working a great job with brilliant co-workers.

I am thankful for the sense of having several “families” that I can depend on, and who depend on me. This year I have much to be thankful for!

I have so many things to be grateful for, but my biggest blessing is being a mother to my son.

I am thankful for friends and neighbors who lovingly prepared meals for my family while we were caring for a dying loved one.

I am thankful to be able to say that some of my closest friends are my co-workers.

I am thankful for the Sarasota Farmers Market and the Ringling Bridge that has made Sarasota feel alive with people walking, running and biking every day of the week.

I am thankful for a community that is invested in helping others.

I am thankful to the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary for keeping our boating waters safe.

I am thankful to be able to work with a local family-owned company that is committed to community!

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I am thankful for the diversity in culture, race and religion of our residents.

I am thankful for all the great events our region has to offer — and the great weather that helps us enjoy them!

I am thankful for the importance our community places on arts and culture, which enriches our cities.

I am thankful for the invention of Frontline to keep fleas off my dog.

I am thankful for the surplus of accomplished, fascinating retirees in our area, who bring a wealth of experience and generosity to our community.

I am thankful for not having any hurricanes the past few years (knock on wood!).

I am thankful for the sugary sand on Siesta that makes our No. 1 beach ranking much deserved.

I am thankful for how many days of sunshine we get each year!

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I am thankful for Sunday polo matches in season in Lakewood Ranch.

I am thankful for having an outstanding variety of unique, independently owned restaurants.

I am thankful for the breathtaking drive along the bayfront.

I am thankful for stone crab season.

I am thankful for Honor Animal Rescue and its wonderful volunteers, who provide loving care to dogs and cats until they are adopted into their forever homes.

I am thankful for all the interesting people I get to meet and photograph.

I am thankful for family and friends and an area where a 10-minute commute is considered way too long.

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+ Enforce Sarasota’s eight-year term limits Dear Editor: In 1998, 68% of Sarasota County voters approved an 8-year term limit for the county commissioners. The Florida Supreme Court may review a Fourth District Court of Appeal case on term limits in Broward County and choose to apply those limits to all counties. All other nine charter counties in the state are upholding the law except Sarasota County.

Polls show the eight-year limits are very popular with the voters. The will of the people should prevail! I say we keep and enforce Sarasota’s voter-approved, eightyear term limits. More time in public office only breeds powerful, greedy and corrupt politicians.

Millicent Puleo Sarasota

+ Commissioners corrupt in extending term limits Dear Editor: As a fellow elected official and member of the Sarasota County’s Charter Review Board, I am shocked that the commissioners would even consider thwarting the will of the people and extending their terms in office by up to another 12 years with their new term-limit proposal.

I guess the commissioners feel they

By Rachel Brown Hackney | Managing Editor

Commissioner Patterson won’t seek another term County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson says she has no plans to seek a fifth term on the county board when her current term is up in 2014.

+ Roundabout money should be spent on safety

Sarasota County Commission Chairwoman Nora Patterson made her future political plans plain last week during a discussion of the proposed county charter amendment calling for commissioners to be limited to three consecutive terms.

“I have absolutely no intention of running for a fifth term at all,” she said.

After 15 of 17 speakers during the public comments portion of the commission’s Nov. Patterson 15 meeting had pleaded with the commissioners to abandon a new term-limits initiative, Patterson acknowledged she was serving her fourth term, making her the current board member with the longest tenure. However, she pointed out, she was re-elected “by a pretty substantial portion” of voters in 2006 and 2010.

Still, she said of her last race, “I’ve got to tell you, it was a rough decision for me to decide to run for a fourth term.”

Her concerns about the county’s economic situation had compelled her to seek another term, she added — the same comment she had made to the Pelican Press’ editorial board during her 2010 campaign.

Although county staff had been careful to build up reserves during the boom years,

Dear Editor: It was reported that the two intersections in the city with the greatest frequency of accidents were U.S. 41 at University Parkway and Fruitville Road at Beneva Road.

Yet, the state is funding a roundabout at Ringling Boulevard and Pineapple Avenue and the city on its own is building a roundabout at Ringling and Palm Avenue — a block apart.

While the Sarasota Downtown Plan as posited by Andres Duany did call for these roundabouts, it would seem in this time of limited funding that public safety should override the quest for beauty in downtown.

The current traffic on Ringling has not been considered a problem by the public or by the Sarasota Police Department.

I have seen no policy statement by the state or the city which addressed remedial action for correcting the accident problems cited above.

Ernest Babb Sarasota

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she had said during that interview, she was concerned about those reserves lasting as long as they needed to, to maintain adequate government services until the economy recovered.

In an interview Nov. 22, Patterson reiterated, “Even when I ran for my fourth term (I said) I wasn’t planning to run for a fifth.”

She added that after she finishes the three years left in her current term, “That’ll be 24 years in local government.”

Patterson served on the Sarasota City Commission before she ran for County Commission.

“If I ran again,” she said, “it would be for something entirely different, and I don’t rule that out.”

However, at the moment, she said, she had no intention of seeking future elected office.

Patterson said she puts about 60 hours a week into her work as a county commissioner. “It’s a time-consuming job to do it well,” she said, “(and) it’s a stressful job.”

Nonetheless, she said, “It is an opportunity to make a difference.”

After learning of Patterson’s decision, Catherine Luckner, president of the Siesta Key Association, emailed her. “Although you had hinted this would be the case,” Luckner wrote, “it didn’t seem real until now. I can’t imagine all of us without you.”

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“Everyone pitches in,” said chamber President Cheryl Gaddie said.

“It’s a great community event, the perfect thing for families and guests.”

As Johnson, the retired, longtime editor of the Pelican Press put it, Light Up the Village “kicks off the holiday season — forget the department stores with Christmas trees up in September.”

The event name, she added, resulted from the plan to turn on the Village’s holiday lights as soon as Santa Claus arrived to hear Christmas wishes from all the children attending the festivities.

It is the big incentive for businesses to put on their holiday finery, Kouvatsos said. “It’s the biggest event for (Village businesses) because everyone’s in town visiting relatives. Once you stuff yourself on Thanksgiving, what do you do?”

“It’s great for businesses,” agreed Siesta architect Mark Smith, who was the SKVA president for five years, but the focus is on children, parents and grandparents.

“It’s totally family-oriented,” he said.

“It’s just a fun night for everybody, for the children and the grownups, too,” said Roz Hyman, of 5111 Ocean Blvd. Inc. “It certainly draws hundreds and hundreds of people,” Johnson said.

Johnson, Kouvatsos and Hyman are among the 10 members of the Village events committee, which plans five major activities each year.

Kouvatsos said the first mention of Light Up the Village generally comes in June.

“We make sure Santa’s not busy that night,” she said.

However, Johnson said, the discussion doesn’t become focused until September each year.

Light Up the Village used to feature a Christmas parade, Johnson added, “(but) it just kind of dwindled away.”

Last year, the events committee members decided to revive the idea.

SKVA members have noted in recent meetings that the inaugural revival, in 2010, was not as big as they had hoped, but Gaddie, the 2011 parade coordinator, said last week plans were coming together better for this year. She had 15 participants lined up by Nov. 18, with the hope of adding another 10.

Santa Claus will be coming by pedicab, instead of by a reindeerdrawn sleigh, she said. Key firefighters will participate in their modern truck, she added, and Key resident Bob Waechter, a member of the SKA Board of Directors, has lent his antique fire truck once again. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Patrol, a jazz band and people on Segways also will participate, along with the Siesta Island Trolley and a group on a Sassy Hair salon float.

Anyone interested in a parade entry may email Gaddie at cherylgaddie@gmail.com.

Other more recent additions to the festivities, Kouvatsos pointed out, are games for children at Siesta Center.

“In the past, it was just a bunch of kids getting restless in line (to see Santa Claus),” she said.

This year, a taekwando demonstration and face painting also will help entertain the youngsters, committee members said.

For the second time, the Village Christmas tree will be in the gazebo at the intersection of Canal Road and Ocean Boulevard.

“It’s a beautiful centerpiece,” Kouvatsos said.

“Hopefully, we’ll have snow (as well),” Hyman said, referring to a snow-making machine SKVA President Russell Matthes purchased a

Village Set to light up The following schedule has been announced for Light Up the Village, which takes place Saturday, Nov. 26: • 5:30 to 10 p.m., the Siesta Island Trolley will provide transportation from the Siesta Key Public Beach to the Village.

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Refreshments, gift bags for the children and musical entertainment will round out the activities.

“The Village improvements have made (the event) that much more pleasant, with the wider sidewalks,” Smith said.

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“Even Roz wears elf ears,” Smith said with a laugh.

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Many Main Street merchants said they still are recovering from the construction of the Five Points roundabout and the installation of parking meters and hope the city will delay the Main Street streetscape project.

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Soto, whose store has been in his family since 1949, said he remembers when the city installed parallel parking on the street in the 1970s.

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Soto said he has about 18 parking spaces in front of his store.

“If they do this, they will take half of my parking away,” Soto said.

“All I ask is that the city doesn’t ram this down our throats.”

Soto also questions why the sidewalks need to be widened.

“I sit here every day and the sidewalks aren’t packed with people who need more room to walk,” Soto said.

Dan O’Connor, owner of the newly opened Irish Pub, at 1359 Main St., agreed.

“I have 16 outdoor dining seats outside right now,” O’Connor said. “If they widen the sidewalk, I could maybe get four more seats.

Big deal.”

O’Connor’s main objection with the project is linked to his new venture.

“When it comes down to it, I can’t afford to risk anything as far as not being able to get foot traffic down this way,” O’Connor said.

“People are just getting used to the parking meters, so all we ask is they leave us alone for a while.”

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Ron Soto, owner of Soto’s Optical at 1383 Main St., has started a petition against the project. He said he has the support of more than 70% of the businesses in the historic district, which comprises Main Street from Orange Avenue to Palm Avenue.

Public workshops have been held since April 2010 to formulate a project that involves a Main Street renovation stretching from Bayfront Drive to U.S. 301; it will highlight the street’s historic district. Wider sidewalks and a narrower street with parallel parking have been proposed as ways to promote more pedestrian activity downtown. The historic district of Main Street will likely be replaced with a brick street.

Parking spaces are being eliminated, particularly in the historic district, to make way for wider sidewalks. City officials said the argument can be made that the

Tom Friend, owner of Friend’s Jewelers, 1387 Main St., for 35 years, called the project “pretty sad.”

“This probably won’t kill us, but it will come close and it will destroy businesses just trying to make ends meet,” Friend said.

When the Five Points roundabout was constructed, Friend said the construction “really hurt” his business.

“This type of construction headache keeps customers away from downtown until the mess is over,” Friend said.

Friend doesn’t deny the project would be beautiful upon completion.

“But businesses are still trying to recover from the downturn in the economy,” Friend said. “I would put it on the back burner for a while. Just leave us alone for at least a couple of years.”

Liz Avis, manager of Barnacle Bill’s at 1526 Main St., said the project “will absolutely kill us.”

“First they put in parking meters and now they want to tear up the street?” Avis said. “It’s so unbelievable, it’s almost comical.”

Patrick’s Restaurant and Tavern owner Jim Sullivan called the brick paving of Main Street and the parallel parking concept “completely disastrous.”

All merchants and the public are encouraged to send their input to Moran at john.moran@ sarasotagov.com.

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Although county The dilapidation of the staff had hoped to get first fence as a result of the new wrought-iron RACHEL vandalism had prompted fence installed before Key residents to ask the BROWN Thanksgiving, Maroney for a stronger HACKNEY county made an executive demodel in its place. cision to postpone the “And it fits the ambiwork until county staff could be ence of the area,” SKA board sure about the location of the gas member Michael Shay pointed line to ensure another accident out. does not occur, he said.

One other favorable factor In the meantime, the wooden about the replacement plan, SKA fence that replaced the former, President Catherine Luckner vandalized wooden fence, will noted, was that the county had remain in place. not had to go through the pro“It’ll look like it did before we curement process to secure the started (work Nov. 16),” Maroney wrought-iron fence. The county said. “People are going to be here has been working with a regular visiting, (so it seemed prudent contractor on that effort. not to hinder traffic and other “That really gave us a speedier activities).” remedy than we would have had The worst-case scenario, Maotherwise,” Luckner said. roney said, would be the necesAt least that was the way the sity of redesigning plans for the situation appeared Nov. 3. new fence.

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Christina Daidone, Fran Daidone, Mara Daidone and Lucille Milano cut the ribbon during the grand opening of The Village Gourmet, located at 5263 Ocean Blvd. marked the opening of The Village Gourmet, at 5263 in the Village, next to Blasé Café.

Fran Diadone told me last week that after his sister, Mara, bought a house on the Key, and their mother, Lucille, moved in with her, Mara began talking with him about the idea of opening a business on Siesta.

A veteran restaurateur and caterer, Diadone said he responded, “Sounds good to me.”

“We took over the space in the middle of August,” Fran Diadone said.

The family worked for about eight weeks, he said, before they opened the shop Oct. 29.

“We’re bringing a little New York to Siesta Key,” he said.

The Village Gourmet already is serving lunch, with daily items listed on a blackboard. After Thanksgiving, it will begin serv-

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The lunch menu features what Diadone calls “upscale sandwiches,” with names and flavors also reflecting New York.

“We don’t have grouper on our menu,” Diadone joked.

The shop also features salads, entrees and side dishes in a 10-foot deli case, for people who would prefer to eat at home without having to cook.

“Tonight, I have meat and cheese lasagna, tilapia Florentine and herb-roasted pork loin,” Diadone told me Nov. 18.

He’ll also have a variety of vegan and vegetarian options.

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The raffle winner will receive a private tour of Mote with the facility’s visiting penguins; an “on-the-water” experience with a Mote scientist; a painting by Mote’s resident Dolphin, Moonshine; and other prizes.

The SKOB owners and staff point out that Mote must raise more than $100,000 each year to provide staff, equipment and treatment tanks to care for injured and ill sea creatures. Before her release, the dolphin Ginger devoured $175 worth of pinfish each day for the two months of her rehabilitation, according to Mote staff. Without the facility’s aid, she wouldn’t have survived.

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The food usually will last until their holiday food drives which will replenish their supply. We were told their shelves were bare.

Effective immediately The Surfin’ Plumbers will be collecting canned food on every service call they make. We will be giving $2 off the repair bill for every canned food collected up to $20. We will be collecting the canned goods from the plumbers and then delivering the collection to one of the drop sites All Faiths has. We will be

offering this through Christmas so that we may help as much as possible even through the holiday season. If someone would like to give and does not have a need for a plumber, The Surfin’ Plumbers will even come to your house and pick up your canned goods and give you a coupon for the same discount others are receiving for future plumbing needs. All you have to do is call. The Surfin’ Plumbers can be reached at 941-348-2000.

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With two big events behind them — Sandfest and the Crystal Classic Master Sandsculpting Competition — members of the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce had plenty to celebrate and talk about during their After Hours Business Card Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Wells Fargo Bank on Siesta Key.

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Free Exercise Classes — 9 a.m. every Thursday, Siesta Key Physical Therapy, 5147 Ocean Blvd. Space limited. For details and to register, call 870-5811.

Yoga on Siesta Key Beach — 8 to 9:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Free. For more information, email avanandamaui@ yahoo.com YES — 11:30 a.m. every Tuesday, Young Entrepreneurs of Sarasota share success strategies at Clayton’s Siesta Grille, 1256 Old Stickney Point Road. Cost: $12 at the door, including lunch. Visit www.yes941.com.

Alcoholics Anonymous — 8 a.m.

Monday through Friday, Siesta Key Men’s Group meets at Siesta Beach Shelter, south side of beach; open to all. Call 9516810.

Public Events Book Signings —2 p.m. Nov. 29, with internationally known speaker Fawn Germer, author of “Pearls”; 6 p.m. Nov. 29, with Sara Marx, co-author, with Linda Andersson, of “Insight of the Seer”; 6 p.m. Nov. 30, with S.G. Browne, author of “Fated.”

For more information, visit www. bookstore1sarasota.com or call 365-7900.

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Saturdays through early May. Herrmann’s Lipizzan stallions perform Airs Above the Ground at the Myakka City ranch. For details and directions, visit www. hlipizzans.com or call Gabriella Herrmann, 322-1501.

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8 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Sunday, Siesta Key Organic Market on Ocean Boulevard at Davidson’s Plaza. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday through April, Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Visit www.siestafarmersmarket.com.

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PROGRAMS/CLASSES Rain Barrel Workshop — noon Nov. 30, Edson Keith Mansion, Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, featuring a discussion of how to use conserve water. Registration required. Cost: $37. Exact change in cash or by check payable to Sarasota County Board of Commissioners. To register, visit http://sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu.

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Chamber Holiday Luncheon — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 2, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 2001 Siesta Drive, Sarasota. Cost: $25. RSVP by noon Dec. 1 to 349-3800 or by email to tess@siestakeychamber. com.

Baby Basics Holiday Open House — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Dec. 2, home of Sandy Slaminko, 4510 BayCedar Lane, Sarasota, featuring a collection of more than 1,500 Santa Claus figurines, plus refreshments. Proceeds will go to the nonprofit organization that provides diapers for low-income families. Tickets: $15; make checks payable to Baby Basics of Sarasota County.

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Light Up the Village — 5:30 to 10 p.m. Nov. 26, Siesta Key Village, featuring a parade at 5:40 p.m. from Siesta Public Beach to the Village, the 6:15 p.m. lighting of the Christmas tree in the gazebo at Canal Road and Ocean Boulevard, Santa’s Village in Siesta Center, musical performances, demonstrations of gymnastics and martial arts and face painting. Visit www. siestakeyvillage.org. To participate in the parade, call 3467401 or email Cheryl Gaddie, cherylgaddie@gmail.com.

and audio engineer/producer John Burr, in his studio, 7825 Kavanagh Court, Sarasota. Fee: $100; register online at www. johnburrvoice.com/signup/. For more information, call 378-0021.

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If you were a Pilgrim, what would your name be?

Spencer.

What did they eat at the first Thanksgiving?

Turkey and deer.

Why is Thanksgiving celebrated?

Cause the Pilgrims came to America and ate turkey.

Aliya Lucas, 6

Gulf Gate Elementary

If you were a Pilgrim, what

If you were a Pilgrim, what would your name be?

Julia.

What did they eat at the first Thanksgiving?

Turkey and mashed pumpkins and fish and clams.

What did they eat at the first Thanksgiving?

Turkey.

would your name be?

Nice Pilgrim.

Why is Thanksgiving celebrated?

Cause it’s November.

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

Chicken.

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What are you thankful for?

My dog, Jaeger.

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What are you thankful for?

My mom and dad and my cat, Norman.

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

Turkey and bread. And ice cream.

Why is Thanksgiving celebrated?

It’s very special. They wanted to talk and eat and get to know each other better.

What are you thankful for?

My world that I live in.

Keegan Lochead, 5 1/2

Gulf Gate Elementary If you were a Pilgrim, what would your name be?

John Jones.

When was the first Thanksgiving?

When the Pilgrims came in 6000.

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving food?

Mussels.

What are you thankful for?

My monkey. He’s just a stuffed animal. I sleep with him.

I’ve lived here my whole life. Of course I care.

The fact is, people have less than they did just a few years ago.

And, sadly, the need continues to grow more profound every day.

Our community is struggling.

With your help, the Season of Sharing provides funds to help families and individuals avoid homelessness as the next solution to the financial crises they face.

Even if you give a little, it means a lot.

Everyone can be a philanthropist and, because of support from Season of Sharing partners, all of your donation – 100% – goes directly to the cause.

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Rachel S. O’Hara

This home, which has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,509 square feet of living area, sold for $531,400.

Sarasota Beach home tops week’s sales at $820,000

Siesta Bayside South

Regions Bank sold the Unit 6 condominium at 9211 Midnight Pass Road to Philip and Barbara Markiewicz, of Wauconda, Ill., for $547,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,632 square feet of living area. It pre-

viously sold for $899,000 in 2004.

Harmony

Kimberly and Scott Miller, of Bolingbrook, Ill., sold their home at 4940 Peaceable Way to Patrick and Theresa Dorsey, of Spring Valley, Ohio, for $531,400. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,509 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $488,500 in 2009.

Palm Bay Club of Sarasota

Tara Food Services sold the Unit G-25 condominium at 5966 Midnight Pass Road to Alberto Tapia and Bertha Pulla, of Hazlet, N.J., for $500,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 968 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $122,000 in 1987.

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The following residential real estate transactions took place between Nov. 7 and Nov. 11.

A home in Sarasota Beach tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Robert Hurwitz, Sarasota, and Linda Weller, of Lewisburg, Pa., sold their home at 601 Avenida de Mayo to William and Katherine Baumann, of Lake Orion, Mich., for $820,000. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,220 square feet of living area.

Siesta

Holiday Parade & Light Up the Village

The merchants of Siesta Village invite the whole family to come to the Holiday Parade, Open House and Santa’s Village Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011

From 6-9 p.m.

The parade will arrive in the Village around 6 p.m. with Santa arriving at Siesta Center about 6:15 p.m.

Free trolley rides

from the public beach to the Village.

Holiday Open House • Live Entertainment • Face Painting • Kids’ Games • Decorated Shops • Gift Bags from Beach Bazaar for the first 250 kids who visit Santa Free trolley rides from the public beach to the Village.

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO SANTA CLAUS! Elf lEvEl ($50-$99) Big Olaf Helene Hyland, Coldwell Banker Nancy Deckard, Keller Williams Realty Sun Ride Pedicab Village Barber SnowflakE lEvEl ($25-$49) A Taste of Germany Comfort Shoes Birkenstock and More Dutch Valley The Local Bean

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Temps.

High Low 81 68 84 74 83 67 81 59 87 67 87 66 86 68

Tues., Nov. 15 Wed., Nov. 16 Thurs., Nov. 17 Fri., Nov. 18 Sat., Nov. 19 Sun., Nov. 20 Mon., Nov. 21

Record Temps.

High Low 88 (1957) 37 (1969) 89 (1993) 34 (1969) 88 (1957) 34 (1940) 89 (1988) 35 (1970) 89 (1960) 36 (1923) 88 (1998) 38 (1916) 89 (1988) 33 (1914)

Average Gulf water temperature: 68.8

Carolyn Bistline took this photo of a blue heron on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico.

RED TIDE

Sunrise/sunset Thurs., Nov. 24 Fri., Nov. 25 Sat., Nov. 26 Sun., Nov. 27 Mon., Nov. 28 Tues., Nov. 29 Wed., Nov. 30

Sunrise 6:57 6:58 6:59 6:59 7:00 7:01 7:02

Sunset 5:36 5:36 5:36 5:36 5:36 5:36 5:36

Karenia brevis, the red tide organism, was not detected onshore or offshore Sarasota County, Friday, Nov. 18, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

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Last weeks Cryptograms 1. Our fine, garrulous school board has decided to cut debate from the high school program. It was a simple matter. There was no argument.

2. What strange things can happen when you mix biology and magic classes! An example: the magic teacher found himself chanting, “Abracadaver, abracadaver...”

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Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks. Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com or online at: www.yourobserver.com/classifieds ANTIQUE DINING Table with 4 chairs. Mahagony wood, $200.

GULF GATE FESTIVAL- Stop by for Family Fun with Arts and Crafts, Yard Sales, Food, and much more, Dec. 3rd, 9AM to 3PM. At 6908 Beneva Road, on the property of St. Andrew. Booth rental still available for $20. For more information call 941-544-6306.

LONGBOAT KEY - MILLION DOLLAR CONDO ON THE BEACH. 2,410 sq/ft. 2 bedroom plus den/convertible 3rd bedroom. 3 baths. Beautifully furnished. Pool, tennis, fitness center. Outstanding Gulf and sunrise views. Enjoy quality of life.

Available 4/15/12 and onward. 3 month min., annual avail. Special: 3 guest suites in bldg. for occasional company. Photos. Owner248-310-8308.

BIRD CAGE: Bird cage on stand Any size birds $50. Call 928-9302.

CAR TOP Carrier: Thule Mountaineer. 100 pound carrying capacity. New $395.99. Sell $150 firm.

941-587-0012.

CHRISTMAS VILLAGE: Porcelain. $175.00.

Assorted homes, churches and holiday scenes.

Lit trees and figurines. 941-356-6355.

DINING TABLE w/4 chairs, Solid wood, $160.

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FOSTORIA LOW stem Diadem water goblets 12/$80; Dep. glass pink etched cake plate, $35.

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MERIT SHOWER Bench. Grey bench, 16x26, with back and arm, adjustable legs. Like new, $100.

(941)266-4548 ORIGINAL PAINTING: Landscape, 16”x20”. By International known Artist, Doug Oliver. Valuable!

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PATIO SET: 40" round white table and four chairs.

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Autos Wanted AUTOS WANTED! Let me take the hassle out of selling your car. Cash offered today! Call Mike, 941-713-2277.

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale BOATHOUSE ON Longboat Slip for sale.

Third level, can accommodate T-top. Contact sbrantley@verizon.net.

Furnishings NEW: SERTA Queen Superior Repose mattress set. $900. 941-349-5963.

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Sporting Goods 2008 ADLY Model 50CC Black Scooter, Must sell! $550. Call 349-7305 or 493-4648.

Events CRAFT SALE: Sat. November 26th, 9AM-3PM. 221 Jason Drive, Orange Acres (5800 Clark Rd).

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SIESTA KEY Condo for Rent to Own. 1BR at Bay Oaks, $800/mo. Call Mary 941-586-8186.

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SEASONED SARASOTA R/E INVESTOR is looking for private funds – loans, joint ventures, equity partners. Please call John at 941-724-5907.

ANNUAL RENTAL: Lakewood Ranch County Club. Beautiful, bright villa, 2BR/2BA +den or office. 2 Car garage, large screened lanai, on golf course. Updated and immaculate. $1700/mo.

Please call 941-349-1980 or 941-504-8818.

OSPREY: 2BR/2BA/2CG, Great Neighborhood, Close to beaches & shopping. Fenced back yard.

Lawn cutting included, non-smoking. $1100/mo 508-564-1720 or 941-586-5834.

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5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

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Help Wanted DIRECTOR OF Assisted Living Facility. Sarasota, FL. Master Degree + 1 yr. exp. required. Fax resume to: 941-927-0139, Croton Manor.

GOOD LIFE CARE provides quality FT, PT, weekend, overnight and LIVE-IN non-medical companion care for Seniors. If interested in a rewarding career as a caregiver, please email or fax resume and/or qualifications (personal or professional) to walz.diane@gmail.com or 866-456-7959. HCS#232400

PORCH FURNITURE: Martha Stewart Living Miramar 4-Piece Deep Seating Set (by Pacific Casual). 19 months old; barely used; never weathered; perfect condition; very comfortable; well built; comes with arm pillows; cost $700 new. $300 firm. 941-349-0562.

LONGBOAT KEY - MILLION DOLLAR CONDO ON THE BEACH. 2,410 sq/ft. 2 bedroom plus den/convertible 3rd bedroom. 3 baths. Beautifully furnished. Pool, tennis, fitness center. Outstanding Gulf and sunrise views. Enjoy quality of life while you are at it. Available now through 10/31/12.

3 month annual avail. Special: 3 guest suites inmin., The in bldg. for occasional company. Photos.

Owner- 248-310-8308.

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BIKE RACK: Heavy duty, will fit on 2" trailer hitch $60.00. 941-927-6002.

STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

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ANTIQUE ROCKING Chair, solid wood, $85. TV 27” Zenith, $25. Desk, all wood, $35.

941-922-6859.

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PRICED TO SELL! 4BR/3BA, 3-car, Pool, Conservation homesite, Stoneybrook on Palmer Ranch! Seller says bring an offer! $329,000 Call Jill Johns, Realtor, Re/Max Alliance, 941.266.8815.

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Selby on Siesta!

A private estate-size tropical paradise of nearly an acre on the Grand Canal! Covered boat dock, 12K lift.

3BR/2BA airy home overlooks pool and cabana. Private street at end of cul-de-sac and can be gated.

4 buildable lots.$1,765,000 MLS#A3931414

Sarasota, Florida 34236

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100+â&#x20AC;&#x2122; OF SAILBOAT WATER PARADISE ON SIESTA KEY! Extensively renovated 3BR/2BA canal front home offers Bay Views. Impact windows, custom cabinets, porcelain flooring and marble counter-tops.

New metal roof in 2010. Home is 3rd from the bay. 2-Car Garage $950,000 MLS#A3945126

Geoff Rossman REALTORÂŽ (941) 544-3232 geoff@geoffrossman.com

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Full Gulf View- Crescent Royale!

Completely remodeled and being sold Turnkey Furnished - high-end tile floors - custom cabinets - granite counters - SS appliances - Flat Screen TVs - This condo has it all! + Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Great Rental! Seller Finance.

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Palm Island Paradise on Siesta Key A cute beach house and a short stroll to famous Crescent beach. This 2BR house is located on a tropical lagoon with a fenced yard and a dock.

Updated kitchen and baths Price Reduced $299,000 MLS#A3943963

Architecture 5BR/5BA Gated Bayfront Estate. Main house features a master BR surveying the bay, and baths that open to private garden like balconies.

Private 2BR/2BA Guest House with fireplace.

MLSA3936508 $1,995,000

Call Susan McLeod, GRI Judy Arreola, GRI,atCRS,941.928.4445 LTG, BROKER/ASSOCIATE 941.349.3444

To View these or other area properties, SusanMcLeod@ judyarreola@michaelsaunders.com MichaelSaunders.com Call Dan Miller at 941-376-7442

Kristina Talkie, GRI, REALTOR 941.266.8658 kristinatalkie@michaelsaunders.com

Judy Arreola,

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ZIP CODE ADDRESS SUBDIVISION SOLD PRICE LONGBOAT KEY SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 34228 3029 GULF OF MEXICO DR LONGBOAT $1,290,000 34242 $315,000 SARASOTA SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 34242 $320,000 34231 7795 NIXON AVE PINEHURST PARK $82,000 34242 $380,000 34231 5661 NEW YORK AVE SUN HAVEN $85,000 34242 $300,000 34231 1836 GLENGARY ST SOUTH HIGHLAND $50,000 34242 $235,000 34231 2283 PINE VIEW CIR GULF GATE PINES $117,500 34231 6450 HOLLYWOOD BLVD PINE SHORES $755,000 34228 $493,000 34231 1622 KENILWORTH ST JOHNSON $380,000 34228 $450,000 34231 5370 MATTHEW CT FOREST OAKS $205,000 34228 $2,250,000 34231 2233 FLORINDA ST RIDGEWOOD $173,250 34231 5913 RICHARD PL STICKNEY POINT PARK $89,000 34231 $73,000 34231 7313 STARFISH DR CORAL COVE $216,500 34231 $212,000 34231 5630 NUTMEG AVE SUNNYSIDE LAKE $90,000 34231 $125,000 34231 5610 NUTMEG AVE SUNNYSIDE LAKE $90,000 34231 $252,500 34231 5033 LORDS AVE RENICK $105,000 34233 $120,000 34233 4819 HUNTLEIGH DR BENEVA PINES $270,000 34233 5523 OAK GROVE CT THREE OAKS $300,000 34236 $440,000 34233 4427 EMERALD RIDGE DR SOUTH GATE RIDGE $105,000 34236 $1,400,000 34233 5200 ECHO LN MOCKINGBIRD PLACE $162,000 34236 $135,500 34233 4544 TOPAZ CT EMERALD GARDENS $200,001 34236 $710,000 DOWNTOWN SARASOTA SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 34236 677 N OWL DR BIRD KEY $1,625,000 34238 $175,000 34236 1360 15TH ST VALENCIA TERRACE $25,000 34238 $65,000 PALMER RANCH SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 34238 $180,000 34238 5245 FAR OAK CIR TURTLE ROCK $390,000 34238 $217,500 34238 8006 BOBCAT CIR VILLAS AT DEER CREEK $179,900 Based on information compiled from the Mid-Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. This information may or may not include all listed, expired, withdrawn, pending or sold properties of one or more members of the Mid Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

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Price Reduced $339,000 MLS#A3926145

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INVESTOR ALERT! 4 INCOME PRODUCING RENTALS Directly across from Siesta Beach!

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Earn up to $72,000 in Seasonal Rent, or $55,000 minimum annual rent. $949,000 MLS#A3950158

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Selling the Best of Sarasota...

Sandy and Jerry Strom Siesta Key Bay Front

Amenities include: 2-Fitness Centers, Barbecue areas, 24-hr. security, 3-pools (incl. Lap Pool), 8-tennis courts, 3-saunas, Shuffleboard, Library, Racquetball court, Basketball court, Covered parking, 2-clubhouses, Lighted fountains, Fresh water lake & much more!

Units for Sale - All Furnished: B-309 2B/2B - Water Views ....$799,000 D-309 2B/2B - Water Views ....$750,000

941-349-3000

Seasonal Rentals Available One Month Minimum

Midnight Cove II

Key West style home on Little Chinaberry model in bldg 9 Sarasota Bay. 4BR/5BA renovated overlooks boat lagoon and ICW. and restored home with 90’ boat 2BR/2BA unit on top floor dock, boat house and docking is in immaculate condition for 2 additional vessels. and has never been rented.

MLS#A3949794 Offered at $1,899,000 MLS# A3948551 Offered at $ 460,000

Walk to Siesta Key Beaches...

Easy bike or walk just 3 blocks to worldfamous Siesta beaches, restaurants and galleries. Move in ready 2BR/2B turnkey furnished unit in bayfront community with tennis, fishing pier, two pools & more. $249,000

Call Stephen P. Stevens at 941.349.6636 Stevens & Salt, Inc. Realtor

3BR/3.1BA has full Gulf views of #1 beach in the USA. This end unit has many upgrades, updated kitchen and baths, walk-in closets and large utility room.

MLS# A3948580 Offered at $1,690,600

Lakefront Home+Guest House on 5 Acres!

C. Dudley Carson, Broker Gulf & Bay Club Realty,LLC

Call Susan Keal at 941.320.1689 or Lee Byron at 941.350.5542

5730 Midnight Pass Road, Sarasota, FL

Nearly 7,000 sq. ft. of custom-built living space in main home, 5/5, 4-car garage, living room views of sundeck, lagoon pool & waterfall spa.

3/2 Guest house w/2nd pool. $1,125,000 Sarasota.com/RealEstate

Two beautiful Maintenance Free homes located in the prestigious communities of Prestancia TPC and The Oaks Preserve.

Both neighborhoo=ds have two 18 hole golf courses and are conveniently situated for all 7270 Alicante Dr. #3 at Prestancia Sarasota has to offer from the arts, theatre, water activities, the number 1 Beach in the U.S.A., Siesta Key, and so much more!

CALL JANE REES

CIPS, SFR, AWHD, Broker -Associate

941.586.3970 or 941.308.6555

941.928.6797 1.800.237.9403

“Service With Excellence”

Owned And Operated By NRT Incorporated

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Susan Matteoli, GRI, ABR 941.356.1335

Michael James, GRI

“Service Without Limits, Standards Without Compromise” SusanMatteoli@michaelsaunders.com

941.724.4034 Serving Sarasota since 1998

Anita Boakes

ABR, CIPS, GRI, TRC

My Priority is your satisfaction!

“Je Parle Francais / Jag Talar Svenska!”

941.376.1348 anita@anitaboakes.com

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Irene Jurnack, PA, Realtor® Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, LLC Owned And Operated By NRT Incorporated

941.320.5558 (Cell) 941.349-4411 (Office)

Full-time Realtor specializing in waterfront, mainland, condos, homes, short sales and foreclosures irenejurnack@floridamoves.com

Brian Dunn

Stacy Liljeberg

Helene Hyland

www.BrianDunnREALTOR.com New Construction & Remodeling Specialist Licensed Contractor CRC047939

941.544.6103

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Inc

stacyliljeberg@michaelsaunders.com Voted Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction For Six Consecutive Years

Geoff Rossman

S. Dudley Carson, Broker

Siesta Key Condo Specialist

941.544.3232 www.SiestaKeyTropicalCondos.com

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Expert in Condo Sales for Absentee Owners & Estates... Completing The Sale While You Stay Home!

Pat Reid

Coldwell Banker on the Key

941.586.9766

Delightful Condo with Gulf Views!

Enjoy this condo located directly across from the Siesta Key Public Beach... #1 Beach in the U.S. Nicely updated with 18” diagonal tile floors throughout, newer SS appliances, kitchen has been opened up and a breakfast bar added. New windows in 2007, and AC in 2011. Condo is being sold furnished, and is in a Pottery Barn style for a relaxing, comfortable feeling. Pleasant views of the community pool and grounds, with the beautiful beach and water views beyond.

MLS# A3950809 $395,000

Call Stacy Liljeberg at 941-544-6103

MichaelJames@michaelsaunders.com

941.650.0482

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Iva Fadley Dane PA,TRC Cell: 941.350.8001 Office: 941.955.1500

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941.374.2245

Offices at 5140 Ocean Blvd. & 5700 Midnight Pass Rd., Siesta Key dudleycarson@remax.net

Alliance Group

Bernadette Caswell

Broker -Associate CLHMS, ePro, SRES, SFR, GREEN

941.320.8265

bernadettecaswell@michaelsaunders.com www.SRQHomesForSale.com

Margo MacKenzie PA Matching People & Properties Worldwide Cell: 941.350.2349 Wagner Realty

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Joyce Naeglele PA 941.586.7959 941.349.3444

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Anne-Marie Tardif

Sales Associate

Owned And Operated By NRT Incorporated

941.349.4411 (Office) 941.685.2274 (Cell)

helenehyland@comcast.net www.SheSellsSiestaKeySarasota.com

Charlie Swanson Realtor®

Sunset Realty

Sun Up To Sun Down Service 941.539.8136 charlz83@msn.com

Mary Nimptsch, REALTOR® International Team Leader

(941) 284-0099

Email: Mary@RoseBay.com www.TheSarasotaRealEstateAgent.com

Realtor®

941.350.3077 941.349.3444 annemarietardif@michaelsaunders.com

For Experience, Integrity and Patience, Call:

941.924.9000 Virginia M. Hansel,Realtor® Coldwell Banker - Siesta Key Residential Real Estate, Inc

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Marianne LeBar

Realtor®,PA, AHWD, CIPS, PMN. SFR, TRC

“Raising the Bar in Real Estate Services” 941.650.0337 Direct

www.SarasotaBestHomes.com

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Inc Owned And Operated By NRT Incorporated

Siesta Key Specialists 941.544.3299 RobertRuizrr@aol.com

941.400.4186

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Lin and Maurice 941.809.2154 941.238-8119

lindunn@michaelsaunders.com Mauricemenager@michaelsaunders.com

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Gabriele Charity

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Juergen@RealtyinSarasota.com www.RealtyinSarasota.com CHARITY & WEISS

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941.928.4847 International Realty LLC

941.685.6649 International Realty LLC

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941.479.3880 Judie Berger, PA, ABR, GRI

1229 Point Crisp Road

New Siesta Key bay front home on magical 1 acre lot offering 5 bedrooms/ 4 baths. Dock, lift & infinity pool $3,200,000

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5415 Azure Way

Siesta pool home 2 blks to beach on Grand Canal, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths + den, rebuilt in 2006 $1,500,000

Siesta Key - #1 Beach in U.S.A. New Listing

6703 Midnight Pass Rd. #103 Phenominal Water views from this updated 2 bedroom/2 bath ground floor unit in pet friendly Seawinds.

Only one block to Crescent Beach!

Great rental Income!

MLS#3952079 $180,000

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1503 Clower Creek Dr. #HA259 Updated 2BR/2BA condo with water views from almost every room, PLUS fabulous sunsets! $399,800 minutes to 2BR/2BA onMLS#3952079 1/3 acre on mainland, Siesta Beach, shopping & dining. $180,000

7220 Proctor Road

5300 sq. ft. estate on 2.5 acres, built in 2007, 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, 15 minutes to Siesta Key $1,350,000

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Siesta Key, 650â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to the bay, deep water, no bridge. Updated 3 bed/3.5 bath pool home, vaulted ceilings $950,000

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1.2 acres of lushly landscaped property on direct Bayfront in the prestigious Sanderling Club. Bordered by a canal plus offering a long dock out into the Bay for boaters.

Spacious family home with 4545 sq. ft.

MLS#A3950313 Listed for $1,995,000

874 Placid Lake Drive NEW PRICE - $299,000

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5053 Sandy Shore Avenue

5584 Shadow Lawn Drive

Betsy de Manio, RealtorÂŽ Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate 5145 Ocean Blvd., Sarasota, FL

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1603 Bayhouse Point Dr. #BA212. BR/2BA 2nd Floor end unit with fabulous views of Little Sarasota Bay and ICW MLS#3951185 $264,000

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“I change my work constantly, and I don’t follow any trends,” says Joan Michlin. “I try to create things that are timeless, like wearable sculptures.”

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Goldsmith Joan Michlin started designing jewelry when she was 16 years old. The artist’s latest collection launches next week at the 19th annual American Craft Show Sarasota.

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oan Michlin’s wrist feels naked.

Under normal circumstances, the jewelry designer and goldsmith would be wearing a link bracelet. It would be

tight and colorful because tight bracelets, as Michlin likes to point out, help slim your arms.

But she purposely left home less accessorized than usual knowing

she would be modeling pieces from her new collection — a mix of art jewelry titled, “Garland,” which Michlin crafted out of blackened silver, gold and pearls.

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“Everything I create, I take from the world around me,” Michlin says. “I carry a sketchbook in my purse. If I’m inspired, I start drawing. When it’s time to work, I pull out all these little drawings from the different corners of my world.”

She produces 50 to 100 new designs each year. A sketchpad is the only way she can keep them straight.

“This one,” Michlin says, fiddling with the pearls on her “Garland” necklace, “came out of left field.”

Actually, it came out of her backyard.

A South Sarasota resident, Michlin says she’s spent a lot of time lately gazing at the live oak behind her home. It was only a matter of time before its twisted branches crept into her work.

Maybe that’s why she and her husband, Skip Ennis, chose to meet under a canopy of banyans at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

“You’re catching me in one of my black moments,” Michlin says referring to her dark dress and jacket. “Down here, I’m really into major color. When we moved to Sarasota from New York, I was blacked-out so to speak. I went color crazy.”

For 29 years Michlin and Ennis ran a jewelry store in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood before relocating the business in 2001 to St. Armands Circle.

In 2008, they ended their retail run to spend more time with their 14-year-old daughter, Samantha, an eighth-grader at Pine View student.

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Joan Michlin’s “Garland” bracelet and necklace is made from blackened silver, gold and pearls. craft shows and festivals all over the country.

In three days he’ll head to New York for the American Craft Show NYC at the Jacob Javits Center, one of 25 shows Ennis travels to each year.

The couple has been feverishly working on finalizing designs and sprucing up displays in preparation for the trip.

When Ennis returns, he’ll set up a similar booth at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Convention Center for the 19th annual American Craft Show Sarasota.

The three-day juried show, which features work by more than 90 of the country’s top craft artists, is where many local collectors now go to browse the designer’s work.

“I definitely have a faithful following,” says Michlin, whose New York jewelry gallery was one of the earliest retail establishments in SoHo before the neighborhood became a commercial hotspot.

IF YOU GO The 19th annual American Craft Show runs Dec. 2 to Dec. 4, at the SarasotaBradenton International Convention Center. The show features works in ceramics, decorative fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, paper, clothing and woodworks. For more information, call 355-9161 or visit sarasotacraftshow.com.

For more on Michlin, visit joanmichlin.com.

Her database of clients, which hovers around 31,000 names, includes its share of celebrities, from Madonna to Steve Winwood to Susan Sarandon.

Michlin remembers the first time actor Christopher Lloyd walked into her New York store.

She had no idea who he was until a customer mumbled, “‘Back to

the Future.’”

“To tell you the truth, I got started in this industry because there was nothing out there that I would wear,” Michlin says. “I would go to every jewelry store on the planet and come home empty-handed.”

Michlin grew up in Michigan, the daughter of a jewelry addict.

Her mother used to wear dozens of necklaces and bracelets at once, layering the strands on top of the other. She even wore a toe ring before toe rings were en vogue.

“I was in jewelry stores before I could walk,” Michlin says. “The best thing that could have happened to my mother was that I became a jewelry maker. She had a lifetime supply.”

When Michlin turned 16 years old, her mother gave her a clunky gold ring with an opal in the center. It was her first piece of gold jewelry; an oversized bauble many teenage girls would have fawned over.

But Michlin wasn’t most girls.

One day she wore the ring to school and melted it down in art class.

“For a long time it was a standing joke between me and my mother,” Michlin says. “She was always afraid to give me jewelry because she thought I would melt it down.”

As destructive as it may have seemed, the melted ring was a sign of things to come. That summer Michlin exhibited at her first craft show — The Ann Arbor Art Fair.

A goldsmith revered for her angular lines and modern, sculptural details, Michlin has produced roughly 350 limited-edition earrings, bracelets, rings, necklaces

DID YOU KNOW? Joan Michlin was one of the first jewelry designers to copyright her work.

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Michlin’s daughter designed her first brooch when she was 3 years old. The design is priced at $1,299.

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Michlin was asked to sell her work on QVC but turned down the opportunity because she didn’t want to design mass-market jewelry.

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When Michlin was a teenager, she started a jewelry-making workshop at her summer camp in upstate Michigan.

The program is still flourishing with the artist’s original equipment.

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and brooches.

Like a lot of artists, she goes through phases.

There was the lace phase, marked by intense periods of patterning sheet metal after antique lace. There was the origami phase, which resulted in folding sheets of gold around precious gemstones.

There was also the cosmos phase, the mimosa phase and the sunshine phase.

And, of course, the pasta phase.

“About 12 years ago, we got into making pasta,” Ennis says. “If you look at what Joan created then, you’ll see a penne noodle with a pearl going through the middle.”

Michlin laughs, pinching her earlobes with her shimmering gold fingernails.

“Picture fusilli and rotini earrings,” she says. “Hey, it’s like they say: Everything is art.”

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+ ‘Beauty Blueprint’ soars on Amazon It’s been an exciting month for first-time author Michelle Phillips.

The local radio host’s “The Beauty Blueprint,” which was published earlier this fall, has spent five weeks on Amazon’s bestseller list for beauty and selfesteem releases in the United States and Canada.

Phillips, whom Diversions profiled in October, has already been booked for two “I Can Do It!” events next year. (The conference is a mecca for self-help devotees and Oprah-approved gurus such as Dr. Wayne Dyer and Marianne Williamson.)

+ FST prepares for a $5.6 million makeover Well, look who’s cashing in on its record-breaking ticket streak.

Florida Studio Theatre, which last season posted all-time highs for subscription sales, has kicked off a multi-year, capital-improvement campaign to renovate and expand its 6,000-square-foot Gompertz Theatre.

In addition to the makeover, FST will add two new theater spaces to the Gompertz, which

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Author Michelle Phillips Earlier this month, Phillips appeared on “Martha Stewart Living” on Sirius/XM radio and filmed an infomercial in Los Angeles that is set to air nationally in January.

The author will be signing copies of her book Dec. 3 at BooksA-Million in Sarasota. is located at the corner of First Street and Cocoanut Avenue.

The organization’s current programming draws 160,000 people each year to the theater.

The $5.6 million project, which will break ground in January, is expected to bring 40,000 more people to the campus and allow the theater to increase its subscription numbers in its mainstage and Cabaret series.

The construction campaign is the largest in FST’s 37-year history. It’s slated to be finished in 2015.

Whoever said comic strips were just for reading with your morning cereal never saw Winsor McCay’s “Little Nemo in Slumberland.”

The strip, which ran in newspapers in the early 1900s, chronicled the surreal nighttime dreams of a little boy named Nemo.

Four years ago, the Sarasota Opera announced plans to present an operatic version of the comic strip by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ned Rorem.

When Rorem stepped down from the commission before it was finished, the work was turned over to composer Daron Aric Hagen.

Last week, the opera once again made headlines when it announced that the Sarasota Youth Opera would premiere the piece in November 2012, as part of the fall opera season.

Co-produced by the University of Kentucky Opera Theater, “Nemo” will use high-tech digital scenery projections to bring the fantasy to life.

Hmm … what’s next? “Tosca in 3D?”

“Little Nemo in Slumberland” inspired author Maurice Sendak.

HOT TICKETS Dave Koz & Friends at the Van Wezel: Think it’s too early to get into the holiday spirit? Dave Koz doesn’t. The Grammynominated smooth-jazz saxophonist will perform songs from his just-released, “Ultimate Christmas Collection,” at 8 p.m. Nov. 26, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Look for special guest appearances by trumpeter Rick Braun, South African singer/guitarist Jonathan Butler and Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer. For tickets, call 953-3368 or visit vanwezel.org.

+ Teen actress vies for spot on TV’s ‘Glee’ I can’t be the only arts writer in town who thinks Trina Rizzo and the TV show, “Glee,” are a match made in musical-theater heaven.

The Holmes Beach teen has performed on stage at community theaters since she was in elementary school. At 10, she played Annie at The Players Theatre, followed by “The King and I” at The Manatee Players; “Twelfth Night” at Rizzo the Island Players; and “Big” at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre.

She’s crooned the national anthem at McKechnie Field alongside her sister, Holly, who is also an actress and last year played Young Bonnie in the Asolo

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Six-time Grammy nominee Dave Koz Repertory Theatre’s “Bonnie & Clyde.”

Rizzo, 18, has since graduated to more grown-up roles. Last season she earned rave reviews for her performance as a comingof-age teenage girl in “The Fantasticks” and a bratty pageant contestant in “Hairspray.”

Understandably, she’s now vying for a spot on the Oxygen network’s “The Glee Project,” a reality series that serves as an audition for a role on the TV show “Glee.”

In her audition video, Rizzo pitches the role of a “recycle-crazy environmentalist” and sings a beautiful cover of Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours.”

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>> Sarasota Orchestra: Masterworks Concert There’s a lot more to making music than perfection.

In fact, in many ways, a great performance is a lot like a beautiful person: someone who’s dressed impeccably and makes a magnificent impression until you get to know her and realize her beauty doesn’t go very deep.

That’s a little like what happened at the Sarasota Orchestra’s recent Masterworks Concert at the Van Wezel, which was conducted by Michael Stern, current music director of the Kansas City Symphony and the son of the great violinist, Isaac Stern. The concert featured cellist Julian Schwarz, the 20-year-old son of conductor Gerard Schwarz.

The program, Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture,” Saint-Saëns’ A minor Cello Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, although not terribly innovative, was certainly appealing because each of these works is well-known and beloved.

Then, there’s the Sarasota Orchestra, which keeps sounding better and better.

So, what went wrong?

Stern is an accomplished conductor. His beat is a bit hard to follow at times, but he has strong ideas about what he wants and seems able to convey his message to the musicians. He worked extremely hard.

In fact, he worked so hard, he didn’t allow the instrumentalists to soar, and, as a result, the Brahms and Saint-Saëns sounded perfunctory and metronomic, lacking both breadth and breath.

Was it bad playing? By no means. The brass and woodwinds outdid themselves. But the “Academic Festival Overture,” a rousing, fun-filled fantasy that includes an exuberance not often associated with the more serious side of Brahms, became, well, academic.

And the cello concerto, a virtuosic work that’s brilliant and passionate, lacked the tension and color one’s accustomed to hearing in this piece.

It would be good to hear Schwarz under different circumstances, because, although there was inherently nothing wrong about what he did in either his technical prowess or interpretation, the work was given such

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The Sarasota Orchestra’s recent Masterworks Concert featured cellist Julian Schwarz, 20-year-old son of conductor Gerard Schwarz. a mechanical and dutiful performance, it was hard to know just how deep his talent runs.

Then came the Tchaikovsky. Again, Stern pumped and prodded, pushed and pulled, while the orchestra plodded along until the beginning of the third movement. Suddenly, Stern let go and allowed them to play, and we were at a different a concert.

It must be said that Stern, conducting without a score in the Brahms and Tchaikovsky, obviously cares about connecting with his musicians. But he’d been trying too hard. Where the performance had been sterile and detached, it was now vivid and convincing.

Stern hardly moved. His hands relaxed, and he seemed to lead with his eyes, making the kind of connection a conductor can make when he has a good band in front of him and the confidence to give it its head.

That kind of charisma and excitement continued through the rest of the Tchaikovsky and showed how, when we get out of our own way, we can really fly.

Adding to this suddenly monumental performance was, in the last chair, last stand of the cello section, Schwarz, who obviously wanted to play some more.

We’ve seen this happen before, proving the music comes first, not the notoriety or fame of being in the spotlight. And what a lovely tribute to his colleagues in the Sarasota Orchestra.

— June LeBell

his soul mate and secretary, Helen Gandy (Naomi Watts), who kept and destroyed his secrets. Hoover’s forte was making enemies.

In a climate when communism was considered a disease and racism was commonplace, homosexuality was beyond reprehensible. Hoover’s mother (Judi Dench) commented to him at an early age that she would rather he be dead than gay. So, when his chaste relationship with his longtime partner, bureau deputy Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer), never went beyond the closet, we gain insight into Hoover’s immense inner turmoil.

Eastwood knows how to pull his audience into places they’ve never been. Once they’ve arrived, it’s an overwhelming experience. He’s masterful at getting into his characters’ souls, exposing their flaws as well as their triumphs. And he always makes the journey as astounding to watch as it is to hear. No one scores better than Eastwood.

I never really got onto the DiCaprio bandwagon until I witnessed his outstanding performance in “The Departed.”

This is an actor who has evolved into one of the best performers in film history. Martin Scorsese saw it, Eastwood saw it, and you’ll see it in “J. Edgar” — the performance of a lifetime.

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If there’s only one reason to see Clint Eastwood’s new film, “J. Edgar,” it’s to be totally blown away by Leonardo DiCaprio’s performance in the title role. But there are many more to behold in this insightful biopic about one of the most famous/infamous characters in American history.

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Eastwood examines the reasons behind Hoover’s obsession to be in control. Illegal wiretappings, blackmailing and megalomanical thinking often marred his accomplishments. It was Hoover who insisted that the U.S. needed an armed police force and a centralized database for fingerprinting. He actually was the force behind modern forensics. These bold ideas were instrumental in bringing down Bruno Hauptmann in the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh’s baby in 1934.

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He came to the theater in 1994 to audiThe melodies (“We’re in the Money”) tion for a production of “Brigadoon.” The aren’t exactly calming. show was scheduled to open at the com“I would rather hear music and singing pany’s Venice location — back when the than have it be quiet,” he says. “It keeps Golden Apple still operated a theater in your spirits up. When you’re here alone Venice. and the theater is dark, it can make for a Wargo was 26 at the time, baby-faced long day.” and fresh out of college. He was living in A TV buff, Wargo grew up in Maine and Orlando and working at Universal Stu- dreamed of becoming a sitcom star. He dios, where he ran the amusement park’s idolized the casts of “Laverne & Shirley,” E.T. Adventure ride.

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Although “Brigadoon” wasn’t the right Around the same time that he moved to fit, Wargo was offered the lead in “You’re Sarasota with a theater degree, “Friends” a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” a role he premiered on NBC. reprised in 2000 when the theater took a The only problem was Wargo didn’t touring production of the musical to Sin- want to move to Los Angeles, so he moved gapore. to Florida, where he appeared in a TV Contrary to what he may think, the movie starring Lauren Bacall and an epi43-year-old actor is one yellow shirt away sode of “Thunder in Paradise,” a shortfrom passing as the Peanuts character. lived action-adventure show starring “I was always cast in younger roles,” Hulk Hogan.

Wargo sighs. “Now I feel like I’m looking His efforts to dodge musical theater 43 and definitely not getting the roles I proved futile, when Wargo landed a part used to.” in “A Chorus Line” alongside then upGolden Apple founders Bob and Rober- and-coming performer Wayne Brady at ta Turoff offered him a job in the theater’s The Mark Two Dinner Theatre in Orlando. box office after his first Charlie Brown run “I’m happy with what I’m doing now,” came to an end.

Wargo says. “I took a two-year break once Tired of the drive between Orlando and and worked for a dermatologist. It wasn’t Sarasota, Wargo accepted the offer. He the right field for me. I thought it would even moved in with the Turoffs and later be all creams and Botox and, instead, it lived with the couple’s oldest son, Ben, was all skin cancer. There’s not much fun now the manager of The Glenridge Per- in that.”

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>> ‘Diamonds’ and ‘The Two Pigeons’ Surely the Sarasota and Clearwater audiences would agree that there could not have been a program so expertly combined with George Balanchine’s neoclassical masterpiece, “Diamonds,” and Sir Frederick Ashton’s heartwarming story ballet, “The Two Pigeons.” And, the fabulous dancers performing both pieces were the icing on the cake. It was simply delicious.

The Sarasota audience was treated to both casts of “Diamonds” — featuring Sarasota Ballet and Suzanne Farrell Ballet principals and soloists — and two casts of Sarasota Ballet dancers in “The Two Pigeons.” All the dancers’ performances were brilliant, with each cast conveying its own uniqueness with technical and performance-quality fortes.

“Diamonds” sparkled, of course, from the moment the curtain went up.

Just the sight of the 12 corps de ballet ballerinas in their glittering costumes exuded gasps of delight from the audience. The corps, which was a mixture of both Sarasota Ballet and Suzanne Farrell Ballet dancers, adeptly performed Balanchine’s intricate choreography that called for different sequences in “rounds,” like in a song, while going in and out of diagonals and star-shaped formations.

The excitement intensified when soloists Victoria Hulland and Kate Honea (dancing alongside Suzanne Farrell Ballet soloists Violeta Angelova and Elisabeth Holowchuk) entered the stage dancing in perfect unison as mirror

the previous time she danced the Young Girl. Hulland danced with naïveté, anger, loss and a determined attitude. But what stood out most was her comedic ability.

Hulland wowed with her knack for knowing when it was time for an exaggerated expression.

Sara Sardelli, who also danced the role of the Young Girl, was incredibly mischievous and free spirited in the role, which she danced with technical ease.

Sardelli’s partner was Logan Learned as the Young Man; the duo is a perfect pair.

Their chemistry wasn’t as dramatic as Hulland and her partner, Octavio Martin, but almost more tender and truer to that of young love.

Learned, as always, wowed the audience with his precise turning combinations and split jumps that surpassed 180 degrees.

The gypsy scene in the two pigeons is a fabulous spectacle. The sheer number of dancers on stage jumping, kicking and turning with high energy was superb. With that many dancers, you run the risk of the choreography and lines looking sloppy. Not so in this show. The cast maintained lines, formations and musicality with ease.

The real high point of the gypsy scene, however, was truly the Lead Gypsy Girl Honea. Her shimmies shook up the stage as she used her sex appeal to allure the Young Man away from the Young Girl.

Honea owned the stage with her presence. Mizuki Fujimoto, who also performed the role in the matinee, danced the role nicely with a subtle touch.

Finally, they must get a mention: The real, live, two, white pigeons absolutely steal the show at the end. It truly is sweet when they fly on stage to be together again, just as the Young Girl and the Young Man are reunited.

— Anna Dearing

THEATER >> The Golden Apple: ‘Cheerful Little Earful’ Opening night was a little lacking in octane and light on memorization for The Golden Apple’s “Cheerful Little Earful,” but, overall, the musical lived up to its “cheerful” billing, and the audience got an earful of songs from Harry Warren’s IF You Go vast repertoire.

What: “Cheerful Little Warren is the Earful” “famous composer you’ve never heard When: Runs through of.” If you’re 100 Nov. 27 years old, you will Where: The Golden recognize almost every Apple Dinner Theater, one of the numbers 25 N. Pineapple compiled by the Ave., Sarasota Golden Apple for this Info: For ticket inforambitious production. mation, call 366Robert Ennis Turoff 5454 or visit theand wrote directed goldenapple.com. the book, which calls for a photo of Warren, placed center stage, and Warren’s voice-over between scenes — a literal “talking head.” It’s an amusing concept that works rather well. For example, you’ll learn that “Jeepers Creepers (Where’d you get those Peepers?)” was originally sung to a horse in a film starring Ronald Reagan.

The talented cast does a fine job of performing the diverse numbers, including the choreography

by Eric Berkel, which runs from vaudeville-style tap to Latin samba.

Versatile Golden Apple favorite Berry Ayers smoothly pulls off every character, and Steve Dawson shows off his comedic skills with the help of a giant mustache in “My Gondola” and a chef’s hat in “That’s Amore.”

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images — almost making it hard to tell them apart — with quick footwork, bourrées and pas de chats while weaving in and out of the corps de ballet.

Danielle Brown and Ricardo Graziano were a class act in the extensive adagio pas de deux. Brown’s theatrics deeply intensified the beautiful choreography, however she had this critic gasping in fear during moments of incredibly difficult choreography. But her partner, Graziano, did his job in saving the day.

Brown’s Suzanne Farrell Ballet counterpart, Heather Ogden, who is with the National Ballet of Canada, displayed a stronger and more stable performance in this role, as well as a more mature port de bras and presence that is surely one that comes with experience.

Graziano yet again confirmed all the recent accolades he has received, with not only his proficient partnering, but also with an amazing manéges that included grande jetés and jetés that included a fouetté into an attitude en l’air. He also executed perfect pirouettes à la seconde that ended with a round of applause as he finished them on one knee.

The final coda that included every dancer in the ballet was a sight to behold. There’s something exciting about having more than 30 dancers on stage at once. The dancers’ precision and regard of lines and formation made the conclusion of the ballet glimmer with the clarity called for by Balanchine’s choreography.

“The Two Pigeons” was equally exciting. The story will always strike chords with audience members. But the cast truly brings the story home.

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Special Screenings: ‘Holiday Music Magic’ 2:15 p.m. at South Florida Museum | Runs through Dec. 24. | Tickets $12 to $16. | Call 746-4131.

‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ 8 p.m. at Players Theatre Runs through Dec. 11. | Tickets $25. | Call 365-2494.

Saturday, NOV. 26 Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2011 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall | Tickets $30 to $65. | Call 953-3368.

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‘In the Heights’ 7 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall | Tickets $30 to $70. | Call 953-3368.

Monday, NOV. 28 Monday Night at the Movies ‘Glory’ 7 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater | Tickets $7. | Call 360-7399.

‘Women In Power’ at State College of Florida runs through Nov. 26. Call 752-5252.

‘Winter Blunderland’ 8:30 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre | Tickets $12. | Call 366-9000.

‘Radio Gals’ at Venice Theatre runs through Nov. 27. Call 488-1115.

Wednesday, NOV. 30

‘Cheerful Little Earful’ at The Golden Apple Dinner Theatre runs through Nov. 27. Call 366-5454.

15th annual Holidays at the Crosley, Festival of Trees 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Crosley Estate Mansion | Runs through Dec. 7. | Tickets $10. | Call 704-4366.

Advent Noontime Noels Englewood United Methodist Church Music Ministry Concert Series 12 p.m. at Englewood United Methodist Church | Sanctuary | Free. | Call 474-5588.

Advent Organ Recitals featuring Julane Rodgers 12:10 p.m. at Church of the Redeemer | Free. | Call 9554263.

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Thursday, DEC. 1 “Sahara,” by Hugh Davies, is on display at Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art through Nov. 26.

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Annual Holiday Ceramics Show and Sale State College of Florida 8 a.m. at the Student Center | Free. | Call 752-5252.

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Plants and flowers Calvin Boehme is working on are lined up in rows on the side of his vegetable garden.

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The “orange tree” has a dozen potted orange impatiens that hang from the trunk and branches in the front yard of the Boehmes’ home.

Calvin and Jane Boehme grew up only one greenhouse away from one another in New Jersey, and both are fourth-generation florists. The couple married 55 years ago and opened their own floral shop, America’s Florist, in Bound Brook, N.J. At one point, the shop was the No. 1 florist shop in the country and is still being run by their children and grandchildren.

Now retired, the Boehmes have been year-round Longboat residents for the last five years and continue to be involved in gardening. Jane Boehme is a member of the Longboat Key Garden Club, and both Jane and Calvin Boehme help maintain the butterfly garden on Longboat Key. The Boehmes’ home is tucked away on Neptune Avenue and is surrounded by brightly colored impatiens and includes an extensive vegetable garden, a rooftop garden and a shaded, jungle-like area with banyan trees, tradescantia and other wild plants.

Calvin Boehme is a big fan of impatiens. He met Claude Hope, the man who discovered impatiens in the 1940s in Costa Rica.

“They used to be called ‘busy Lizzie’ because the seeds explode into the air and go all over,” says Calvin Boehme.

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By Molly Schechter | Food Editor

RECIPE

Scott George’s ‘Mystery Pasta’

(aka Linguine with Beet Pesto) Start to finish: 50 minutes; Servings: 6

3 large beets 5 cloves garlic (less if you don’t like it) 1 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano in small cubes

1/4 cup pignoli 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil Pinch of salt 1 pound linguine Fresh basil for garnish

Prep

Prep everything in advance, and you can make the sauce in the time it takes for the pasta to cook. Scrub beets and peel with a vegetable peeler. Cut into small cubes. Cover with cold water, bring to boil and cook uncovered 25 to 30 minutes until tender. Drain.

Beets can be prepared ahead; refrigerate if holding more than a couple of hours. Peel garlic.

Simple ingredients yield a rich, tasty dish.

Cooking the pasta

While beets are cooking, fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Salt lightly and add a splash of olive oil, if desired, to keep the pasta from sticking. Add pasta, and stir to separate strands.

Linguine will take approximately 10 to 12 minutes to cook to al dente. Drain.

The sauce

Put the garlic in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.

Add the cheese and pulse until finely ground. Add beets and olive oil and process to form an almost-smooth puree. Add pignoli and a pinch of Kosher salt and process until well combined.

Serve the room-temperature pesto on hot pasta, garnished with sprigs of fresh basil.

Pretty pasta fools foodies The recipe that Scott George is sharing with Edibles is as colorful as his life — and the wild print trousers for which he is famous for wearing. It is his own creation, inspired by a dish he ate in 1991 in Italy.

George’s livelihood then was managing opera singers. He had traveled to Florence, Italy, for an opening night. After the opera, the singers took him to a tiny hole-in-the-wall restaurant to eat this pasta and challenged him to identify its main ingredient. He could not.

It turned out to be beets. On returning to New York, George searched cookbook after cookbook for a recipe. He could not find one and finally created his own, which he is sharing here for the first time. He estimates that he has served the dish to about 60 people. Only two could identify the key ingredient.

George grew up in New York City in a Russian family and was christened at the Greek Orthodox cathedral there. He has been cooking since a young age.

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“John does the fancy stuff — béarnaise, hollandaise, mayonnaise — and cleans up,” he says.

Mason is a consultant for nonprofits, with clients from Honolulu to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

George and Mason left Sarasota briefly in March 2010 for Shaker Heights, Ohio. They came back this September, and George returned to “the major love of my work life — real estate.”

He was confident that he had made the right decision when he got his first listing in two weeks and sold it in just 40 days.

“We wanted to come home,” he says, “and we are home.”

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Michael Klauber sold not one, but two, wine dinners at $4,000 each — double the going estimate. But the joy of the evening, as always, was WBTT’s performance, complete with a graceful “thank you” and songs from Broadway performer Teresa Stanley, discovered and nurtured by WBTT’s founder and Artistic Director Nate Jacobs; Tsadok Porter’s incredibly well-handled and unquestionably unplanned wardrobe malfunction; and youthful Chris Eisenberg’s bouncy “Rockin’ Robin.”

Best of all was the audience’s foot-stomping, arm-throwing, dancing-in-their-chairs, wewant-to-hear-more-more-more response to the troupe’s talent, skill and energy.

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Matt Callihan, Lee Wetherington and Mike Jerde

Teresa Stanley, Alyssa White and Tsadok Porter

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Local Red Cross Mad Hatter Holiday Tea 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the home of Margaret and Bill Wise Tickets $100; Reservations: 379-9300, Ext. 255

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Centenarian Ursula Pearson with her niece, Carolyn Setlow

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+ The divas take the stage at ‘Burlesque’ Guests come equipped with $1 bills to stuff into the costumes of the female impersonators who annually strut their stuff in the “Divas After Dark” show organized by Ron Carter and Jim Neal, aka “M,” and benefiting Community AIDS Network’s Emergency Fund. The divas were their usual spectacular selves at this year’s “Burlesque,” as you can see in photos at www.

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+ Worth the trip A beautiful young Australian who works in coastal management and her fiancé, who is in the Australian Navy, flew here to wed Nov. 4, on the beach at the Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort. They are Clinton Kerr and Karen Pickering, daughter of Mary Ann Pickering, of Sarasota, and Timothy R. Pickering, of Missouri, and granddaughter of Florence Illch, of Longboat Key. At the last minute (of course), their nuptials were blessed by a spectacular sunset.

Ursula Pearson celebrated her 100th birthday Nov. 12, and she, herself, planned and hosted parties for family and friends for five consecutive days. Highlights: a Friday dinner for family and friends featuring concert pianist Matthew Harrison and a Monday lunch for her Smith College alumni group with a fashion show by Designing Women Boutique, for which Ursula volunteers. President and founder Jean Weidner, one of the models, says: “Elegant, erudite, motivated, caring and 100. What a package!”

Ursula has also volunteered for the Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee, Asolo Rep, Sarasota Orchestra and Jewish Family & Children’s Services. Friend Lois Lesser, who held a party for Ursula at Sands Point, where she lived for 37 years, says, “She is fun to be with and so interested in everything.” Ursula attributes her longevity to keeping socially and intellectually active.

“I just can’t believe it,” she says. “I have always been fortunate, and I feel lucky.”

So do we, Ursula, so do we.

Happy birthday!

Perfect for holiday shopping: This benefit for the Red Cross with kiosks from favorites, including Nikki Sedacca jewelry, newcomers such as Tilly & Pinch handbags and many more. Local celebrities will be serving high tea, and there will be hat judging, an area reserved for gentlemen (but crashed by the ladies at the inaugural event last spring) and much more. Tea Chairwoman Diane McNeel stresses that proceeds benefit Red Cross activity here in Sarasota. Margaret Wise is the holiday hostess; Ping Faulhaber is the honorary chairwoman.

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Moonshine … The moon wasn’t quite full for Snooty’s Gala benefiting the South Florida Museum and held there Nov. 5.

But the weather was cooperative, and the 440 guests got to enjoy the promise of the event titled, “Under the Courtyard Moon.”

Co-Chairwomen were Helen King and Jeannie Kirkpatrick ... Eat Here … On a Tuesday night at Sean Murphy’s newest venture on Main Street, Graci McGillicuddy was celebrating her 70th with hubby, Dennis, and John and Elaine Meshad, while two tables away, Michael and Terri Klauber were din-

ing with Dr. Brad and Melissa Lerner. Out on the terrace were Mickey and Marty Fine with family, and Betty Mennell was just leaving … Ronson makes the news … Only Harold Ronson could go for a walk in New York City, bump into a WABC-TV crew covering the traffic mess created by a weekend closure of the Queensboro Bridge, chat up the reporter and end up on the ABC station’s 6 p.m. news …

Counting our many, many blessings … Happy Thanksgiving!

And happy birthday to daughterin-law, Kelly Atkins, at the top of the list of all for which BT is thankful.

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LISZT FESTIVAL Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Franz Liszt’s birth

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Doug Christy, Erin Barker, Kelly Dowd, Stacy Alexander and Jason Allen

Pinstripes and Penguins Friday, Nov. 18 | Mote Marine Aquarium

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Church of the Redeember 222 South Palm Avenue – Sarasota (General seating – $25) “Franz Liszt – The Sacred and Profane” Ann Stephenson-Moe, organ Michael Edward Stuart, organ Sunday – December 4 – 7:30 p.m.

Historic Asolo Theater at the Ringling Museum of Art 5201 Bay Shore Road – Sarasota (Reserved seating – $35, $40) “Nature, Love and the Devil” Dmitri Vorobiev, piano Xiao-Feng Wu, piano Catherine Martin, mezzo-soprano

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Historic Asolo Theater at the Ringling Museum of Art 5201 Bay Shore Road – Sarasota (Reserved seating – $35, $40)

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AJC Civic AcHievement Award Dinner Thursday, Nov. 17 | Michael’s On East

Bill and Margaret Wise

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Honoree Gwen MacKenzie and her husband, Doug

Anne Weintraub and Alex Quarles

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Sarasota Opera Guild ‘The Fabulous ’50s’

In the Pink

Brita Otteson and Carl Hurst

Friday, Nov. 17 | Sarasota Opera House

Thursday, Nov. 10 New Gate Montessori School

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Mary Lou Loughlin and Bob Ploussard

Co-Chairwomen Bonnie Femec and Rhoda Walk with Sarasota Opera Guild President Mary Cook

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Kimberly Edelbacher and Kegan Hodge

Frank and Carol Vonallman

Rebecca Johnson, Cheryl Allen, Mikayla Saepoff and Elke Edelsbacher

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