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GENERAL ELECTION 2014

by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

Pastor triumphs Irwin Pastor overcame an anemic Election Day voter turnout to capture the at-large seat against challenger Armando Linde.

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District 3 Gans Rajewski

1,252 votes 57.4% 930 votes 42.6%

At-Large Linde

860 votes 39.8%

Pastor

1,300 votes 60.2%

Sarasota County Schools Referendum Yes No

35,094 votes 76.9% 10,547 votes 23.1%

Gans takes seat for two more years Terry Gans defeats Ray Rajewski in the District 3 commission race, winning 57.38% of votes.

Irwin and Sylvia Pastor celebrate with champagne and supporters after receiving the news that Pastor won one of the town’s two at-large commission seats.

Johnson Clark, Erica Johnson and Andrew and Randi MacKintosh

ELECTION TOTALS

Last year, Irwin Pastor lost his first bid for a commission seat by 27 total votes when he didn’t capture the votes needed in the Manatee County portion of the island.

In 2014, though, Pastor got exactly 27 more votes on the Manatee County portion of the island than opponent Armando Linde. But he didn’t need them because he won by 440 votes.

Pastor, 71, became the new face on the Longboat Key Town Commission when Town Clerk Trish Granger informed him he received 60.2% of the vote, or 1,300 votes, compared with challenger Armando Linde’s 39.8%, or 860 votes.

Pastor stayed in his L’Ambiance condominium until he got the phone call from Granger. His wife, Sylvia, greeted guests with champagne in a L’Ambiance first-floor party room until

Terry Gans learned in business “to always run scared and always do your best.”

Last year, when he faced off against challenger Irwin Pastor, he refused to go into a party with his fellow commissioners until he learned the results.

This year, however, after seeing Sarasota County results, in which he received 57.8% of votes, the retired grocery store chain executive felt confident enough to go into his party before he saw the Manatee County tally. As he headed in, he got a call from Town Clerk Trish Granger: Gans received 1,252 votes, or 57.38%, defeating challenger Ray Rajewski to win a two-year term in

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Photos by Kelsey Grau

Irwin Pastor hugs a supporter after hearing he won an atlarge commission seat Tuesday night. he arrived.

“We’ve had four kids, but somehow waiting for this seems more difficult,” Sylvia Pastor said.

Just after 7:30 p.m., a calmlooking Pastor walked into his party to congratulations and hugs from supporters

after he broke the news to his family.

Pastor, the former vice president of the Islandside Property Owners Coalition (IPOC), which successfully challenged the Longboat

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Newly anointed District 3 Commissioner Terry Gans and his wife, Diane, celebrate after hearing the news.

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Commissioner Terry Gans, second from right, celebrates with Commissioner Pat Zunz, Ed Zunz, Vice Mayor David Brenner, Mayor Jim Brown, Kip O’Neill and Commissioner Phill Younger.

GANS / FROM PAGE 1A the District 3 commission seat.

Serving alongside him in the at-large seat will be Pastor, whom Gans defeated with just 27 votes in last year’s election.

Gans, 67, said that this year’s election didn’t have the acrimony of past races.

“Passion doesn’t burn hot forever. People focused more on the issues,” he said.

Rajewski could not be reached for comment at press time.

“In my case, and Pastor’s campaign, we had a progressive view toward the future,” Gans said.

“That resonated with voters.”

For Gans, the past 20 months have seemed like a nonstop campaign. The commission appointed him to fill an at-large seat after Commissioner Hal Lenobel resigned in July 2012. Pastor challenged Gans for the remaining one year of the at-large term in last year’s election.

Gans initially planned to run for the at-large seat again but opted instead to run against Rajewski for the District 3 seat after reading his comments in the Longboat Ob-

server in a Nov. 14 story titled “ULI study: worth $133,816.35?” in which Rajewski said, in part, that “we have a pretty nice place with not a lot to improve upon.”

Gans, a Grand Bay resident since 2005, told the Longboat Observer last month that he wanted to be re-elected to continue his work on the commission, including changes the town’s codes and Comprehensive Plan.

“The only way we go downhill as an island is if we let ourselves go downhill,” Gans said. “Whether we want to be or not, we are in competition with other communities. The good get better and the bad get worse. We will be attractive only as long as we deserve to be.”

Gans said Tuesday night that the next step is to “get the codes redone in a way the entire island can be united behind so we are good for the next 30 years.”

But Gans also had more immediate plans after securing two years on the commission.

“I’m going to sleep tonight. It’s been a perpetual campaign for me,” he said.

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Key Club’s former redevelopment and expansion project, called last year’s election “history” when asked to compare the two elections.

“This campaign was about the future of Longboat Key and promoting positive change Keywide,” Pastor said.

Pastor was the man behind the scenes of IPOC the past few years and its unofficial Key Club project mediator expert.

But he resigned from his post before running for commission and urged the community to realize he was just part of a group that thought the club’s former project was too massive. Pastor stressed in his campaign that he was for sensible changes to the town’s codes and Comprehensive Plan. Pastor says Islandside residents will also support a future Key Club project expected through a new ownership group as long as it is sensible development.

To shed what he perceives as a misguided IPOC label, Pastor has attended virtually every meeting at Town Hall, spoken with residents and attended community meetings for months. He studied up on town codes and demonstrated a knowledgeable grasp of Keywide issues this election season.

“I wanted to demonstrate a willingness to bring this community together and a willingness to work with this commission,” Pastor said. “This was a win for everyone, and the race my opponent and I ran showed how you can be polite and work together on this Key.” Pastor, a businessman with roots in several companies,

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HOW LONGBOAT VOTED

District 3 ✓ Gans Rajewski

Sarasota County Total votes %

Manatee County Total votes %

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57.8 42.1

315 248

56.0 44.0

591 1,004

37.1 62.9

269 296

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Sarasota County Schools Referendum 1,157 70.8 ✓ Yes 478 29.2 No

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including Pepsi-Cola Bottling Corp., said he has experience needed to lead and garner business support for a town center.

“I’m ready to help make a difference in any way I can,” Pastor said.

Linde learned the results at his Country Club Shores home and congratulated Pastor on his victory.

“I want to congratulate him not only because of his win but because of the way he ran his campaign,” Linde said.

Of the four candidates, Linde was the only first-time candidate. Commissioner Terry Gans has served on the commission since 2012, and Pastor and Ray Rajewski ran for seats previously.

Linde said he met many new people who supported his message “about the need to shore up our finances, improve our infrastructure and work on our zoning code and Comprehensive Plan within reason.”

“People welcome those with a message that makes sense,

the idea of looking at your resources before you spend money,” Linde said.

While Tuesday marked the end of the election, for Linde it marked the beginning of his town involvement.

Said Linde: “I’m no longer the new face.”

This year, 2,243 total votes were cast Key-wide in the municipal election, with 36.29% of the town’s 6,181 registered voters casting a ballot.

In last year’s March election, 2,509 total votes were cast Keywide, with 40.06% of the town’s voters casting a ballot.

There were 568 votes cast on Election Day this year for two races, compared with 917 votes cast on Election Day 2013 for three commission races.

Early voting drew 1,121 voters from March 10 through March 22 to Town Hall. When combined with absentee vote totals through March 22, at least 1,656, or 26.76% of the town’s 6,181 registered voters cast ballots early for the election.

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GENERAL ELECTION 2014

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014

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NEWSBRIEFS At-large candidate Irwin Pastor and Diane Gans

+ Colony judge amends ruling

Photos by Kelsey Grau

LONGBOAT KEY TESTS NEW ELECTRONIC POLLBOOKS

On Tuesday, Longboat Key residents voted in the town’s general municipal election as candidates continued to campaign outside the polls.

Ray Rajewski and Commissioner Terry Gans ran for the District 3 seat, while Armando Linde and Irwin Pastor ran for one of two at-large seats on the Longboat Key Town Commission.

Carole Salmon and Armando Linde

Kip O’Neill, Terry Gans and Gail Levin

John Summers and Ray Rajewski

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LONGBOAT GOES TO THE POLLS

Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent’s office used Longboat Key’s March 25 municipal election as a testing ground for new electronic equipment that will be deployed in full force later this year for the county’s primary.

Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections volunteers used three new electronic pollbooks to sign in registered voters at Town Hall on Tuesday.

The pollbooks are a combination of hardware and software installed on iPads that allow election officials to review and/or process voter information during an election.

The pollbooks, though, don’t count votes.

The hardware on the iPads allows volunteers to swipe the barcodes on Florida driver’s licenses to pull up registered voters.

Voters can then sign in electronically before casting their votes.

Sarasota County voters have previously had to wait in alphabetical lines by last name as volunteers looked for their names on large paper precinct registers and had voters sign in next to their name on registers.

For the March 25 election, which included the town’s municipal election and a Sarasota County School District referendum, Longboat Key had three new pollbooks for sign-in purposes. Each of the county’s 99 districts also had one pollbook each to get used to the new equipment and look up registered voters if they arrived at the wrong district.

Pollbook functions include voter lookup, verification, identification, precinct assignment, ballot assignment, voter history update and other functions such as name change, address change and/or redirecting voters to the correct voting location.

“They are working very well and are an excellent fraud preventer and voter history checker,” Dent said. “We will use them to check in all voters for the primary and their efficiency will require the use of less volunteers in the future.”

Dent said the 300 new pollbooks cost $800, which included the software, and were paid for last year after there was some money leftover in last year’s fiscal budget.

Dent said 42 counties in Florida use pollbooks, including the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office.

— Kurt Schultheis

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May officially entered his ruling that converts the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort bankruptcy case to a Chapter 7 liquidation March 21, with one change from the oral ruling he made in February.

May made Colony Lender LLC, the bankruptcy case’s largest affected creditor, a secured creditor for up to $3.7 million in his March 21 ruling, noting that past case law confirms his decision.

In February, May had reached a different conclusion when he announced that Colony Lender LLC, was an unsecured creditor in its $3.7 million claim against longtime Colony owner Dr. Murray “Murf” Klauber’s Chapter 7 Partnership estate.

The ruling alteration means that Colony Lender will collect the first $3.7 million of any offer that Chapter 7 U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee William Maloney accepts for rights to a $25 million judgment that a U.S. Appeals court awarded to Klauber.

That judgment was awarded against the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association for the failure of unit owners to pay assessments, which a judge said led to the closure of the resort in 2010 and damages.

The judgment, which is owned

by Maloney as the trustee in the Chapter 7 case, can be sold to a developer or outside interest. The ruling, though, doesn’t prevent the association from trying to negotiate a settlement with Maloney so unit owners are not assessed for the $25 million judgment, which would cost more than $100,000 per unit owner.

The association, though, has more than $10 million in counter-claims it can use against Klauber’s Chapter 7 estate.

The rest of May’s written ruling was the same as his oral ruling.

May dismissed a proposed Colony bankruptcy reorganization plan and, in doing so, also rejected a Colony settlement that was in the works for months.

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fundraising through March 22 Irwin Pastor did not receive any campaign contributions between March 8 and March 22 — but the L’Ambiance resident has still raised more than any other Longboat Key Town Commission candidate this season, with $20,673 raised during the campaign.

Pastor raised more than three times the $6,250 his opponent for the at-large seat, Armando Linde, raised during the race.

In the District 3 race, Terry Gans reported

$12,093.38 in contributions, while his opponent, Ray Rajewski raised $3,001.20.

As of March 22, Pastor had spent $12,484.85 of his campaign funds, compared with the $4,801.60 Linde spent. Gans reported expenditures of $8,875.57, while Rajewski spent $2,034.36.

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CANDIDATE: ARMANDO LINDE Dale Strohl.......................... $250 Linda Aitken........................ $100 Robert Bernhard.................. $100 Mike Boozer and Sally Maudlin...................... $100 Jack and Phyllis Black......... $100 Jim Larson.......................... $100 Glen Peterson...................... $100 Winston Register.................. $100 Nicholas Rinaldi.................. $100 Brian McGinn........................ $50 Barbara Katz......................... $25 Total contributions*.......... $1,125 Total contributions to date............................. $6,250

CANDIDATE: TERRY GANS John Leffler...............................$485.20 Colleen Leonard.............................. $291 Jeffrey Lenobel..........................$145.35 Richard and Gail Levin................. $96.80 Barbara Nelson............................ $96.80 Kathleen Pendleton.......................... $50 Terry Gans................................... $18.82 Total contributions*................$1,183.97 Total contributions to date.................................$12,093.38

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by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

ULI committee debates town center, Bayfront Park The town likely will wait until the fall to hold public forums on a future town center concept.

It’s time for the Urban Land Institute Implementation Advisory Committee to come up with suggested uses for a town center. But they might have to wait until fall to get feedback from the public.

The committee learned March 20 the town is proceeding with surveys on the 2.81 acres of land it is purchasing for a future town center.

“If all goes well, we hope to close on the property soon,” said Planning, Zoning and Building Director Alaina Ray. “We might want to start looking at how to gauge public opinion regarding uses for a town center, which could include a cultural center.”

Committee members expressed frustration, though, that workshops and public discussion for such ideas won’t be able to start until the fall.

“It’s not the right time to do it in the summer when no one is here,” said Ray, whose staff will soon present the Longboat Key Town Commission with options for public forums moving forward.

Ray said the town is investigating the use of the University of Florida’s Urban Design Studio to hold future public meetings and community surveys. The design studio would then report back to the town for multiple options and designs for a town center.

The town will also put out a request for proposals in the coming weeks seeking applicants, which will include the University of Florida, looking to create overlay district design work for a town center.

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An Urban Land Institute final report encourages a town center concept near Bay Isles Road that promotes walkability and open space.

Ray said the town could build a cultural center on the property because such a building can be built on the land through a parks and open space fund that is being used to purchase the property.

“A cultural center is considered a park if it’s owned by the town,” Ray said. “But if we get to a point where we want to sell some of the land or all of it, the money goes back into the parks and open space acquisition fund.”

Ray also told committee members the town is in the process of looking for Sarasota County funds for enhancements to Bayfront Park.

The town submitted a cost estimate to the county, which asks for approximately $1.9 million to fund park enhancements.

The subcommittee agreed to continue discussing ways to im-

prove both Bayfront Park and Gulf of Mexico Drive.

The town wants Gulf of Mexico Drive to be safer for pedestrians, make traffic flow smoother and look more aesthetically pleasing.

Accomplishing those goals, though, must be done with the help and support of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), which controls the island’s main thoroughfare.

At the meeting, committee members heard a presentation from Nick Lapp, a representative of Orlando-based Renaissance Planning Group. The planning group works with FDOT to create street policies for roads around the state.

A final ULI report the town received earlier this month recommends possible changes to Gulf of Mexico Drive that include a

roundabout at Broadway and Gulf of Mexico Drive, which ULI panelists believe would reduce crashes and congestion on the north end. A roundabout and crosswalks in that area, ULI panelists believe, will also make that area safer for pedestrians going to and from the popular Broadway beach access.

Crosswalks and pedestrian islands along other busy areas of Gulf of Mexico Drive are also recommended, which the ULI report believes would slow motorists and give pedestrians a safe place to wait for cars to pass.

Town staff is already working with FDOT to compile a list of recommended crosswalks for Gulf of Mexico Drive.

“The goal is to morph GMD from a highway into something that looks more like a street,” Ray said.

Lapp said an ideal Gulf of Mexico Drive would have better transit accommodations at bus stops, a multiuse trail that’s at least 15 feet wide and a road that was reduced in width at busy intersections to slow traffic.

Ray said the town is working with Police Chief Pete Cumming to utilize the license plate recognition camera system to count the number of cars that use Gulf of Mexico Drive to pass through without stopping. Some officials estimate passthrough traffic to be as high as 40%.

The committee will eventually make Gulf of Mexico Drive recommendations to the commission after reviewing more enhancement options for the road.

GROSSMAN SOUNDS OFF

Urban Land Institute Implementation Advisory Committee member Larry Grossman told fellow members March 20 he has issues with the makeup of the committee and would prefer a group of all citizens and no elected officials.

The group includes Commissioners Jack Duncan and Pat Zunz, and two Planning and Zoning Board members.

Commissioners also attend meetings.

“We have commissioners here that will make decisions on what we recommend, and I feel constrained,” Grossman said. “I feel what I discuss is nixed through comments, and I’m getting cut at the knees.”

Planning, Zoning and Building Director Alaina Ray said committee meetings are open to the public, and anyone can attend and provide comments.

“We are not excluding anyone from a public meeting, and I encourage all people to come,” Ray said.

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New coalition discusses north end erosion issues More than 100 north end residents and business owners packed the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, March 20 for the first forum of the newly formed North End Coalition of Property Owners.

The group, which consists of north end property owners and associations, discussed a variety of topics that included beach renourishment, canal dredging and north end redevelopment.

Town Manager Dave Bullock and District 5 Longboat Key Town Commissioner Pat Zunz updated those in attendance on pressing town issues.

Zunz urged those in attendance not to lose sight of how they first came to the Key. “Most people say they originally came here as a visitor,” Zunz said. “So we need to not get too hung up on divides between residents and visitors. We need to recognize we all have something here we can enjoy.”

Something Zunz and others think all citizens will enjoy is a future town center, but Zunz noted the Urban Land Institute (ULI) report states that upgrades are needed for the north end of the Key as well.

“For the north end, they (ULI panelists) noticed we need something that announces you are here on Longboat Key,” said Zunz, noting a small boutique hotel with a mix of shops might be a future asset for the north end.

Bullock told those in attendance that erosion on the north end is the town’s top priority.

“If we do nothing, erosion will continue to cut into the mangroves and we will lose property to waves,” Bullock said.

Bullock said a plan to install two con-

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Town Manager Dave Bullock discusses beach erosion issues with more than 100 people who attended a North End Coalition of Property Owners meeting March 20, at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.

crete groins and fill the area with sand every four to eight years is not a perfect solution, but it will hold sand on that portion of the Key longer.

“We have our work cut out for us,” Bullock said.

Bullock explained the town is working to place sand there this summer and said he is hopeful the town will receive a federal permit soon to install the groins in summer 2015.

Coalition organizer Denton Crews said the group formed “to preserve a balance between historic character and to try to address appropriate growth and change for the area.”

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“Now, it’s all a matter of what a proposer is going to say they will do,” Shoffstall said.

Shoffstall is certain that Lido Pool could become a revenue generator for the city, a belief several commissioners shared during the 2012 presentation.

“I walk the beach every day and talk to quite a few tourists that come down, and they’d like to see the improvements,” Shoffstall said.

The city is close to issuing the invitation to negotiate, but it’s still uncertain when improvements at the pool might begin.

“That’s something to be discussed when the person is selected,” Kucharski said. “I know the community wants it sooner than later.”

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In 2011, city staff noted Lido Pool was a drain on revenue, losing about $100,000 that year. Staff proposed cutting expenses by closing the pool for half of the year, but Shoffstall and other Lido residents saw the situation differently. Shoffstall, president of the Lido Key Residents Association, said the pool was an undervalued asset that was being improperly managed.

Shoffstall led the residents association’s Lido Pool committee, which made a presentation to the Sarasota City Commission in 2012. The group recommended upgrading the facilities to increase revenues. Suggested enhancements included a rental pavilion, an event room for private parties, a splash pad and a tiki bar.

The city is now in the process of finalizing an invitation to negotiate, a process that will seek a party interested in implementing improvements at the pool. Todd Kucharski, the city’s general manager of public works, said staff should have the invitation finished within a few weeks, at which point they will review it with the neighborhood association to make sure their needs are properly addressed.

The invitation to negotiate will not hold interested parties to a specific set of improvements, instead allowing those who respond to present a vision for the pool that will then be evaluated by city staff. In addition to any upgrades, the city is seeking a group interested in taking on the responsibility of managing the pool.

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Supporters of Medicaid expansion promise it will greatly reduce charity care. Yet this promise was not kept in the states that have already expanded Medicaid eligibility to childless adults.

In 2001, the Maine Hospital Association supported lawmakers’ decision to expand Medicaid eligibility as a way to reduce the nearly $41 million in charity care hospitals provided in 2000. By 2011, however, charity care costs had actually risen to $196 million per year.78

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The Pac-man of Obamacare Maine Charity Care, By Year (in millions)

President Obama must was a catalyst and leader in be feeling somewhat changing the direction of the COST OF HOSPITAL relieved, thanks to Putin, town and Town Commission Crimea and Malaysia for the better.

CHARITY CARE IN Flight 370. Fox News has He wasn’t alone in bringing MAINE AFTER MEDICAID moved off of Obamacare. about this positive change; EXPANSION IN 2000 In fact, we all have. other commissioners have Including Obama. The way been involved. But it’s also we’ve been reading things, accurate to say were it not for the president has whisked Brenner’s persistence and a his I’m-above-the-law pen passion for Longboat’s future, and waived or delayed just #3: Ever-increasing Medicaid spending prevents critical investments in the atmosphere on the Key about every mandate in the education and other priorities could still be one of stagnalaw. So no one really knows tion and staunch opposition what is law and what isn’t. In fiscal year 2000, Florida spent $7.8 billion on Medicaid.57 By fiscal year 2012, this to change. amount had skyrocketed to $20.2 billion—a shocking 160 percent increase.58 Meanwhile, To be sure, Obamacare Brenner has never liked to the Consumer Price Index grew only 33 percent over that same time.59 As a result, Medicaid will remain top of mind in spending continues to consume a larger share of the state budget.60 stand still. It’s his nature to be Source: Foundation for Government Accountability the 2014 election caman agitator. Not in the negapaigns, as demonstrated a Medicaid S pending M ore T han D oubled D uring L ast D ecade In Arizona, supporters of the expansion argued it was necessary to reduce the cost-shift to tive sense of a noodge, but in few weeks ago by the electhe positive sense of leading a privately insured individuals. But Medicaid reimburses doctors so little that the program tion of Republican David cause for the better. actually creates a cost-shift of its own. IN MEDICAID SPENDING Jolly in Pinellas County.

After his successful proFLORIDA MORE THAN Hospitals typically measure this as the payment-to-cost ratio, or the total revenue from a What’s more, you can exfessional life as managing DOUBLED A tDECADE type of payer divided IN by the otal expenses related to patients of that type of payer. pect Democrats in Florida partner at Arthur Young & According to an analysis of hospital claims data, the payment-to-cost ratio for Medicaid to target their Republican Co. in Philadelphia, Brenner declined to 80 percent in 2007, down from 104 percent in 2003.79 This means that instead opponents with negative of covering the total cost of care provided, like it was in 2003, Medicaid in 2007 was paying served as the city’s director of campaigns focusing on commerce in the mid-1980s just 80 cents of every dollar it owed to hospitals. The payment-to-cost ratio for private how Republicans have payers, on the other hand, rose to 140 percent in 2007, up from 125 percent in 2003.80 The and then took on the chalrefused health care for Florlenge of helping rescue the ida’s poor by not expanding city of Brotherly Love from its Florida Health Choices Plus Page 18 of 46 Medicaid. fiscal disasters as director of If you’ve tuned in to the finance. current legislative session, After Brenner and his wife, the word from Tallahassee Maggie, moved to Longboat is neither the Republican Key full time in 1999, he House nor Senate will take stayed on the sidelines of pubup any legislation proposlic affairs for six (Spending in billions) ing to expand the free years. And then he Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration medical care system for the couldn’t resist. The poor.

Town Commission If you remember, in 2013, appointed him to Floridians, the Obamacare advocates say the Florida House said “no way” to expand- this will lower medical costs for all in the the town’s planning and zoning ing Medicaid. Speaker Will Weatherford and future. They say expanded Medicaid will board in 2006. his leadership team did extensive research And rather than just grumble reduce hospitals’ unpaid, charity-care costs Brenner prior to the session and determined exabout the town’s declining and lead to healthier low-income people panding Medicaid was the wrong way to go who will need less medical care in the economic base; the shuttering for seven reasons. Two of the most promiof retail stores at Avenue of the Flowers and future. nent reasons: It provides the lousiest kind Whitney Beach Plaza; the loss of tourism; The table on charity care above debunks of health care for its recipients, and the cost the one claim. What’s more, no one can say and the Key’s “anti-everything” atmowill be prohibitive for taxpayers. sphere, Brenner began agitating. with any certainty that just because more One of the theories of enrolling more While serving on the planning board, he people will have their medical care covered people in Medicaid is that the recipients, started an economic development comfor free by Medicaid today that they will be knowing they can obtain medical care from healthier and need less medical care in the mittee. As its spearhead and ringleader, doctors, would dramatically decrease their Brenner took it upon himself to create future.

Florida Health Page 13 of 46 between the leaders of Publix visits to hospital emergency rooms, the Choices Plus discussions If Obama had any inkling of human bemost expensive care available. and town officials about redeveloping the havior and how it relates to economics, he No such thing occurs. The journal “Scisupermarket and Avenue of the Flowers. might realize that his hope is simply that. ence” recently reported that in Portland, Brenner was also a leading organizer and As Americans will soon find out, expanding Ore., in a comparison of low-income Medicaid and providing subsidized medical force for important changes to the town people enrolled in Medicaid and those not, charter in 2008 — two measures voters care to all Americans cannot do anything those in Medicaid made 40% more visits to but make the nation’s health care costs rise. overwhelmingly approved. One allowed all the emergency room than their uninsured existing, non-conforming developments to And here’s why: counterparts during their first 18 months in be rebuilt to existing density in the event of 1) When anything is free, it is abused, the Medicaid system. destruction. The other allowed for the peroverused and over-consumed. The more In 2013, the Florida House leadership people who receive free medical care under mitting of 250 tourism units beyond those showed in an extensive Medicaid study, provided in the town’s 1984 comprehensive Medicaid, the more they will use it — driventitled “Florida Health Choices Plus,” how plan. ing up the cost. the cost of charity care at Maine hospitals To an extent, these two charter amend2) The Milton Friedman law of spendskyrocketed after the Maine Legislature ments were turning points. The dialogue ing. When you spend your own money on expanded Medicaid coverage in 2001 (see and sentiments began to change on Longyourself, you are careful about what you table above). boat Key: Residents recognized the Key buy. When you spend your own money And look at the history of Florida’s own needed to be more welcoming and open on someone else (e.g. a gift), you have the Medicaid costs even without the Obamto tourism and business. The anti-growth same incentive to economize as you do acare expansion. For three decades now, atmosphere that pervaded for 20 years was when you spend on yourself; but not the state lawmakers have often referred to threatening the Key’s future. Brenner was at same incentive to get full value for your Medicaid as the Pac-man that is devouring the core of this change. money. the Florida budget. The above table shows a In 2010, he was elected to the Town ComAnd when you spend other people’s 160% increase in 12 years in state Medicaid mission, then again in 2012. For the past money on yourself, you have an incentive costs — 43% of which Floridians pay, 57% four years, Brenner’s fingerprints can be to get your money’s worth but no incentive of which federal taxpayers pay. found on the town’s vision plan; the change to hold down the cost. This is Medicaid.

Even without expanding Medicaid under in town managers; creation of a citizen-led There is certainly a better way. It’s defiObamacare, Florida Medicaid is expected town finance committee; reforming the nitely not Obamacare. to consume about $27 billion a year for the town’s disastrous pension plans; the redenext 10 years. If Florida expanded Medicvelopment of Publix and CVS; and now the + Brenner: Agitator for good aid under Obamacare, that amount would discussions about creating a town center, It has become customary in this space grow to about $34 billion a year. thanks to the Urban Land Institute study. each March to extend gratitude to LongJust for context, Florida’s total budget We know Brenner would have liked to boat Key’s outgoing town commissioners this coming fiscal year is expected to be $75 who have served multiple terms and conhave left office with an expanded and redebillion. veloped Longboat Key Club and Resort, a tributed to the good of the town.

So think about that $27 billion a year re-opened Colony Beach & Tennis Resort; In that vein, Vice Mayor David Brenner, covering the medical costs of uninsured and redeveloped Whitney Beach Plaza. But whose second term was to end at WednesFloridians. From where does that money hey, he can leave office with the satisfaction day’s Town Commission meeting, is aptly come? It is transferred from one group to that 30 years from now he will be in Longdeserving. another. boat Key history as a leading agitator who To be sure, Brenner had detractors (all Obamacare advocates argue that transchanged the course of the town — from politicians do) who liked to grumble about fer is moral and right. By providing free his modus operandi (e.g. frequently behind stagnation and decline to moving, once medical care to low- and moderate-income the scenes). But it’s accurate to say Brenner again, onward and upward.

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by Edward G. Rosenblum

Fournier’s Circle allegations are groundless The St. Armands Residents Association is not picking art festival ‘winners and losers.’ It simply wants common sense — and safety for all.

place, will be the residents of the dorsement by the association of barrier islands. large-scale events at St. Armands To be clear, last June we asked Circle. To the contrary, our asthe city manager either to re- sociation president, Hugh Fiore, schedule it outside of “peak sea- has made clear the association I spoke on behalf of the St. Arson” or divert it to another park. intends to revisit the high-traffic mands Residents Association at He did neither. Had the Paragon events at the Circle, both on and the March 17 Sarasota City ComFestival simply been postponed off season, within the context of mission meeting in support of by one week until the first week- the forthcoming Special Events Mayor Shannon Snyder’s proposal end in May, this dispute could Ordinance and the just-released to extend the moratorium on spehave been avoided. draft of the St. Armands Parking cial events at St. Armands Circle As for Mr. Fournier’s warn- Feasibility Study. from Easter Sunday until the end ing about a potential federal A final thought. Like Alice in of April. civil rights discrimination claim the “Looking Glass,” we find ourOur position was straightform o se.c against the city by Paragon if the selves in a paradox. On the one u ward. We opposed a high intensity o h re blackout is extended, we beg to File photo hand, our city attorney ominously event like the Paragon Art Festival St. Armands Circle nWa .Fur w w differ. Begin with the fact that no warns that cancellation of the at the Circle during peak tourw ist season, owing to a genuine At its Dec. 2 meeting, the City Association of having an “ulterior art festival has ever been allowed Paragon event, out of concern for concern that it would imperil the Commission sought to address motive to target Paragon” in seek- at St. Armands Circle during peak public safety, invites a discrimihealth, welfare and safety of the this issue by adopting a resolution ing an extension of the blackout season from Feb. 1 to April 30. So if nation lawsuit under the federal public. imposing a blackout on special period until the end of April be- this event occurs during peak sea- civil rights act. On the other, in reParagon was the only event son, the only recipient of prefer- sponse to the mayor’s sober conThis event would bring to a vir- events at St. Armands Circle dur- cause om se.c u o scheduled that month. Our agen- ential treatment will be Paragon, cern that someone might die that tual standstill vehicular traffic on ing “peak tourist season.” Drafted h Ware weekend because an ambulance the only corridor providing access by City AttorneywRobert FurnFournier, da, he said, is to “pick winners and not its competitor. . ww Ironically, only by granting an is unable to leave the island, the to our barrier islands, impeding the resolution defined peak tour- losers at the Circle” and cautioned the ability of police, fire or medical ist season as Feb. 1 through April that the city would face a federal expansion of the blackout can the city attorney leaves us with the from a IN claimFULL of comforting lawsuit city shield thought that city personnel to respond to an emer- 15 or Easter, whichever is later. Be- civil rights discrimination NO INTEREST IFitself PAID WITHIN 12“the MONTH discrimination, not by Paragon, would not have any liability in gency. cause Easter falls on April 20, the should it accede to our requestWITH SAME DAY PICK UP OR NEXT DAY D but its competitor, because both [that] situation.”

It is bedrock law that the pri- Paragon event on April 26 would and extend the blackout. m o and its competitor will During On thisPurchases tirade, the $300 city attorIt is amade sad day when March unsupportmary duty of a municipal corpora- slie outside peak tourist season — c or moreParagon with your Furniture Warehouse credit card between 26, 2014 and M u e. then stand an equal footing, confused account fromour the assopurchases date if theon promotional purchase is not threats paid in full within 12 supplant months, by March able of litigation tion is the protection of W theahealth, reho but only if Mr. Fournier’s definition ney repeatedly rn ciation with the LMR (Landlords, with neither having an event dur- common sense and good judgsafety and w morals w.Fuof its popula- of “peak tourist season” is correct. w ment in the formulation of pubtion. Holley v. Adams, 238 So.2d But it is not. The Florida Depart- Merchants and Residents associa- ing “peak season.”

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A good start2015 traffic on the streets, the elimina- “peak season”NO for Sarasota County not purport INTEREST IF PAID IN FULLtoWITHIN 12 MONTHS, MARCH * victim of discrimiMr. SAME Fournier’s allegations might be a new city attorney. tion of congestion and hazards to beach communities as the 13WITH DAY are PICKbecome UP the OR NEXT DAY DELIVERY! nation, because only Paragon life and property, the safety and week period ending April 28, not groundless. We have no interOnSo Purchases $300to orpromore with your Furniture Warehouse made between March 26, 2014 andEdward March 25, 2015. Interest will as be charged will have been granted excluest in picking winners or loserscredit card G. Rosenblum served convenience of the travelling pub- April 20. if permitted from the purchases the promotional purchase paidprivileges in full within 12 events months,

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Retired library director creates digital archive Chet Pletzke brings a blast from the past to the Longboat Key Historical Society’s website with a growing digital history of the island.

Country band Alabama recorded a song called “Down on Longboat Key” in the 1980s about a woman whose heart was stolen by a darkhaired sailor and spends her life sipping piña coladas on Longboat Key. Longboat Key Historical Society Vice President Chet Pletzke found it through a YouTube search and included it on the website of the Longboat Key Historical Society, longboatkeyhistory.com, which has a constantly growing section called “The Digital History of Longboat Key.” It’s one of four songs about Longboat Key on the website.

Pletzke is the retired head of the Bethesda Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Library, but most of his methods for A child poses with a turtle in the 1950 s researching Longboat Key history or 1960s — a scene that federal, state an d local laws would prohib aren’t high-tech. He mostly finds it today. tidbits from talking to people, word of mouth and a healthy dose of curiosity. and further and further.”

“It’s just a fascination,” Pletzke Currently, the website includes arsaid. “You look at something and say, chives of past publications and old ‘That’s interesting.’ You look further maps, photographs, post cards, bro-

HISTORIC ARTIFACTS Chet Pletzke is constantly seeking materials for the Longboat Key Historical Society website, including old photographs, post cards and more. One thing he would especially like to include: old copies of the Gulf Gale, the two-page newspaper that 12-year-olds Charles Whitney

and James Libert published in the early 1940s.

Anyone with artifacts can contact Pletzke at chetpletzke@gmail.com.

To visit the Historical Society’s digital archives, visit longboatkeyhistory.com and click “The Digital History of Longboat Key.”

chures and advertisements, many of which were in the Historical Society’s museum that closed in 2012.

He began scanning contents from the museum, as well as transferring interviews with important Key figures that past Historical Society President Tom Mayers conducted in digital format.

“I think it’s the only way there’s going to be any historic memory of Longboat Key,” Pletzke said. “I don’t think a museum is viable. They didn’t have the resources to put anything into the museum. The way for the items to exist is in a digital museum.”

He has found other items through the State Archives of Florida, Longboat Observer archives and long-time residents, who sometimes approach Pletzke about his project.

Recently, for example, a resident of Spanish Main Yacht Club, where Pletzke lived, approached him after a board meeting and said she had a family scrapbook with old photos of the community. He knows old family photos are important to people, so he scans items and returns them.

Sometimes, the digital archives help people when they try to identify the old motels and restaurants they visited during childhood.

Compiling the history of the Key is an educational experience for Pletzke. One lesson he has learned: “The thing that Longboat Key is famous for is its lawsuits. That gets reaffirmed whenever I start scanning,” Pletzke said.

The Key was home to several farms in the early 20th century until a 1921 hurricane destroyed most of the island.

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The seventh annual Sarasota Open returns to the Resort at Longboat Key Club’s Tennis Gardens Stadium April 12 through April 20. The tournament, which draws top names on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour, has attracted more than 30,000 spectators in past years.

This year’s tournament will begin with qualifying rounds April 12 and April 13, followed by the main draw April 14 to April 18. Women’s and men’s singles finals and doubles finals are April 19 and April 20.

James Blake, who won the tournament in 2011 and is ranked in the top four, 2012 champion Sam Querrey and NCAA doubles champions Jarmere Jenkins and Mack Styslinger will be among those in this year’s field vying for a piece of the $100,000 in prize money, which is split between divisions.

“It’s a unique opportunity locally to watch some world-class tennis and to see some young players who will be the next (Rafael) Nadal or (Novak) Djokovic,” Sarasota Open CEO Tony Driscoll says. “You really get to see the speed of the ball that you don’t get to see on TV.” Sarasota Open officials already have sold more than 14,000 tickets for this year’s tournament, with approximately 95% of box seats and four of five VIP boxes sold.

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NO LICENSE 8:48 a.m. — 2100 block of GMD. Traffic. A driver told police he had never had a driver’s license and gave police his Mexican ID card after the town’s license camera system notified police that the registered owner of the vehicle had a suspended driver’s license. Police gave him a notice to appear in court.

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12:06 p.m. — 5400 block of GMD. Property Recovered. A Sarasota County detective approached police and turned in a wallet with credit cards, $4 and a pair of sunglasses.

SENDING OUT AN S.O.S. 10:03 a.m. — Off the Key. Boat. Police found a boat that was reportedly distressed. The operator said that the boat ran aground the night before, and when he and his passenger woke up, they were drifting and had no fuel. Police tied the boat to a dock, and the occupants’ friend

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— DAWN BURNS posing the students to the fine arts, which studies have proven help them develop and become successful. Each year, the drama program culminates in a full-scale musical production, which is completely run by the students.

Burns takes pride in the quality of the productions, which she says are essentially at a high school level.

This year, the students are preparing for a junior version of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” complete with all the costumes and special effects. Wanting the students to enjoy their moment in the spotlight, Burns wants to offer the students a proper stage, and she is currently trying to raise about $500 to purchase new lights for the cafeteria stage.

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Dawn Burns has been involved with the theater for most of her life. Now, she exposes her students to the fine arts through acting and musicals. Her class is preparing for a production of “Willy Wonka.”

“The kids work so hard, and I don’t want them to have to perform in the dark,” she says.

“A lot of them, this is their only opportunity to do something like this, and it stays with them. I like seeing the smiles from kids who just have found

a new love. Once theater gets into your blood, like any art, that’s going to be with them for life. Kids greet me years lat-

er with a hug and tell me they remember the musical. That was their moment in the spotlight, and they never forget. “

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+ Mystery takes over Longboat Key The mystery of a missing girl has enveloped Longboat Key. At least in Peter Coates’ “DNA — The Answer” it has. The fictional book tells the story of John Wells, a Florida senator working on a task Peter Coates force to expand the nation’s DNA database. He has a home on Longboat Key, and while his family is visiting for a weekend, his daughter goes missing.

“I always dreamed of writing a book, and it was at the top of my bucket list,” Coates said. “I was inspired to use Longboat Key as the setting because I have thought since I first arrived on the west coast of Florida that it is one of the most beautiful places in the world.”

A page-turner with local appeal, the book can be downloaded at Amazon.com.

+ Longboat student earns top honors Nicole Christie, of Longboat Key, was recently named to the dean’s list at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.6 for the semester.

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+ Kiwanis Club awards first grants of the year The Longboat Key Kiwanis Foundation awarded its first grants for the 2014 season at its March 20 breakfast meeting at the Longboat Key Club’s Tavern & Whiskey Bar. The foundation awarded three $5,000 grants to three separate organizations.

Kate Honea, principal dancer at the Sarasota Ballet, accepted the grant for the ballet’s Dance: The Next Generation project; Doug Staley, program director for the Child Protection Center of Sarasota County, accepted a grant in support of its Child and Families Supervised Visitation Program; and Beverly Sutton, director of the Christ Church of Longboat Key Reading Buddies Program, accepted a grant in conjunction with the United Community Neighborhood Learning Center, better known as the 13th Avenue Dream Center, to support the Reading Recovery Program for at-risk children in kindergarten through third grade.

Additional grants will be announced in the coming weeks. This year, the Kiwanis Club will offer approximately a dozen organizations grants of $500 to $5,000 based on their service to children in need. Organizations must be located in Sarasota or Manatee counties and have a Kiwanis member as a sponsor.

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Rotary Club of Sarasota — meets at noon at Marina Jack Restaurant, 2 Marina Plaza, Sarasota. Call 3021567 or email dpilston@excite.com.

All Angels by the Sea Cabaret What: Cami Wyatt and Michelle Gratham will perform showtunes and welcome a special surprise artist. Seating is limited for the free event, so reservations are suggested. Call 383-8161 for more information.

When: 5 p.m. Sunday, March 30 Where: All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road.

Rotary Club of Longboat Key — meets at 5:15 p.m. at Cedars Cafe & Tiki Bar, 645 Cedars Court. To learn more about the opportunity to be a founding member of the Rotary Club’s Longboat Key branch, call Sydelle Pittas at 487-7328.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key — meets at 7:30 a.m. at the Longboat Key Club’s Tavern & Whiskey Bar. New members are welcome. Cost is $10 and includes a breakfast buffet.

Call Donna at 388-2847.

Sarasota casual. Tickets are $75. RSVP by calling 3883010.

Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours — takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at Longboat Key Financial, 6350 Gulf of Mexico Drive.

Cost is $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. Call 383-2466.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28 THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 30 Jewish Art and Appraise Judaica — takes place at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road. Arthur Feldman, a second-generation antiques dealer who served as director of Chicago’s Maurice Spertus Museum of Judaica, curator at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and visiting curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, will speak. Feldman will discuss Andy Worhol and his depiction of influential Jewish figures at 5:30 p.m. Friday; Marc Chagall and

FRIDAY, MARCH 28 Tai Chi Class — takes place at 10 a.m. Fridays through March 28, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. Call 383-8161.

Save Our Seabirds Sunset Soiree — takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. at Save Our Seabirds, 1708 Ken Thompson Parkway. The event includes cocktails, entertainment, a buffet and silent auction. Dress is sophisticated

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by April 3. Mail checks to: LBK Democratic Club, P.O. Box 8025, Longboat Key, Fla. 34228. Call Lois Barson at 383-9893.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29 Yoga in the Bird Garden — takes place from 8 to 9 a.m. at Save Our Seabirds, 1708 Ken Thompson Parkway. Cost is $10; free for Save Our Seabirds members. Call 3833010.

SUNDAY, MARCH 30 Sarasota Ski-a-Rees Show — takes place at 2 p.m. Sundays through May 4, at Sarasota Ski-A-Rees Stadium, 1608 Ken Thompson Parkway. The live water ski show is free. Call 3881666.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

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Garden Club End of Season Picnic — begins at 11:30 a.m. at Joan M. Durante Park, 5550 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Awards, grants and scholarships will be announced.

Call Jackie at 345-4300.

Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition Opening — takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, 6860 Longboat Drive S. The event showcases the work of some of the top watercolorists on the Gulf Coast. RSVP is required. Call 3832345 or email lbkca@ringling.edu.

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St. Mary Women’s Guild cruises into fashion show On March 24, the Women’s Guild of St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church hosted a fashion show and luncheon at Sarasota Yacht Club.

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Marcus “Mark” Bradt, 67, of Longboat Key and formerly of Lakeland, died March 14.

Mr. Bradt graduated from the University of South Florida and was an entrepreneur in the computer business for more than 30 years.

He is survived by his sister, Diana, and brothers, Darryll and Dennis.

A service will be held at 2 p.m. March 29, at Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church, 3501 W. San Jose St., Tampa.

Julie Fischer Pflum

Julie Fischer Pflum, 97, of Indianapolis and Longboat Key, died March 9.

Born March 31, 1916, in Greenfield, Ind., Mrs. Pflum graduated from Broad Ripple High School and Indiana Central College of Business Administration, where she was a member of Lambda Alpha Lambda sorority.

Mrs. Pflum was vice president of Cooper Studio Inc. until 1967, when she retired to Longboat Key with her husband, the late Urban Pflum.

She was a member of Longboat Key Golf Club and served as publicity chairwoman of the Women’s 18-Hole golf organization. She was also a member of Bird Key Yacht Club and The Meadows Country Club 18-hole group and Thursday singles golf group.

Mrs. Pflum is survived by her daughter, Judith Pflum Davis-Etrick; son, Stephen

Pflum; sister, Ernestine Fischer Lambertus; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

A private closed ceremony for family members and friends will be held at a later date.

Donations can be made to her church, St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church, 4280 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key, FL 34228 or St. Vincent Hospital Guild, 2539 N. Willow Way, Indianapolis, IN 46268.

Florence Mary Louise Ruggiero

Florence Mary Louise Ruggiero, 86, of Longboat Key and Leominster, Mass., died March 15.

Born Jan. 14, 1928, in Fitchburg, Mass., Mrs. Ruggiero was the youngest of 12 children born to George Joseph Gingras and Mary Louise Aubin. She enjoyed reading her Kindle, doing crossword puzzles and playing bridge with her friends.

Mrs. Ruggiero is survived by her husband of 65 years, Earl; son, Robert; daughters Robin and Janet; sisters, Irene Bernard and Eva Sparks; and one granddaughter.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. March 26, at Marina Jack, 2 Marina Plaza, Sarasota.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, heart.org, or the American Cancer Society, cancer.org.

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Temple Beth Israel program seeks hidden treasures The public can bring up to three Judaica items to learn about their value and history from famed antique dealer and curator Arthur Feldman.

• 5:30 P.M. MARCH 28 — In “10 Portraits of Jews in the 20th Century,” Arthur Feldman will discuss Andy Warhol and his depiction of Jewish luminaries in the 1980s, including how perceptions of the series have changed 34 years later.

of the late Bertha Taub, wife of Ron and mother of Marcia.

“He was and is an expert on Judaica artwork and its value, and he’s also an expert on antiques,” Ron Taub said.

He plans to bring a few paintings by the famed artist Shalom of Safed that his friend bought him, saying the artist was about to become famous.

He was right. The artist, who began painting late in life, became known as one of the most acclaimed Israeli artists of the 20th century.

Temple Beth Israel Rabbi Jonathan Katz said Feldman will take a look at several items in the synagogue before Sunday’s program. He is eager to learn the story behind several items, including a metallic Torah and arc, along with a large iron menorah.

“Hopefully, he can tell the story of what we have that we may not know in terms of origins,” Katz said.

• 10 A.M. MARCH 29 — Feldman will provide a visual survey of the artistry of Marc Chagall.

• 10:30 A.M. MARCH 30 ­­— Feldman will allow members of the community to bring and share stories about up to three Judaica items to learn about their history and have them appraised.

Cost is free for Temple Beth Israel members; $15 for nonmembers in advance and $20 at the door.

For information, call 383-3428.

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Okla., and today operates the Arthur Second-generation antiques dealer M. Feldman Judaica Gallery in HighArthur Feldman will hold a three- land Park, Ill. day program about JewAt Sunday’s event, the ish arts and antiques public can bring up to this weekend at Temple “Hopefully, he can three Judaica items. tell the story of Beth Israel that will Feldman will appraise end Sunday with “Treawhat we have that the items and put them sures From Your Athistorical perspective we may not know in tic,” a Jewish “Antiques and discuss current colRoadshow”-style pro- in terms of origins.” lecting, preservation and gram. (See box for the valuation trends.

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Walk out to the beach directly from this 2BR/2BA ideal retreat or rental. Furnished.

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Wonderful 2BR/2BA beach getaway. You will adore views from every room.

List price: $529,000 Website www.AquariusClub402.com

5201 Gulf of Mexico Dr., #103

The pristine shores of the Gulf are just steps away from this rarely-available 2BR/2BA residence in a quaint community.

List price: $$599,000 Website www.GulfFrontCondo103.com

3080 Grand Bay Blvd., #542

2BR/2BA, 4th floor, Bimini abounds in custom details and views of the bay, golf course and downtown. Furnished.

List price: $649,000 Website www.GrandBay542.com

3613 Fair Oaks Pl.

2BR+den/2BA lake front home offers open pool deck and charming views. Private beach access.

List price: $879,000 Website www.3613FairOaksPlace.com

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629 ROUNTREE DR. Located on deep sailboat water with newer dock, seawall. This spacious 3BR/3BA home offers formal living, dining rooms.

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by Kelsey Grau | Community Editor Joe Walsh serves up pancakes with a smile.

Susan Randall, Sylvia Babineau and Edith Barr Dunn Laura Jaret and Ed Krepela

HOLY HOTCAKES Bob DeVore and Lou Sloan

The Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key held its annual pancake breakfast March 22, at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Catholic Church.

Attendees enjoyed a hot breakfast, including pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee, as well as a 50/50 raffle and prizes.

“We’re really appreciative of all the people coming out and making this day a success,” said event Chairman Cash Register.

Benefiting local children’s charities in Sarasota and Manatee counties, the event has been a Kiwanis Club tradition for more than two decades.

Gene and Ellen Park Front: Michael and Oliver Adams; back: Joshua Kilgore and Corrine Adams

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A recent transplant to Longboat Key, Nancy Mazzarese is making fast work of giving back to her new community.

After reading an article detailing a local mom-and-pop nonprofit, Mazzarese felt compelled to support Neighborhood: its mission. The article Spanish Main told the story of FeedYacht Club ing Empty Little Tummies, an organization Your neighbor founded by Jane Evers since: 2013 with the goal of feeding homeless Manatee County school children.

“It just touched my heart,” Mazzarese said of FELT. “I can’t imagine a child not having food over the weekend. That just can’t happen. I don’t know what kind of world I thought I lived in, but the need is there. It’s real.”

Mazzarese was so inspired by the article she spoke to Pat Knudson, president of Spanish Main Yacht Club’s board of directors, to see if the association wanted to become involved.

“I knew I could do something, but I thought maybe Spanish Main would like to help, too,” Mazzarese said. “I brought it to Pat’s attention, and we started working.”

Knudson presented the idea at a board meeting and was met with immediate enthusiasm.

“Once we started collecting, every time someone went to the grocery store, they automatically picked up a bag of food for FELT,” Knudson said.

Throughout February, Spanish Main renters and owners alike donated nonperishable items — soon more than the containers in the clubhouse could hold.

The food was then delivered to 16 Mana-

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Although Spanish Main plans to continue its effort, organizers hope that other Longboat Key residents will join the cause.

“It was a good, good feeling knowing that we were doing something to help these children,” said Mazzarese, smiling.

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DREAM ISLAND ROAD $1,624,500 4BR canal home on sailboat water w/dock & lift.

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This corner residence provides loads of light and sparkling views of the Gulf, Bay and reflecting pool. A great beach getaway or investment.

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celtic celebration by Kelsey Grau | Community Editor

Storms don’t rain on St. Patrick’s Day parade Twin Shores and Gulfshore mobile-home parks held a joint parade March 18 to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The parade was postponed by a day because of St. Paddy’s Day showers. For more than 25 years, the parade has been a much-loved tradition for the communities.

Photos by Kelsey Grau

Kathy Flynn and Anne VanSicklin

Parade participants are decked out in celebratory green.

Joe Zampino with Tom McCartney

Mary and Chuck Shultz

Jim Kryway

Ellen Laurent and Margie Tonner

The Blarney Bunch marches and plays their kazoos throughout the communities.

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No stairs to climb as you enter this unit. Lots of potential with this two bedroom, one bath condo. First floor view of the Gulf. Perfect for an Investment Property, Second Home, or a Vacation Getaway. Seaplace Assoc. Longboat Key Condo MLS#: A3990198

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Florida living at its finest! This 2 bedroom/2 bath condo looks out over the gorgeous beach. This unit offers many updates/upgrades. Whether you are looking for a primary home, second home or a great investment opportunity, you have found it here! MLS# A3989534

$1,250,000

Based Income Property – 5 Units Spectacular Ocean views from every apartment - corner lot! Great opportunity to live in one unit and make money renting the other units This is a must see for any experienced or new investor! Current Tenants have expressed a desire to remain MLS#: A3988421

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Longboat Key Condo (G6 Building) Partially Updated, Move-in ready 2BD, 2BA Seaplace Offers 2 Pools, 1 Kiddie Pool, 2 Hot Tubs, 3 Tennis Courts, and more! MLS#: A3985138

the one you’ve been search for! Located within the Villages At Pinetree Spruce Pine Enclave, Move-in ready 4BD, 3.5BA Home features over $109,000 in upgrades since 2010 Salt water pool with energy efficient heat pump MLS#: A3988637

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Seaplace Assoc. Longboat Key Condo (G6 Building) Many Updates, Move-in ready 2BD, 2BA Offered Turnkey Furnished, Seaplace Offers 2 Pools, 1 Kiddie Pool, 2 Hot Tubs, 3 Tennis Courts, and more! MLS#: A3987966

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Lido Regency - Bay and City Views Choice south corner two bedroom two bath apartment on the 10th floor with tons of space, oak wood floors, and spectacular Sarasota Bay and city views! was $489,000 $469,000

One Watergate - Downtown Sarasota Rarely available 2BR/2BA ‘A’ floor plan is ready to be customized to your personal vision.

Spectacular views of Sarasota Bay and the Marina from the floor-to-ceiling windows. The perfect downtown location! was $549,000 $449,000

Grand Bay II - Penthouse in the Sky! Sweeping Gulf & Bay views from this 3BR European style residence exquisitely appointed with 4,413+ SF of living space, your own private spa & gazebo garden plus an outdoor kitchen. $3,495,000

Country Club Shores - Direct Bay Front Lovely 3,700+ SF waterfront home at the end of a cul-de-sac with 3 bedrooms plus study/4th bedroom, stunning open Bay views, infinityedge pool and two car garage. $3,500,000

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Corey’s Landing - Beauty on the Bay Rarely available stand alone home with 3 bedrooms+ family room, 3.5 baths with 18’ ceilings directly on Sarasota Bay. Bring your boat to your new private boat dock. 2-car garage. $1,829,000 $1,729,000

La Bellasara - Best Downtown Views Completely turnkey furnished 8th floor residence with 3 full bedrooms + study, 12 foot ceilings, summer kitchen and private garage. $2,695,000

Grand Bay II - Stunning Views Sunrises and sunsets from this beautifully furnished two bedroom plus den apartment at Grand Bay with gorgeous water views. Includes two valuable garage spaces.

Shows like a model. $1,299,000

Grand Bay I - Views Views Views Updated 9th floor Cayman plan residence with 3BR /3.5 BA, soaring 11’ ceilings, and new wood floors. Enjoy sunrises on Sarasota Bay AND glorious sunsets on the Gulf of Mexico! $1,575,000

On the Gulf - Longboat Key Gated estate on nearly 2 acres with 150’ of pristine beach front on the Gulf of Mexico, built in 2007. 7 BR/6.5 BA, elevator, 2-story library, separate attached guest wing, 4-car garage. $8,900,000

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Promenade - Longboat Key Gulf Front Style, Sophistication, Simply a WOW on the Beach! Completely redone with sweeping Southwest views of the Gulf & Sarasota city skyline. Located on the 8th floor, 2BR/2BA & a 23’ terrace. $998,000

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Siesta Key - Norsota Way Unique gated Bay front jewel walled-in for privacy with four bedrooms, modern bathrooms and kitchen, gleaming wood floors and a covered pool with glassed outdoor entertainment area.

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Siesta Cove - Siesta Key Waterfront 3- story coastal home located on a quiet cul-de-sac with 4BR/5BA has glorious water & tropical views from each level. 4,764 SF with private dock. $1,545,000

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Longboat Beach House - Direct Gulf Front Updated first floor corner location. 2BR/2BA, fully furnished, walk out to the beach or enjoy nightly sunsets from your lanai! $595,000 $545,000

Laurel Oak Estates - Lake Front Custom built 4,300 SF home with 3 bedrooms and a possible 4th bedroom in the attached guest house with full bath.

Pool & spa area with summer kitchen looks out to long lake and lush golf course views. $995,000

Ringling Pointe - Historic Sapphire Shores Stunning Direct Bay Front On 145 feet of deep water with 5BR/3.5 BA, a 2,200 SF master suite, 1,000 bottle wine room, private dock. $3,740,000

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by Kelsey Grau | Community Editor

Brandy Coffey

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

Jan Davin, Yolanda Noyes and Donna Greer

Ken and Maryann Simpson

Longboat Harbour celebrates yearly review with reception

9230 BLIND PASS ROAD, SIESTA KEY Enjoy the splendors of paradise! Incredible package of homes available on Siesta Key! Main home is 4B/5.5BA/2CG at 8,230 sf $4,999,000. Two other guest homes reside on the property both include their own private dock and bay access and also a gulf front vacant lot. Each parcel can be sold separately if interested. $10,188,000

Longboat Harbour Yacht Club held its annual fleet review and picnic March 20. After the blessing of the fleet, Patsy and Majella performed while attendees enjoyed appetizers, drinks and raffles at the clubhouse.

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sive estate nestled amongst the trees of The Oaks Bayside. 8,000+ sq ft w/ Neff designed kitchen, hand carved white onyx bar, home theater, 8 car garage, 1,400 bottle wine cellar, terrace fire pit, Light Touch system, and art-deco inspired designs. $4,699,900

ence the Ritz Carlton lifestyle at The Beach residences w/ 400 ft of gulf frontage. 9th floor unit w/ open floor plan with 2 BR+den. Spectacular light and bright condominium w/ volume ceilings. Private elevator, gorgeous wood flooring, and serene water views from every angle. $2,795,000

Nancy McNeil, Madeline Raftery and Maggie Edger

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Kathy Sever and her husband, Joe, commodore

7840 MANASOTA KEY ROAD Absolutely stunning Gulf front views from this 4 Bed/3 Bath + 2 Bed/1 Bath In-law Suite home situated directly on beautiful Manasota Key beach. This residence is surrounded by lush vegetation providing privacy and serene views.

$3,400,000

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was built like a modern-day castle, yet offering refined and graceful spaces. Commanding views of Sarasota Bay and direct access to the bay and gulf waters. Built in 2008 6,000 sq ft w/ boat dock.

Gorgeous home on the Hudson Bayou! Located on North Siesta Key w/ easy access to the intracoastal. Features a gourmet kitchen w/ gas range, granite counter tops, media room, outdoor living, Infinity Pool, Dock w/lift. Perfect for enjoying the Florida lifestyle! $2,795,000

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LONGBOAT KEY. - corner bay front 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo with incredible views from all rooms. The community offers deeded beach access, tennis, pools,boat docks. Two pets are permitted..........................................................$324,900 BEACH RESIDENCES - enjoy sunrises, sunsets and city lights from this southwest corner gulf front residence. Three bedrooms. 3.5 baths,great room, formal living and dining rooms all exquistely finished and decorated. 4100 sq.ft. Pets welcome.

Offered furnished. This is a Ritz Carlton managed property....................................................................................$3,895,000

4200 RIVERVIEW BLVD Over 1 acre on exclusive Riverview Blvd. 7600 sq ft 5 bed.+bonus room, in-law suite, boat dock, and spacious pool area with bar overlooking 300’ of frontage on the Manatee River, providing striking panoramic views of the Manatee River!

$2,990,000

603 LONGBOAT KEY TOWER Rare

LONGBOAT KEY - charming 3/3/waterfront home across from a 7 acre preserve........................SOLD... $515,000

opportunity to own a 3 bedroom end unit on Longboat Key with gorgeous gulf to bay panoramic views! Relax as you gaze at the emerald green Gulf of Mexico all day long. Longboat Key Towers has 600’ of beach front.

WINDWARD BAY - 2/2 direct bay front with amazing bay views and a peak of the Gulf. 2 pets allowed. Many community amenities. Offered furnished ................................................................................................................................$285,000 BLACKBURN POINT WOODS - Beautifully appointed maintenance free 4/3 villa with its own pool in an attractive

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neighborhood close to Casey Key. Amenities include tennis, community pool and clubhouse. .........................................$349,000 WINDWARD BAY - corner villa with a screened porch, carport, full size laundry room and a beautiful yard. 2 pets

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WINDWARD BAY - 2/2 with expansive view of Sarasota Bay. Community amenities include 2 pools, tennis,clubhouse, boat docks and deeded beach access. 2 pets allowed. ........................................................................................SOLD........ $257,900

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SPICE BAY - Jewel Box construction on Siesta Key! British West Indies Antigua floor plan features 3BR/3.5BA, courtyard and pool. Builders - Perrone Construction. $2,200,000

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BAY ISLES - Fantastic lot available in the Harbour GRAND BAY - Panoramic views of the Bay, ICW, and section; situated at canal end, with views into the golf course. 8th floor Cayman floor plan - 2BR/2.5BA/ Bay! $1,395,000 den. $1,299,000

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BAY ISLES - Gorgeous 3600+ sq ft custom pool home LIDO BEACH - Canal front undeveloped lot - 12,785 located on golf course and lagoon. 3BD/4BA/2CG. sq. ft. and 75 ft. of waterfront! One block to Lido $1,200,000 $1,295,000 Beach!

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BIRD KEY - Exquisitely updated 3BR/3BA/2CG pool COUNTRY CLUB SHORES - 3BD/2BA/2CG canal home. Private oasis with lush, tropical landscaping. front home with dock, lift, & access to Sarasota Bay! $799,000 $739,000

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by Kelsey Grau | Community Editor

Adrian and Jan Lotherington

Trudy and Don Berry with Judy and Jeff Reed

Commodore Lee Peakes with his wife, Jan

Jazz Age roars into Bird Key Yacht Club Inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s lavish world in “The Great Gatsby,” Bird Key Yacht Club celebrated with a 1920s-themed party March 22. Prohibition was not enforced at the party, which featured drinks, gaming tables and entertainment.

Photos by Kelsey Grau

Tom and Susan Pinzino Karen Gallagher, Rosemary Mahoney and Patti Lowe

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TREYMORE AT PALM AIRE

FABULOUS 2BR/2BA meticulously maintained property is ready for immediate occupancy. Light, bright & plenty of room for company. The updated beach decor makes this home move in ready! $149,900 Dia Wilson & Mary Moore #M5843678

NEWLY UPDATED 1ST FLOOR 1BR/1BA with lanai. Water view, four pools, fitness center, clubhouse, beachside facility w/restrooms, shower & storage. This condo is rented Jan.15 to Apr. 15, 2014. $220,000 Kelly Belisle #A3984549

SPECTACULAR PANORAMIC VIEW of mangrove preserve and Sarasota Bay from this beautiful 2BR/2BA 3rd floor condo in Windward Bay. Great mid-key community with tons of amenities. $265,000 Kelly Belisle #M5843015

ISLAND STYLE INSPIRED 2BR/2BA UNIT, great rental income property was completely renovated in 2005. New kitchen & bathrooms. Oversized screened lanai for maximum garden view. $389,000 Mary Moore & Dia Wilson #M5835441

FAIRWAY BAY 2BR/2.5BA TOWNHOUSE has lovely garden and pool views and skylights. Permitted lower level w/storage area and oversized garage with parking for 2 cars. $389,000 Margot Robinson #A3991494

AMAZING VIEW! Gorgeous white sand beach & Gulf view as you walk thru the door.

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Friends in fitness see the social benefits of exercise

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Roslyn Lurie and Gail Cardi it is an opportunity for individuals to discover common interests and expand their social networks.

Not infrequently, these relationships go beyond the actual class. I know this from other instructors as well as from my own classes at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center and the Longboat Key Club. There is perhaps no better example than the friendship of Roslyn Lurie and Gail Cardi, who know each other from my “Joy of Stretch Yoga” class at the Recreation Center.

Lurie has been doing yoga on and off over many years and credits it with keeping her body

in good working condition. She practiced in the Chicago area before coming to Longboat Key, first as a snowbird, and full-time since 2011. In the beginning, she was at Whitney Beach, then in a house at the north end.

Lurie’s interests outside of yoga are many and varied. She has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s in adult education. Her work history ranges from installing mainframes in Chicago for IBM to training trainers at Turkey Point nuclear plant in Homestead for Florida Power & Light. She describes herself as a “class junkie who takes everything I never got to take in col-

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She also has a passion for style; she wears high heels with her casual clothes and studies interior design and staging.

Cardi has done weight training since the 1980s but only discovered yoga three years ago when she recognized her need to work on range of motion. She thinks nothing of driving the 20 minutes to Bayfront Park for her yoga class.

“It’s the friends,” she says.

They would include Jo Anne Dickerson, a snowbird from Cape Girardeau, Mo., who calls Lurie and Cardi “best friends forever.”

“Something about yoga is conducive to meeting people you have something in common with more than regular exercise classes,” Dickerson says.

In season, Lurie and Cardi go to lunch with Dickerson. In summer, they go to yoga together at the YMCA in Sarasota, followed by lunch at Panera Bread. And there are many more stories like theirs of friendships formed in a fitness class — a fringe benefit of substantial value.

Molly Schechter is an ACEcertified personal trainer with a specialty in older-adult fitness plus YogaFit Instructor Training, SCF Yoga Fundamentals I and II and Power Pilates™ Mat Certifications. She teaches classes at the Bayfront Park Recreation Center and the Longboat Key Club. Email her at mschechter@YourObserver.com.

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lege, from the history of medicine to music appreciation.”

Lurie isn’t sure how she found out about the classes at Bayfront Park — either from reading the Longboat Observer or from a friend. But she knows how she found her present residence at Beachplace: A friend from yoga class, Louanne Lamp, suggested it. And she considers the class an important source of friends whom she remains close to after many years, even though some no longer go to classes. An example is Millie Rosenberger, a nonagenarian who only this season stopped after a lifetime of yoga classes, not from lack of interest but due to a cranky hip replacement.

Cardi spent her adult years in Rhode Island and Connecticut.

She and her husband came to Longboat Key at the urging of their best friends in Rhode Island who had moved to Grand Bay. The Cardis bought at Bayport Beach and Tennis Condominiums and visited a couple of times a year until moving here full-time in 2011. That meant they needed more space, resulting in a 2013 move to a “west of Trail” house in Sarasota.

Cardi has “2.5 master’s degrees in clinical nutritional and urban studies.” She was a nutritionist in neonatal intensive care units for 25 years and maintains that license with continuing education courses at Sarasota County Technical Institute and elsewhere.

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Everybody knows that working out has physical benefits, and most of us understand its emotional rewards as well. There is also a third dimension, perhaps less understood, and that is the social side of the experience.

This is a lesson that I learned the hard way (one of many gained by that method). The first classes I taught in Florida were at a club in Bradenton, and I would come into a room MOLLY full of gaily SCHECHTER chattering students. At precisely the moment the class was supposed to start, I asked them too firmly to hush up — not a good decision. It is wiser, I have learned, to occupy my space in the front of the room and, well, first I just stare, as commandingly as I can manage. If that doesn’t work, I dial up the music until it overwhelms the chatter. Only on the rare occasion when that fails to quiet the crowd do I shush them.

The learning here is that many students who choose classes for their workouts do so in part for the social rewards. They begin when folks arrive — one reason for fitness directors to schedule time between classes whenever that is practical. It is not a waste;

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by Kelsey Grau | Community Editor

Spanish Main Home Tour shows style behind every door On March 19, Spanish Main Yacht Club hosted its Home and Garden Tour featuring seven unique homes in the community. Attendees were invited to enjoy lunch at the clubhouse after the tour.

Barbara Orear, Janet Milliken and Eleanor McConnell

Barbara Speed and Patty Buck

Mary Brandt sits at the island at 540 Spanish Drive N.

Photos by Kelsey Grau

Bright and bold colors set the home at 695 Spanish Drive S. apart.

Connie Hillig, Pat Knudson, Doris Koczko and Lynne Heuston

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Toenail Cutting and Foot Care for Seniors — takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. March 26, at Longboat Island Chapel’s Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Dr. Will Sutton, podiatrist from Advanced Foot and Ankle Care, will be on-site to provide care. The service is free for Medicare patients. To schedule an appointment, call Sutton’s office at 7578191.

‘Discover the Revitalizing Power of Light’ Presentation — takes place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. April 2, at Bayfront Park Recreation

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Nutritional Cooking Class — takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 28, at Longboat Island Chapel’s Aging in Paradise Resource Center, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Celebrity chef Craig Chasky will demonstrate and prepare a full meal for all those in attendance. The class will focus on better health through healthy cooking. Cost is $15. Registration is required by March 25. Call 383-6493.

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Center, 4052 Gulf of Mexico Drive. Wes Burrell, certified quantum biofeedback specialist, will discuss the science and history of light energy and how LED light energy application can benefit your health.

For information, call Joanna Giles at 928202-5057 or Nancy Jenkins at 685-9885.

Shifting Sands Support Group — meets from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Longboat Island Chapel, 6200 Gulf of Mexico Drive. The group provides an opportunity to discuss issues related to personal and/ or health concerns; give and receive emotional, spiritual and practical support; and exchange information in a confidential setting. Call 383-6491.

Transitions Support Group — meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, at All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, 563 Bay Isles Road. The group is free and open to individuals in the community who are experiencing changes in their life. Call 383-8161.

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Tennis Gardens, followed by a reception, raffle prizes and live and silent auctions at the Harbourside Dining Room.

Auction prizes include a cruise for 18; dinners for 10 at area restaurants; and lessons with Key Club tennis and golf professionals, among other items.

The event will begin at 2 p.m., with a reception of wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres starting at 5 p.m.

The entry fee for the tennis tournament is $60; $35 per person for the reception only.

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Operation Kindness, a group of Longboat Key Club members, and the Longboat Key Club and Resort will present the group’s seventh annual fundraiser tennis tournament Wednesday, April 2, to benefit the national Wounded in Action Family Foundation.

The not-for-profit Wounded in Action foundation is dedicated to helping wounded veterans transition from a military hospital environment to civilian society.

The Operation Kindness event will include a 64-person round-robin tennis tournament at the Key Club’s

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Four-bedroom Bay Isles home sells for $1,675,000 The following residential real estate transactions took place between March 10 and March 14.

A home in Bay Isles tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Seamus and Patricia Grealish, of Surrey, England, sold their home at 3314 Bayou Road to James and Debbie Rand, of Longboat Key, for $1,675,000. Built in 2008, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,004 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.65 million in 2008.

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Fairway Bay

Gabriel and Bettina Rosica, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit 512 condominium at 2110 Harbourside Drive to Charles Zaledonis, of Longboat Key, for $800,000.

Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,039 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $855,000 in 2006.

Harbour Oaks

Steven and Terri Himes, of Columbus, Ohio, sold their home at 2377 Harbour Oaks Drive to Lowell Lakritz, of Longboat Key, for $515,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,487 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $390,000 in 2010.

Spanish Main Yacht Club

Conrad Wilcoxson, of Venice, sold his Unit 171 condominium at 871 Spanish Drive S. to Cary and Mary Campagna, of Portage, Mich., for $400,000. Built in 1971, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,516 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $201,200 in 1999.

Sutton Place

Lowell Lakritz, trustee, sold the Unit

This home at 3314 Bayou Road sold for $1,675,000.

V-1 condominium at 534 Sutton Place to Pauline Ney, trustee, of Longboat Key, for $277,500. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,198 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $112,000 in 1998.

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James and Laura Turner, trustees, sold the home at 244 N. Adams Drive to William and Jacqueline Ritchie, of Scotland, United Kingdom, for $655,000. Built in 1952, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,332 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $520,000 in 2012.

BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest building permits issued by the Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Department for the week of March 14 through March 20, in order of dollar amounts. (GMD = Gulf of Mexico Drive) Address 5253 GMD 1211 GMD

435 L’Ambiance Drive

1560 Harbor Sound Drive

75 Lighthouse Point Drive 4800 GMD 5911 Emerald Harbor Drive 511 Harbor Point Road

2045 GMD 3461 Bayou Sound 609 Halyard Lane 3251 Bayou Sound

340 GMD 5555 GMD 6832 Pine St. 623 Marbury Lane 6300 GMD

2525 GMD 5821 GMD

1241 GMD

Permit Guest house Alteration Sliding doors and windows Sliding doors and windows Hurricane shutters Alteration Pool Pool Kitchen alterations Pavers Re-roof Re-roof Bathroom alterations Alteration Re-roof Alteration Re-roof Bathroom alterations Shutters Fire sprinkler inspection

Applicant Paul Holland Robert Flaum

Amount $290,000 $150,000

David Bolger, trustee

$109,688

Jeffrey Hotchkiss

$80,310.35

Serenity LBK LLC Ellen Oechsler Kimberly Howard Russell Ireland Charlotte Davis-Friedman, trustee KDL Investments John St. Clair Jr., trustee Lorraine Kaplan, trustee

$80,153.86 $69,983 $68,400 $68,146

Martin Goodfriend The Tides of Longboat Key Sherry King Russell Lattuca Kathleen Anthony Wendy Laguardia Michael Maddden

$40,000 $35,000 $28,770 $26,545 $21,970 $21,330 $16,990 $11,500 $11,247 $8,600 $1,345.64

David Meister

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LIDO KEY Lido Beach Club

Mirella Fuda, of Saddle River, N.J., sold her Unit 101 condominium at 1212 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Mark and Janis DeAngelis, of Liverpool, N.Y., for $591,500.

Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,548 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $872,500 in 2006.

LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER

1926 Harbourside Dr # 1301 #A3991171 $629,000 Jennifer Putnam

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-539-6768

250 Sands Point Rd # 5401 #A3921919 $599,000 Gail Wittig

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-228-1985

200 Cocoanut Ave # 9 #A3991775 $595,000 Nell Leffel

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-932-0032

6821 Hughes St #A3982781 $575,000 Dana Westmark

Longboat Key 941-951-6660 941-356-5091

6051 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3983113 $3,795,000 Ann Martin

521 Ranger Ln #A3986400 $575,000 Michael Moulton

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

4600 Bay Shore Rd #A3983290 $574,900 Nancie Kalin

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-928-8833

2109 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 1201 #A3957661 $549,500 Hannerle Moore

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-387-7300

2109 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 1302 #A3994345 $535,000 Emma Gilbert

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-383-1165

4485 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 503 #A3979554 $449,900 Steve Magner

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-356-7717

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-376-8559

1908 Harbourside Dr # 402 #A3994556 $449,000 Robert Lindeman

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-504-2123

FAMILIAR FACES. EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. Showcase your property to over 6,500 affiliate branches in 52 countries.

4747 Carrington Cir #A3994391 $439,000 Marie Monsky

600 Yardarm Ln #A3994184 $1,100,000 Dan Freed

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-350-3245

1770 Benjamin Franklin Dr # 206 #A3986006 $410,000 David Simon

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-400-8764

Longboat Key 941-966-8000 941-735-0770

1620 Stella Dr #A3985385 $389,000 Anna Kaminski

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-374-3200

4600 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 206 #A3993321 $382,000 John August

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-320-9795

8184 Nice Way #A3992127 $365,000 Diane Otis Stirling

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-320-4261

1930 Harbourside Dr # 124 #A3982406 $359,900 Saint Cacchiotti

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

225 Sands Point Rd # 6204 #A3985969 $334,000 Terri Derr

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

1790 Pinyon Pine Dr #A3989904 $329,000 Jessika Arman

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-587-4202

1602 Stickney Point Rd # 108 #A3989259 $325,000 Julia McClung

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-356-6499

2522 Mapleloft Rd #A3990267 $325,000 Judy C Beck

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-320-2825

LONGBOAT OBSERVER

YourObserver.com

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014

PEARLY WHITES

michaelsaunders.com

by Kelsey Grau | Community Editor

Marcia ExploreSalkin now on your phone or tablet.

440 Gulf of Mexico Drive • Longboat Key

Adrianne French, Dr. Michael O’Neil and Kelly Hunt

Marcia and David Gutridge

last year. The event offered complimentary refreshments and a chance to meet O’Neil and his staff.

941. 376.6121

Marcia Salkin, a top performer in Sarasota’s luxury real estate market for 30 years, is “at home” in the real estate business. One of Marcia’s best strengths is her ability to listen; really hear what buyers and sellers are saying. Then, taking action and getting the job done for her clients and customers. In 2013, Marcia sold her listing at 3410 Flamingo Avenue for $10,000,000 — the highest sale ever on Siesta Key. Very approachable, easy to talk to, with strong marketing skills and a “customer first, win-win” attitude, Marcia invites you to contact her with any of your real estate needs.

New Longboat Key dentist celebrates grand opening Longboat Key Dental hosted a ribboncutting ceremony March 20 for Dr. Michael O’Neil, who took over the practice

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my website: www.LuxuryRealEstateInSarasota.com

1280 Hidden Harbor Way Siesta Key MLS# A3991718 $5,495,000

580 Chipping Lane Longboat Key MLS# A3992291 $3,200,000

3532 Mistletoe Lane

Photos by Kelsey Grau

Longboat Key MLS# A3391859 $1,749,000

Pat Benak, Pam Hagan and Corey Schaul Right: Tonya Atchinson and Debra Fortosis

Jenifer Schwell

61 S. Boulevard of the Presidents • St. Armands Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-545-0899

4400 Long Common Ln # 54 #A3988896 $300,000 Diana Kryszak

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-993-4078

4390 Exeter Dr # 301 #A3983420 $279,999 Tama Traberman

Longboat Key 941-383-5502 941-225-3351

930 Spanish S Dr # 74 #A3992686 $273,900 Mary Jane Goldthwaite

Longboat Key 941-388-4447 941-374-6443

2633 Pursell Cir #A3986454 $224,900 Sherri Mills

Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-350-7112

2301 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 81 Longboat Key #A3964751 $4,000-$5,500/month, 90 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

4325 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 406 Longboat Key #A3965624 $3,500-$5,500/month, 30 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

Jenifer Schwell brings 25 years of in-depth market knowledge and experience to work on your behalf.

Her command of the market and time-tested negotiating experience dealing with intricate and complex transactions produce a flawless closing without stress or last minute concerns.

Jenifer makes buying or selling real estate a true pleasure, and prides herself on being there for her clients every step of the way, including long after the transaction is closed. As a result, Jenifer has earned a long list of loyal clients who have bought and sold properties with her many times over. Her clients trust her implicitly, and they can be confident they have the very best when they hire Jenifer as their agent for life. Please visit JeniferSchwell.michaelsaunders.com to learn more.

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4540 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # Ph2-f #A3991491 $309,900 Sharon Freeman

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Sarasota 941-383-7591 941-539-3384

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4822 Lake Breeze Ter #A3992124 $314,900 Maureen Horn

6700 Gulf Of Mexico Dr # 139 Longboat Key #A3957360 $2,000-$3,300/month, 30 day min Diann Thelen 941-552-4200

941.780.0968

572 Gunwale Lane Longboat Key MLS# A3980750 $1,499,000

1085 Gulf of Mexico Dr #602 Longboat Key MLS# A3988701 $649,000

VA C AT I O N R E N TA L S 6633 Gulf Of Mexico Dr #A3989550 $22,000,000 Deborah Beacham

Mid Longboat 383.5502 • South Longboat 383.7591 • St. Armands 388.4447 Main Street 951.6660 • Palmer Ranch 966.8000 • Siesta Key 349.3444

Longboat Key 941-383-7591 941-376-2688

Siesta Key MLS# A3993036 $589,000

Veranda Beach Club verandabeachclub.com 800.411.5511 White Sands of Longboat whitesandsoflongboat.com 800.230.2428

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1212 Ben Franklin Dr #207

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THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014

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TEMPERATURES

Record Temperatures High

Low

High

Low

Tuesday, March 18

73

55

88 (2012)

33 (1916)

Wednesday, March 19

75

53

91 (1921)

40 (1985)

Thursday, March 20

77

60

90 (1921)

43 (1931)

Friday, March 21

87

60

90 (1921)

38 (1956)

Saturday, March 22

76

62

89 (1923)

38 (1960)

Sunday, March 23

79

66

88 (2007)

33 (1922)

Monday, March 24

70

65

88 (1974)

38 (1986)

Average Gulf water temperature: 69

MOON PHASES

SUNRISE / SUNSET

March 30 New April 7 First April 15 Full April 22 Last

Sunrise

Sunset

Thursday, March 27

7:27a

7:45p

Friday, March 28

7:26a

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Saturday, March 29

7:25a

7:46p

Sunday, March 30

7:24a

7:47p

Monday, March 31

7:23a

7:47p

Tuesday, April 1

7:22a

7:48p

Wednesday, April 2

7:21a

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12:24a

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1:15a

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Tuesday, April 1

2:10a

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22 Sickly 23 Neat and orderly 24 Palindromic belief 25 Lazy 26 Be in a competition 27 Twist, as a wet cloth 29 Put away, as food 31 Place for an ace, to a cheater 33 On the plane 35 Express complaints 36 Cuts uppers, e.g.

37 “Come on!”

38 WWI soldier 39 Dwarf in the nursery?

40 Put up with 42 Hinders 44 A country’s output, for short 47 Habit wearer 48 Chunk of grass, in golf 50 Sea eagle variety 51 Bangkok citizen 52 Bacchanalian revelry 54 Detect, as danger 56 Guaranteed financial support of 58 Dwells 60 Bagpipers’ wear 62 Buy, as merchandise 63Signs to heed

64Represents in drawing 65 Delivered from 66 Catch, as in a net 68 Brainy group 69 Deep purplishreds 72 Coming through the door again 74 Overdo it on stage 76 Eschew 77 Places for props 78 Indian princess 79 Fire-setter’s crime 81 For some, it can be bruised easily 82 Ordinal suffix 83 Dubious buy 87 One crying uncle?

89 Upscale groups 91 French social philosopher Georges 92 Splendor 93 Bathhouses 95 Fries, once 96 Necks, slangily 98 Show the way 99 Word with “any” or “some” 100 Free-for-all feature 101 Storyline that spans multiple episodes 102 Cream-filled dessert 104 American ostriches 106 Tugboat noise 110 Grande or Plata 111 Fish catchers 112 River of Tours 113 Cyclotron particles 114 “Inception” actor Watanabe 115 African fly 116 Dog park noises 117 With 1-Across, a tasty entree

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108 Lennon’s bride sources 109 One-sixth of a fl.

45 Western defense oz. org.

46 Walkway over water 49 Their patients can’t read

03-27-14

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Items Under $200 For Sale

General Merchandise

Homes For Rent

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising.

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(Please provide your name and address) Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230 BICYCLES: MAN’S & woman’s, excellent condition, used 3/mos. $100/ea. 941-383-3663.

CHILD’S BICYCLE, portable baby bed, child’s car seat, child bike hanger for bicycle, many toys.

941-387-0376.

RENTERS Stop Paying your Landlord's Mortgage.

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LONGBOAT KEY - MILLION DOLLAR CONDO ON THE BEACH AT THE PIERRE: Fabulous views.

2,410 sq/ft. 2 Bedroom plus den/convertible 3rd bedroom, 3 baths. Available 7/1/14 to 12/31/14.

Dates flexible. 3 mo. min. Underground parking.

Photos: ebstulberg@gmail.com

Homes For Sale

LONGBOAT KEY, PORTOBELLO: 3240 GMD on 5th floor unit, Gulf view, private heated pool, steps to beach, 2BR/2BA. Reserve 1st quarter 2015.

941-223-0061.

REFRIGERATOR: WHITE, medium size, clean, $75. 941-387-8229.

TELESCOPE: CELESTRON. Asking $175 O/B/O. 941-383-2444.

WALL HANGING: Sherry Bingaman’s. Silks, cottons, wools, linens. Rug weave, rya knots. 60”x28”. $200. 941-953-5222.

Autos For Sale CADILLAC DEVILLE DHS 2001: one owner, 70K miles, dealer serviced, senior driven, loaded, 2 tone silver, $5800. Call 941-778-3687.

Autos Wanted WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Boat Slips For Rent/Sale 45’ BOAT Slip for rent: Longboat Key Moorings.

941-812-3395 FOR RENT: Dry dock boat slip at the Boathouse (dockside LBK). Accommodates 29.5/ft. powerboat. Annual rental $4500 (less than market). Call 708-220-8888, E-mail: jstone@petitami.us

LBK MOORINGS; 45’ slip near bay for rent by owner. Good monthly or longer rates.

941-383-3103.

LONGBOAT KEY: Indoor boat slip for rent. Top Level, 30/ft. length x 8/ft 6” beam x 9/ft. 10” height. 941-806-8500.

NEW YEAR, New LOW rents from private owner in high and dry Marina. Excellent boating location.

We will beat all prices! Call 941-544-5597.

Boats ChitwoodCharters.com Cruise or Fish Hyatt Sarasota Docks 32’/53’ Yachts - 2hrs./2 months 941-383-5232 RED KEOWEE #3 Kayak: seats 2 adults, $300.

941-387-0376.

UNIQUE, ERGONOMIC friendly Kayaks. www.wavewalk.com. Kayaks are now available on the Keys. Call Tom or Ari for your free Sarasota Bay demo. 941-524-7272.

Pools/Spas HOT TUB seats 5, with lounger, 110 or 220 volt.

Never used. Can deliver. Sacrifice $1895.

941-462-0633.

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

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

Help Wanted LIVE-IN OR LIVE-OUT, mature, well qualified aide for gentleman in private residence. Serve as companion, driver for company car, manage medications, prepare some meals, light housekeeping, errands. Full-time, periods of overnight travel, and summers in Utah. Good compensation for right person. Must provide strong references at first interview. HHA certification helpful, but not necessary at the moment. 732-319-0831.

www.thephotos.smugmug.com/WaterFront/LBKCondo

Call 203-984-8477 or email garment@optonline.net

LBK: SANDS POINT 1BR/2BA, annual, unfurnished. Behind gates at Islandside. Water view. Non-smoking, No Pets. 941-383-3702.

LONGBOAT HARBOR: 2BR/2BA, elegant top floor, furnished, bay/harbor views, W/D and whirlpool in unit, 4/pools, tennis, activities, exercise room, clubhouse, private beach, beachhouse. Off-Season or Annual $1500/mo. plus utilities. Non-smoking. No pets. Call 941-544-4509.

Condos For Sale

BY OWNER: LONGBOAT KEY CLUB: INN ON THE BEACH. Private club suite, turnkey, tennis, Golf course view, 650/ sq.ft. $329,000.

708-267-6704.

FAIRWAY BAY – OPEN SUNDAY 1-4

Beautifully renovated 2BR/2BA end unit with bonus room off kitchen. Great bay and downtown views! Remodeled kitchen with granite counters and stainless appliances. Baths feature wood vanities with Corian counters. Gorgeous wood floors in LR, DR & halls, track lighting, built-in closets, two porches and UV window film make this sunlit unit a standout! Behind the gates of Bay Isles. Desired garage space, deeded access to Bay Isles Beach Club, and some furniture incl.

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Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

WANTED LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS For Qualified Waiting Clients Contact - Sarasota Luxury Rentals 941-225-1356 email: info@sarasotaluxuryrentals.com Personalized attention with professional honest advice.

25 Years Experience - References available

Virtual Tour: www.1932Harbourside237.com Roberta Brody @ 412-310-3680 Seneca Realty Co.

GATED BEACHFRONT Community on Longboat Key. 2BR/2BA, updated kitchen, appliances, granite in master, heated pools. $299,900. Brooke O’Malley, CLUB REALTY. 941-726-2677

Homes For Rent 1600/SQ.FT. LONGBOAT Key: 55+, bright and cheery, beach facing ground level, sunset plus water views, updated, 1 car garage, patio, granite/ stainless kitchen. $1750/mo. +utilities.

941-232-1357.

LONGBOAT KEY. Gulf front, heated pool on beach, 1BR/1BA condo, full kitchen, dining, sleeps/4, king pillowtop. 617-328-7145, 857-939-1049.

ON THE Gulf w/pool. 1BR condo, sleeps 4. Nicely furnished, cable, phone, full kitchen, living, dining area, W/D in building. Weekly or Monthly. May through January. $1600/mo. 941-351-5101.

SEAPLACE, 1BR/1.5BA, +den. High floor, southwest gulf and bay views. Steps from beach. Fitness center, tennis courts. Available December 2014 through May 2015. 3 Month minimum. Photos w w w. s e a p l a c e a p t . s h u t t e r fl y. c o m / a c t i o n .

941-270-0237.

SUMMER AT the Beach. Private home with large pool and spa. Longboat Key. Beach access. Sleeps 6. Pet friendly. Long or short stays $3200/mo.

Owner. 941-374-3642.

WEEKLY RENTALS. Luxurious, fully furnished 1 - 4 bedrooms. Condominiums and Cottages.

Beach to Bay. On-site management. Pools, tennis, boat slips. Visit: www.FloridaRent.com for information and virtual tours. 800-333-7335, 941-383-3117.

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

Weekly/ Monthly/ Seasonal Rates Beachfront, Bayfront and In Between Houses or Condos

2015 SEASONAL GULFFRONT CONDO. lonGBoAT TERRACE 2BR/2BA condo. Tastefully decorated.

321-279-3610.

Reservations 941-383-6127 Visa/ MC

A BEACHPLACE LBK Condo. Beachfront, 2BR/2BA. Elegantly furnished, internet access, heated pool, covered parking, exercise room.

Available Aug., Sept., Oct., Dec., 2014. Nonsmoking/ pets. By owner. 941-383-1884.

5360 Gulf of Mexico Dr., Suite 101 Longboat Key, FL 34228 Rental office 9a.m. - 5p.m. M-F

LBK: TIFFANY Plaza Beachfront Condos, 1st floor, 2BR/2BA, W/D in units, walk out to beach.

Furnished, heated pool, covered parking. 1 mo. min. 941-383-3338.

Furnishings

MOVING SALE. LBK canal home. Furniture, housewares, fishing, boating and yard items.

602 Juan Anasco Dr., Friday and Saturday, 8a.m.-3p.m.

Real Estate Wanted

L’AMBIANCE, LONGBOAT Key Club: Beach front 2/bedroom, 3/bath condo on high floor with 270° views over the Gulf of Mexico, Sarasota Bay and LBK Club. Sunrises, sunsets over the water thru floor to ceiling windows in all rooms. View at:

NEW PRICE $519,000 MLS#R4600962

TWIN LOVESEAT, sleeper sofa, like new, beige tweed, originally $900. Asking $200. Twin headboard, bed frame, Serta box spring and mattress, like new. Asking $200. Both for $350.

941-383-7771.

SARASOTA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE. One of a kind, 3BR/2BA, deep water dock, private road, large wooded lot on Siesta Key. $2.5/MIL. Call owner for details, 941-349-4835.

Condos/Apts. For Rent BEACHPlACE, lBk. Casual beachfront living in 2BR/2BA, balcony condo. Olympic pool, health club, tennis courts. Available June through December, $2500/mo. Also available January through March, $5200/mo. Call for info. Contact Elizabeth/NYC. 212-570-2950.

Wow, Busy Selling Season. Over 35 boats sold already. We also Buy boats. www.Islandboatsales.net 941-228-3489. Dave/Owner

BRAND NEW Serta Queen Pillowtop Mattress Set. Willing to sacrifice for $150. Need to sell quickly!

(941)387-4810.

ENJOY THE FUN!!

St. Armands Best home is 4,757 sq.ft., Very open & spacious, southside pool.

Convenient to Lido Beach & Opera.

Asking $1,800,000 Glenn Callaghan, LLC Re/Max Alliance 941-928-9020

LONGBOAT KEY Club Beachfront: 1/BR, 2/Bath.

Sands Point Condo with Gulf views, large living room, den and beautifully renovated kitchen. Call 203-984-8477 or E-mail: garment@optonline.net

800-352-0367

BAYPORT BEACH: 2015 Season. First floor, 2BR/2BA, end unit, gym, nobody above, internet, 1650/sq.ft. 941-387-0070.

BAYPORT, LONGBOAT KEY. Beautifully furnished 2BR/2BA, direct Gulf view, lanai, sundeck, tennis, pool, fitness center, premium cable TV, hi-speed wireless internet, more. Available December 2014-January 2015. 954-476-1137, bayportapt@gmail.com Exceptional Vacation Rentals Since 1994 Homes & Condominiums Studios to Six Bedrooms Beachfront, Intercoastal or Garden Excellent Service & Staff

Ask about our special rates!

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No pets/non-smoking. Bring your boat. Sleeps/5. $4500/mo. Owner: 941-504-1492, 941-504-1927.

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‘THE COOLEST PLACE YOU CAN’T GET IN’

Bruce Rodgers oversees the invitation-only Hermitage Artist Retreat, where he also oversees others as they turn their ideas into works of art.

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Five charming, historic woodenpaneled buildings face the water.

At separate times, Calusa Indians and nudists once inhabited what is now the well-kept yard of the 8.5acre property.

No longer a nudist colony, the Hermitage Artist Retreat currently acts as a seaside retreat for midcareer artists of all disciplines from around the nation. This is where ideas are conceived and begin to flourish into what audiences see in galleries, music venues, theaters and bookshelves around the nation. This is how Bruce Rodgers, founding executive director of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, describes the work that takes place here.

“It all begins in a room with an idea and a passion,” Rodgers says.

Occasionally Rodgers takes trips around the nation to see the ideas conceived on this campus in their full fruition. In November, he went to The Metropolitan Opera to see the Nico Muhly-Craig Lucas opera “Two Boys,” which was written in its entirety at The Hermitage.

On April 3, he’s going to see a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert for a piano concerto by Hermitage composer Bernard Rands, which will be conducted by Hermitage Artist Robert Spano. On the same trip, he’ll see Hermitage

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The Hermitage beach cottage playwright Craig Lucas’ play “Ode to Joy” and a handful of other Hermitage artist-related productions and symphonies. He has a lot to do before then.

Rodgers dons a button-down, slacks and bright orange Nikes (much more clothed than the former inhabitants). From his window on the property, you can see bikini-clad spring breakers enjoying the sand and water. You can feel the salty trade winds coming through the screen door. But even though his cypress-paneled office is steps from the water, he doesn’t get out much. He’s busy fulfilling the retreat’s mission, sweeping floors or acting as the IT guy — he does it all.

Rodgers sips from a Hermitage Artist Retreat coffee mug. He had a late night and an early morning.

Bradley Wester, a visual artist from Rhode Island, just arrived Monday. Rodgers was at the campus till late in the evening at Wester’s dinner — the staff, donors and artists always welcome the incoming artists with a Monday-night feast.

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Currently, there are four artists visiting. Wester is joining playwrights Daniel Sklar and Ginna Hoben as well as composer Eve Beglarian. There are around 60 artists that visit the residency program annually. This is the core of what the Hermitage Artist Retreat does.

There’s no application process for the artists. A 10-person committee made up of leaders of the various fields the Hermitage Artist Retreat supports selects the artists who visit.

“It’s the coolest place you can’t get in,” Rodgers says quietly, slightly raising his eyebrows over circular-rimmed glasses. “We wanted to make it special to get invited here.”

Rodgers has been around since before the Hermitage’s inception in 2003, when sculptor Malcolm Roberts stayed as the first artist.

You might have seen Roberts’ wave sculpture leading into the Longboat Key Club and Resort property.

Rodgers sat on the steering committee that founded the nonprofit.

Back then, he was the associate

Program Director and Co-Founder Patricia Caswell, playwright Rich Orloff and Bruce Rodgers artistic director of Asolo Repertory Theatre (then known as Asolo Theatre Co.). And before that, he was working as a playwright. Part of the reason he was invited on the steering committee was because he had been a MacDowell Colony Fellow, the oldest artists’ colony.

Rodgers claims three plays to his penmanship, four if someone’s really counting. One of which brought him to Sarasota in the first place.

It’s called “Lost Electra,” and is about a man obsessed with finding out what happened with Amelia Earhart as a coping method for dealing with the death of his son.

Margaret Booker directed his play in Cincinnati in 1990. The following year, when she became artistic director at Asolo Rep, she brought it to that theater. In 1993, Booker offered Rodgers the job of resident playwright and literary manager.

But Rodgers doesn’t write anything other than grants and speeches these days. Today, he’s going to write what he’ll say in a video for the Greenfield Prize Din-

ner April 12.

The Greenfield Prize is a partnership between the Hermitage Artist Retreat and the Philadelphia-based Greenfield Foundation. Through the partnership, one artist receives a $30,000 prize in the form of a future commission and gets two years and ample time at The Hermitage to create the commission. Every April, a new Greenfield Prize artist receives a commission and the artist from two years prior presents his or her commissioned work.

Nilo Cruz will receive the Greenfield Prize this April. He’s the third playwright to receive the prize.

Composer/pianist Vijay Iyer will present what he created during his commission this April. The Gulf Coast inspired his piece, “Turbulence.”

Rodgers says Iyer came to the Hermitage two 10-day periods during his two-year commission.

Each time, he brought his wife and daughter with him. He stayed in what they call the pump house.

Rodgers likes to stay out of art-

Vijay Iyer’s ‘Turbulence’ On April 10, pianist Corey Smythe and wind quintet Imani Winds will premiere the Greenfield Prize commission as part of La Musica International Chamber Festival.

When: 8 p.m. Thursday, April 10 Where: Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave. Cost: Tickets $40 Info: Call 366-8450 or visit lamusicafestival.org ists’ way and just let them work, unless they ask him to view their creation, ask him to dinner or strike up a conversation. He gets to know the artists, and knows the Hermitage is special to them.

Rodgers tells the story about the first Greenfield Prize winner, Craig Lucas. This month, Lucas wrote an article for American Theatre Magazine attributing the Hermitage Artist Retreat with changing his life. Before he came to the Hermitage, his house was in danger of being repossessed, his career bottomed out, he was out of money, and he didn’t have a lot of future prospects. He wasn’t receiving good reviews.

“After his time here everything turned around for him, and he credits us for that,” Rodgers says.

During that time, he wrote an opera libretto, two musicals and two plays. Lucas says in the article that at The Hermitage he found the cure of the difficulties of writing.

“It’s incredibly rewarding that we have this kind of impact on peoples’ lives,” Rodgers says.

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Spring Dance Performance 7 p.m. at Booker VPA. Runs through Saturday. Call 355-2967.

Indigo Girls with Symphony Orchestra 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

‘Quartet’ 8 p.m. at Glenridge Performing Arts Center. Runs through April 2.

Tickets $20. Call 552-5325.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28

Iconcept 6 Benefiting Art Center Sarasota. 6 p.m. at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium. Tickets $125. Call 365-2032.

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ON DISPLAY: From March 29

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota.

7:30 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center. Free. Call 306-1202.

SIZE AND MEDIUM: 20 inches INSPIRATION: “The image is an artistic interpretation of what space-time may have looked like less than one nanosecond after the Big Bang, when the universe was very rapidly expanding. ‘The Origin of Time’ is one of a series of images in a show at the Art Uptown Gallery titled ‘Where Time Goes.’ The image was created by visually display-

Unplugged New Play Festival Asolo Repertory Theatre 7 p.m. at Asolo Rep rehearsal hall Call 351-8000.

MONDAY, MARCH 31

Pops Series: ‘Satchmo, Fats & The Duke.’ Sarasota Orchestra 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Runs through Saturday.

Tickets $32 to $69. Call 953-3434.

Season Celebration on Stage 6:30 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre. Tickets $250. Call 351-9010, Ext. 4712.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

TUESDAY, APRIL 1

‘In Tribute.’ Chroma Quartet 5:30 p.m. First Church of Sarasota Tickets $10. Call 955-0935.

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ROBERTA MACDONALD ROLE: Jean in “Quartet” at Glenridge Performing Arts Center, 7333 Scotland Way from March 27 through April 2. Tickets are $15.

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Embracing Our Differences At Sarasota’s Bayfront Park and Bradenton Riverwalk. Runs through June 1. Free. Call 404-5710.

Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee. 8 p.m. at the Beatrice Friedman Theater.

Tickets $36. Call 552-6301.

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through April 25 at Art Uptown, 1367 Main St.

SUNDAY, MARCH 30

Open Rehearsal La Musica International Chamber Music Festival. 9:30 a.m. at Sanier Pavillion at New College of Florida.

Runs through April 15. Tickets $15 to $75. Call 366-8450, Ext. 3.

‘THE ORIGIN OF TIME’ BY FRANK BIBBINS

‘4000 Miles’ (Preview) 8 p.m. at Asolo Repertory Theatre Runs through April 17.

TION YOU WERE IN BEFORE THIS? “Disenchanted,” “Drowsy

Chaperone” and “Oliver” before I developed lung cancer in 2012 and 2013

WHAT’S IT LIKE ACTING WITH YOUR HUSBAND? It’s the most

comfortable I am with any actor. We’ve done a number of shows together… that’s how I met him ... The rest was history and that was 54 years ago.

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ing a set of repeating computergenerated fractal equations of differing size and color. Since this is the only fractal image in the show, the method has opened a new means of expression for me that I expect to use in the future.”

Tickets $15 to $45. Call 351-8000.

‘Bring it On: The Musical’ 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

La Musica International Chamber Music Festival Concert 1 8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Tickets $40 to $175.

Call 366-8450, Ext. 3.

SENTENCE: It’s how the arrival

of a diva (I’m the diva) disrupts the placid often boring life of the other residents of this retirement home — all opera singers and orchestral musicians.

IF YOU COULD GET STUCK IN A RETIREMENT HOME WITH JUST THREE OTHER PEOPLE, WHO WOULD THEY BE? I would

love to have Harry Truman, Bill Clinton and Nelson Rockefeller.

WHAT’S THE WORST PART ABOUT AGING? I have just gone

through hell the past six months: radiation, chemotherapy, even more chemotherapy and I’ll probably face even more. It doesn’t help the aging process.

It accelerates it … I’m fighting the effects of cancer and aging at the same time. I’d rather do one at a time.

WHAT’S THE BEST PART? Getting to know more and more people. And learning things

WHEN: From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Sunday mornings

WHAT IS IT? Every week live traditional and contemporary spirituals accompany a buffet of more than 20 Southern-comfort menu items. $24.95 for adults; $12 for children 12 and under; free for children 5 and under.

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BEST PAIRED WITH: A “Hail Mary.”

This is Blue Rooster’s house bloody Mary complete with a jumbo shrimp wrapped around pickled okra and a bacon stir stick. that you didn’t know before because you’ve had a little more time.

WHY SHOULD PEOPLE COME SEE “QUARTET?” It’s an entertaining,

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Contemporary dancer brings her roots to Sarasota

Medhi Walerski also dances with NDT and choreographs for the company. One of the first projects Jacoby had when joining NDT in August 2012 was working with Walerski. They became close friends.

The duo will dance two duets both choreographed by Walerski.

Jacoby will also perform a solo piece by choreographer Marco Goecke. Goecke originally made

Bryan Arias

From left: Drew Jacoby and Medhi Walerski; David Harvey and Meredith Webster the piece for a dancer in Ballet de Monte Carlo as a gift to Princess Caroline.

Lil Buck with cellist Nina Kotova

Contemporary street dancer Lil Buck will perform a streetdancing piece to a song from “The Dying Swan” ballet. He arrived on the scene with this performance accompanied by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Jacoby and her husband, Joshua Martens, run a dance website, “Dance Pulp,” where they feature

video interviews with dancers, directors and choreographers.

She had Lil Buck’s contact information because she was planning on interviewing him for her website. She thought he’d be perfect for this program.

Cellist Nina Kotova became involved because she and Jacoby have a future project in the works. The producer of this future project had contacted Lil Buck about a project, completely unrelated to both “Lifted” and the Kotova/Jacoby collaboration. Coincidentally, Jacoby had

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just asked Lil Buck to perform in “Lifted.” When Jacoby discovered this coincidence, it inspired the idea that Kotova could play “The Dying Swan” for Lil Buck in the program.

Meredith Webster and David Harvey

Calling her family, Jacoby met Meredith Webster long before they were dancing with San Francisco-based contemporary ballet company Alonzo King’s Lines ballet. They both studied at the same ballet school, Pacific

In 2007, Jacoby and Arias danced together at Complexions Contemporary Ballet in New York. He also danced at NDT, but left prior to Jacoby’s joining to work with choreographer Crystal Pite and to create his own choreography. Arias will perform one of his pieces as well as a piece by Pite.

Acacia Schachte and Jason Kittelberger

Jacoby has never worked with Schachte or Kittelberger, but they have many mutual friends. Her hope was to add dancers from a contemporary company similar to NDT, but American. These two dancers from New York Citybased Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet fit perfectly in her bill.

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Harvey joined Lines after Jacoby left. The two dancers will perform work by Alonzo King.

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Drew Jacoby says the dance world is small. As a United States-born and trained contemporary dancer currently dancing in the Netherlands Dance Theater (NDT) — she has an international network of contacts.

One of those contacts is Robert de Warren. Jacoby first met de Warren, president and CEO of the Sarasota International Dance Festival, in 2010. She performed at the Carreño Dance Festival, which he founded, in 2010 and 2011, and they have maintained contact since. He even visited her once when she was in New York.

When de Warren asked her to put together a one-night program of contemporary dance, she went to the rest of her contacts.

Jacoby describes the program as being similar to a big gala featuring international ballet stars, but with a contemporary twist.

Coined “Lifted,” the dance program will take place April 15 at Sarasota Opera House. Below is more about the performers featured in the program, and how they became included.

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Charlotte Dart, Elizabeth Lucchesi, Barbara Darvin and Arlene Baxter

A Comedy by Ronald Harwood

Four friends looking for a little harmony Starring Roberta MacDonald Robert Ennis Turoff Richard LeVene Judy Glynn

Directed by Peter Ivanov At a crazy home for retired musicians, plans for the annual Verdi gala are disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.

Wed. 60 drummers drumming Jan. 29 at The Ringling at 8pm

by Mallory Gnaegy | A&E Editor A group of 60 college student percussionists stand in the center of The Ringling’s courtyard March 22. They will perform a composition by John Luther Adams as part of the NowHere: New Stages series at The Ringling.

They’ll ring in the Vernal Equinox with this program.

The students face various directions toward audience members it in Inuksu rticipates sporadically seated around the a p t is n io ss courtyard. The percussionists’ shirts A student percu read “Inuksuit” on the front and its meaning, “act in the capacity of the hu- with the occasional horn-blowing conch man,” on the back. The experience be- shell. Sirens and large bass drums regins with amplified breathing. One or two sound through the courtyard at various at a time, a musician blows air through times from traveling locations. The audia paper cone or conch shell. Soon after, ence mills around the courtyard similarly this musician travels to a new location. to the musicians. As they play, the sun sets Eventually more percussive sounds are around them ringing in the darker half of added — and it begins to sound like rain the Vernal Equinox.

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Diana Owens, Melanie Marsh and Debra Pietsch

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// Sarasota Music Festival 50th Anniversary Concert How can the Sarasota Music Festival be 50 years old? In 1964, my parents were snowbirds, contemplating a move to Sarasota and, being avid chamber music listeners, they were thrilled that the city they were planning to live in, after being lifelong upper west siders in Manhattan, N.Y., was going to offer an important chamber festival.

Under Paul Wolfe’s leadership and, more recently, Robert Levin’s tutelage, the Sarasota Music Festival has become one of the leading teaching festivals in the world.

For three weeks every spring, the best of the best instrumentalists stream to Sarasota to learn from a faculty that represents some of the finest chamber musicians and soloists in the world and to play chamber and orchestral concerts with them, side-by-side.

This may make for excellent listening as far as audiences are concerned. But, the festival has also produced a bevy of alumni who have taken their work in Sarasota to major posts in the Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Houston Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta symphonies and the Berlin Philharmonic. They’ve come from all over the world and, in turn, spread the word about Sarasota’s culture to the rest of the world. And some of them have been chosen to play principal roles in the Sarasota Orchestra.

In honor of the festival’s 50th anniversary, Levin brought six recent alumni to Sarasota for a special concert a couple of weeks ago in Holley Hall. Russian-born pianist Asiya Korepanova, an SMF alumna from 2011, and gold-medal recipient of the 2012 Wideman International Competition, opened the festivities with a well-sculpted performance of Rachmaninov’s Prelude in D flat. She later reappeared in a segment from Bartok’s “Contrasts,” with violinist Elena Urioste (who is an alum from 2005

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7th grade, Pineview School I thoroughly enjoyed the short film “Woody” by Stuart Bowen because of two aspects: the lack of dialogue and the chosen pieces of music. I also loved that the film showed that people will make big sacrifices in order to achieve their goals in life. Woody showed unending determination, even when his classmates seemed to snicker at his career choice: being an accomplished and known pianist. It was a beautiful film on following your dreams with determination. The lack of dialogue emphasized the orchestral music playing in the background, which, in my opinion, was important in contributing to the flow of the film. During the movie, when there were emotions such as frustration and confusion present, the music helped the audience understand what was going on, without words. The camera work was a little bit intrusive, or overdone, during the time when Woody is daydreaming.

However, overall, the cinematography helped the film move along nicely. I loved how the film was realistic, showing that you cannot achieve things without sacrificing things, or going through pain. The use of mannequins was very creative, as it showed that whether or not you are human, you still have goals to achieve and you will encounter obstacles in your path. The plot was very meaningful and well told. I would definitely recommend this to other audiences, especially to younger viewers, as it has a very deep message and theme.

7th grade, Pineview School “Woody” by Stuart Bowen is an interesting piece that I enjoyed. It revolves around having dreams and not being able to achieve them because of a physical disadvantage — such as wanting to play basketball but you are too short.

Many aspects of “Woody” can be related to things we see and experience in everyday life. Even though the main character cannot physically achieve his dream, his whole life revolves around doing what he loves even if that means just imagining it. I also enjoyed that all the characters looked exactly the same. Having all of them the same made their society seem like you could only accomplish certain tasks, and all others were absurd and unthinkable. In addition, making the characters look the same made the film seem like everyone is exactly the same and exactly equal, when in hindsight we are completely and utterly different in almost every aspect.

The director did a great job of fitting the lighting and music around the plot. I felt there was an unnecessary explosion toward the beginning. Otherwise, the cinematography was flawless. Although the overall theme was hopeful but depressing, there was a scene where my peers and I got into a heated discussion about whether or not the character was trying to solve his problems or give up entirely. I did enjoy listening to others opinions, and I also liked how the director let it go to the viewer’s imagination. The short film “Woody” by Stuart Bowen was an intelligent and well thought out movie and I enjoyed it a lot overall.

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and 2006, and has been featured on the cover of Symphony magazine) and the mesmerizing clarinetist Moran Katz (who was with the festival in 2004 and 2005, and is a recent winner of the prestigious Ima Hogg Competition).

Katz also offered a scintillating performance of Piazzolla’s “Oblivion” and Ravel’s beautiful vocalise, “Piece en forme de Habanera,” with great finesse and a wonderful range of colors. And Urioste was also heard in Hubay’s “Fantaisie Brilliant,” a wildride-of-an-arrangement of Bizet’s “Carmen.”

Brahms was represented by the gypsy movement (“Rondo alla Zingarese”), from his G minor Piano Quartet, Opus 25, with Urioste, Korepanova, violist Elizabeth Beilman (who was with the festival in 2007, was the 2013 winner of the President’s Prize of the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and is the new principal violist of the Sarasota Orchestra) and cellist Mark Yee (a 2012 alumnus and winner of the Cleveland Institute’s Concerto Competition).

Pianist Ya-Fei Chuang, who was with the SMF in 1993 and has since become a major soloist and is a chamber musician and wife of Levin, presented a rousing and clean performance of Ravel’s “La Valse,” in her own arrangement. And, for a grand finale, Levin joined Chuang for exceptionally thoughtful and exciting readings of three dances for piano four-hands: Brahms’ Hungarian Dances 1 and 2, and Dvorak’s Slavonic Dance in E minor, Opus 72, No. 2.

Before the concert, Levin pointed out that every major orchestra in the U.S. is “populated with alumni” from the SMF. It was exciting to see the names of some of these musicians on a beautifully presented PowerPoint presentation (sarasotaorchestra.org/festival/ students/festival-alumni) that elicited gasps of surprise from many in the audience. But there’s no need to be shocked. After 50 years, it’s no secret that the Sarasota Music Festival is up there with Aspen, Tanglewood, the Music Academy of the West and Spoleto Festival USA. See you at the Opera House for this season’s performances, which start the first week of June.

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THEATER // ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ Once upon a time in Oklahoma, the weather went haywire, the rain stopped, dust storms blew away the top soil, crops failed, farmers couldn’t pay their mortgages, banks foreclosed, and Oakies fled to the promised land of California. This Dust Bowl exodus might have been a historical footnote to the Great Depression if it hadn’t been for John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel, “The Grapes of Wrath,” which follows the flight of the Joad family to the Bear State. Frank Galati’s adaptation is now playing in an Asolo Rep production.

It’s a masterful adaptation of a massive novel. Like any adaptation, it’s a distillation.

Galati left stuff out and put stuff in — including a few things I would have left out. But, most of the dialogue, scenes and themes are straight out of Steinbeck. The playwright is faithful to the book’s spirit.

“The Grapes of Wrath” has been compared to Exodus. Unlike God, 1930s California growers did not keep their promises. They blanketed Oklahoma with flyers promising a land of milk, honey and good jobs — a scam. But thousands of disposed tenant farmers believed it. They’d pull up stakes, arrive in California and find a few hundred jobs at starvation wages — take it or leave it. Sad history. And, if you know a little history, you know what the Joads are in for.

They are on a road to nowhere. You know it, but you’re still swept up in the journey.

“The Grapes of Wrath” wants to be a road picture. (Thanks to John Ford, it was, in 1940). Director Michael Donald Edwards and Production Designer Scott Bradley do a fantastic job of conveying a sense of forward momentum in the confined rectangles of a proscenium arch and stage. The Joads’ jalopy swivels on a turntable. You see the effect, but still believe the rattling thing is moving in space.

Edwards also nicely conveys the cost of the journey, the slow attrition, the growing body count, the wear and tear. (If I’m not imagining it, Costume Designer B. Modern subtly dirtied and distressed the characters’ clothes as the play progressed.)

The actors fully sell you on the hard miles

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Charming con artists fleece the rich and famous in a beautiful, cultured community by the sea. We’re talking about “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” of course. What did you think we were talking about? It’s a musical, with songs

by David Yazbek and script by Jeffrey Lane.

The Players is staging it now.

Said musical is an adaptation of the 1988 Frank Oz movie, which, believe it or not, was an official adaptation of “Bedtime Story” and an unofficial adaptation of every screwball comedy ever made.

The set-up? Two mountebanks cross paths in the French Riviera. Lawrence (Tim Fitzgerald) is the Picasso of flimflam artists, and he’s got his own chateau to prove it. His specialty? Improbable sob stories that separate wealthy women from their jewels and money.

(He’s a prince from a geographically unspecified country leading a cash-poor revolution.)

Freddy (Scott Vitale) is strictly small-change; $20 to this guy is a big payday. In the grifter food chain, Freddy’s a sidewalk sketch artist.

Class meets crass and, in the end, there can only be one. Lawrence and Freddy make a wager. The first scam specialist to con $50,000 out of Christine Colgate (Amanda Heisey), a sweet, bubble-headed American soapsuds heiress, wins. Loser leaves town. On y va. Or, as we say in the U.S., game on.

But roulette is a poor analogy. It’s scam artist chess, move after countermove. Paralyzed vet to queen four. Fake psychoanalyst to king’s bishop five. The gambits escalate to an improbable double checkmate. In case you missed the movie, I won’t spoil it.

Director Michael Newton-Brown drives the screwball action along with a savvy sense of comic rhythm. As to the screwball actors: Vitale dials it up to 11 as the younger grifter. He’s a great, high-energy physical comic and perfect as the sleazy-yet-charming Freddy. Fitzgerald’s Lawrence has a John Goodman-esque gravitas; the straight man, of course. That’s the toughest comic assignment, but he nails it.

Heisey’s Colgate is multidimensional and not the good-hearted, clueless, All-American girl she first appears to be. Andrea Keddell gets

they’ve traveled. Christian Conn gets to step into Tom Joad’s iconic boots. But he doesn’t play it iconically. He’s not Henry Fonda’s larger-than-life workingman’s Christ.

Conn’s character is life-sized — a tough, smart, decent guy, who doesn’t want to fight but will if pushed. Peggy Roeder is equally fine as the equally iconic Ma Joad. Again, she portrays a person, not an archetype. (Roeder’s character is hilariously human when she finally loses her temper at a pushy holy roller.)

Andrew Sellon is layered and self aware as the un-born-again Rev. Casy, who’s lost his old-time religion, found a new one and ultimately passes it on to Tom. Kudos also to Kristen Lynne Blossom (as Rose of Sharon, Tom’s increasingly pregnant sister), Douglas Jones (as a laconic Pa Joad), David Brietbarth (as the drunken, loving, guilt-riddled Uncle John Joad), David S. Howard (as Grampa Joad, a trashtalking natural comedian, who sadly dies too soon) and Carolyn Michel (as Granma Joad, his sweeter, better half, who soon follows). All in all, 28 actors bring Steinbeck’s Oakie odyssey to life. Along the way, the journey is punctuated

by Woody Guthrie-esque folk music, performed

by Tim Grimm (the composer), with Carmela Pedicini and Sara Moone on banjo and fiddle.

The song asserting “We don’t want handouts or charity” was particularly moving.

This small army of talent creates plenty of feel-good moments. But don’t expect a happy ending. We know the road is a dead-end from the start. What the road does to the riders is what counts.

The Joads suffer, all right. But they endure.

Sure, they’re fictional — as achingly symbolic as the cast of “Pilgrim’s Progress.” But they stand for flesh-and-blood people. Watching this play, you can’t forget the real-life Joads, and not only the ones in the 1930s. They’re still out there, traveling hard roads on our planet right now.

If their journey doesn’t move you, you’re made of stone.

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the audience howling with her full-on lunacy as an unhinged Oklahoma socialite. Ken Basque is warmly funny as Andre Thibault, the police chief in Lawrence’s pocket. Cara Herman puts in a sweet performance as Muriel Eubanks, a mark at first, but Andre’s surprising love interest at the end.

Now, let’s talk song and dance.

Choreographer Kathryn Kulik supplies fun choreography that’s big on the ooh-la-la, with fine musical direction by Joyce Valentine. “Give Them What They Want” presents the fiction of con artist as dream maker. (Victims aren’t victims if they’re happy to give their money, right? Right.)

“Oklahoma” offers the nightmare of a lunatic panhandle princess roping Lawrence into purgatory in a plains state. “Great Big Stuff” is Freddy’s ode to excess. He bounces around like an oversexed Tigger, cataloging the things of this world.

“Now I know where I belong — “A life of taste and class “With culture and sophistication “pouring out my … “ Yes, it’s great big fun. With the exception of the hip-hoppy “Great Big Stuff,” the songs are old-school musical fare with satiric subtext — exceedingly witty lyrics, exceedingly forgettable tunes. You won’t be whistling the songs on the ride home.

As to the take-away moral, forget about that, too. “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” is all about guilty pleasures.

Vicariously, along with enjoying a trip to the French Riviera, you get to be a scoundrel in your mind — a scoundrel with a heart of gold. Real con artists regard their victims with the attitude great white sharks take to surfers. You’re lunch, buddy. But this is a fictional France, and it’s all for laughs. Everyone gets taken. But nobody gets hurt.

— Marty Fugate

IF YOU GO “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” has been extended through April 6 at Players Theatre, 838 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. For more information, call 365-2494 or visit theplayers.org

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Chris Covelli feeds the Baltimore Orioles’ hunger for a World Series. And, occasionally, he’ll serve them bacon.

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altimore Orioles pitcher Tommy Hunter yells across the clubhouse’s dining room to chef Chris Covelli. He wants to know how much water to put in his oatmeal.

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One player walks into the dining room and sits at a table near J.J. Hardy and Adam Jones.

“That’s Nelson Cruz,” Covelli says. Cruz is the Orioles’ recently acquired power-hitting outfielder.

Covelli has gotten to know many of the players since becoming their spring training chef two years ago. He has since learned their favorite of his meals are skirt steak, curry salmon and, most of all, tacos.

To keep the healthy food interesting, Covelli gets creative with his meals. He serves tacos with fresh cut pineapple, mango salsa and pico de gallo. He also prepares a black bean soup to accompany them. He cooks the meat in a special blend of cumin, paprika and coriander. Covelli leans in and whispers: “We don’t tell them it’s ground turkey,” he says. “You can’t tell them!”

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When he’s not cooking for spring training, Chris Covelli teaches at Toscana Saporita Cooking School. all of their proteins are portioned — they get 4 ounces of steak.

Everything Covelli doesn’t serve goes by what he calls the stoplight system: red is high fat, yellow medium fat and green low fat. Covelli even follows the menu himself. He’s lost 15 pounds so far this spring training season.

Covelli’s career hasn’t always been so nutritionally focused.

He owned and operated his own restaurant in Massachusetts until 2008. For the past 13 years, he has taught at Toscana Saporita Cooking School in Italy, teaching everything from culinary students to celebrities, tourists to politicians.

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He also sits on the board of the Florida Wine Fest and Auction.

This year, he’s auctioning off two spaces at his culinary school.

But his favorite job is working for the Orioles. Covelli is and has always been a huge baseball fan.

He grew up in New York City as a Red Sox fan. Now, his team is the Orioles.

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As soon as he says this, O’Day walks into the dining room. He’s not wearing pants, just spandex slider shorts. He walks over to where a photographer is taking photos, announces he’s not wearing pants, covers himself with a dining room plate and hams it up for the camera.

Covelli lets out a deep laugh, but doesn’t seem surprised. Like he said, he knows these guys.

“This is the nicest, most respectful group of young people I’ve ever interacted with,” he says. “I would tell you if they were a bunch of jackasses.”

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Covelli wakes up at 3:45 a.m. to get to the clubhouse by 5 a.m., and he and his crew are responsible for feeding the players throughout their 16-hour days, seven days a week. He goes to bed early to keep up with it. Last week, he fell asleep on the couch with a glass of wine in his hand that spilled all over his couch.

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And they take it seriously.

“They have serious goals,” Covelli says. “They’re hungry.

They want a World Series, and there’s no doubt about it.”

Although the players have been requesting barbecue, it’s too high in calories and fat content. Everything on the menus, which change daily, has a calorie and trans fat count.

For instance, for breakfast there are waffles and pancakes made of whole wheat or buckwheat flour.

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Embodying the sixties in true AvantGarde fashion, guests gathered at the Ulla Searing Student Center on the Ringling College of Art and Design’s campus Saturday, March 22, for “An Evening at the Avant-Garde: The Swinging Sixties.”

Classic cars lined the entrance of the event, where guests took photos with the classics that matched their era of attire.

Bell bottoms, go-go boots, love beads, tie-dye, crochet and suede vests and round sunglasses — if it was hip in the 60s, it was worn at Avant Garde.

Dressed as President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie O., Ringling College of Art and Design President Dr. Larry and Pat Thompson arrived in a presidential limousine and waved to their admirers as they entered the event. Just minutes after the arrival of the Thompsons came the arrival of actor and Oscar winner (and honorary chair of the evening) Richard Dreyfuss, handcuffed, in a police car, and dressed in 60s drag. Dreyfuss made the rounds with his wife, Stella, before

changing into normal garb for dinner.

Following the arrival of Dreyfuss and the outdoor cocktail hour, more than 400 guests made their way into the center to continue the groovy evening chaired by Dan and Sarah Hoffe. Nothing but good vibes continued from then until the event ended at midnight. Following dinner and live auction (emceed by Michael Klauber, who donned a ’60s Afro wig), guests danced to the tunes of Frequency and chilled out in the Haze Lounge (beanbag chair lounging? right on!), all while taking in the sights of the kaleidoscope show.

As stated by Dr. Larry Thompson, in the (paraphrased) words of President John F. Kennedy, “Ask not what Ringling College can do for you, ask what you can do for Ringling College!”

The 18th annual student scholarship fundraiser has raised nearly $1.5 million for scholarships since the inception, and raised an estimated $100,000 at this year’s event.

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he American Jewish Committee’s 2014 Human Relations Dinner got off to a soggy start March 17, with the proceedings monsoon-delayed by about 10 minutes. Then the event, honoring beloved philanthropist Gerri Aaron and AJC National Executive Director David Harris and chaired

by Larry and Debbie Haspel and Matt and Lisa Walsh, soared to new heights.

Regional Director Brian Lipton, known to be on top of every last detail, was clearly gobsmacked by the announcement of a $100,000 gift in his honor from Marilyn and

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Guests at the event included Mark and Aurelie van der Broek, Wayne and Debbie Seitl, Joel Ellzey, Miqui Lora, Charlie and Laurey Stryker, Cathy Layton and Billy and Nora Johnson. For tickets to the April 5 gala, call 366-5731, Ext. 229.

On the same night, patrons gathered to celebrate the upcoming Going for the Gold “The Golden Lotus” gala, benefiting YMCA Foundation of

Sarasota. Guests gathered at Stanley Kane’s home and enjoyed hors d’oeuvres and a surprise dessert, chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches, in which the most dignified of guests were caught indulging in, complete with sticky fingers.

Jennifer Grondahl, Kurt Stringfellow and event Co-Chairs Merrill Bonder and Pat Martin thanked patrons for their support, which included Terry and Jim Chandler, Sean and Melanie Natarajan, Joana Pace-Brackett, Mitchell and Dawn Epstein.

At the May 3 gala, guests will enter an Indian paradise and experience the beauty of classical Indian dance — as well as have the chance to showcase their own Bollywood style moves on the dance floor. For the first time, the organization is offering a limited number of young professional tickets ($125) for philanthropists under 40. For tickets, call 951-1336.

Irv Naiditch. That brought the already record-breaking proceeds to an even more stellar $500,000.

Harris shared his belief that, ”If you want to speak to people’s hearts, you have to speak from your heart.”

He was clearly doing that when he spoke to the AJC mission of global advocacy, when he complimented Regional President Anne Virag for her “extraordinary devotion,” and when he said about Lipton: “If we could clone him and put him in major cities, AJC would be unstoppable and the world would be a better place.”

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USA Pentathlon Chief Executive Officer Rob Stull further tantalized the crowd by describing a pentathlete athlete taking tall fences on an unknown horse, fending off an attacker with an epée, swimming 750 feet, and running two miles cross country while shooting a laser target pistol. It all inspired great anticipation, as did the host USA Pentathlon’s plans to integrate this event and three more to come in subsequent years with the communities’ arts and educational organizations, and to make them “radically relevant” to young people.

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There are some delicious events planned as well, including that opening ceremony co-chaired by Anne charter and Deb Knowles and (of course!) a gala.

The occasion for the gathering was a board meeting held by the USA Pentathlon and Stull was the keynote speaker. Among the community leaders attending were Arthur and Lynn Guilford, Teri Hansen and Sheriff Tom Knight, who will serve as Chief of Sport for the shooting part of the competition.

Others included Michael Saunders, Diane McNeel, Daniel Logan, Michael and Terri Klauber, Larry and Jennifer Saslaw, Steve and Beth Knopik, Dr. Murf Klauber, John and Angela Massaro Fain and Hugh Shields.

Here’s an insider tip from Stull: Keep your eyes on the USA woman.

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Watch a short video of Gerri and JFCS staff discussing these programs and learn how you too can help strengthen families at JFCS-Cares.org.

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New College of Florida’s annual luncheon, Pique Nique Sur La Baie, which takes place April 2, sets the standard for a beautiful spring day event.

The hats may be the event’s signature, but the overall image of the luncheon is what makes this a favorite of the local society scene.

This year, The Met will host the runway show and Mary Kenealy Events will transform the New College bayfront lawn into a “pique nique” suited for the elite.

“It’s a perennial favorite that you surely won’t want to miss, spring is in the air!” says Mary Kenealy Barbetta. Picture this …

French florals, Champagne, fashion and, of course, the most fashionable assortment of hats you’ll see all season.

of the unique and custom options offered at the Christine A. Moore trunk show, which has been extended through the end of March.

Not only do the sometimes-extravagant hats add to the beauty of the event, but they also create an opportunity to be different and stand out.

“It’s the flair,” says Reynolds. “Where else can you wear a hat like this, or a fascinator embellished with feathers and flowers and lace?”

For those of you who are looking for something not so over the top, fascinators and headbands are also an option when attending a “hat-preferred” event. These head covering accessories still make a statement, but are lighter on your head and your wallet.

Men can wear hats, too (“Why not?” says Reynolds). Considering that this year’s event is the first in 31 years to be chaired by a male, local attorney Chip Gaylor (co-chairing with Marjorie Floyd), it seems appropriate for more men to say “why not?” and don a hat as well.

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So what comes first, the hat or the dress?

According to The Met’s Executive Assistant Evan Reynolds, this year the looks will likely be planned around the hats, largely because

When buying a hat, Reynolds says, “Buy what catches your eye.”

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HOW THE COUPLE MET:

Donald Longueuil and Mackenzie Mudgett met at the Head Of The Charles Regatta in Boston.

Mackenzie was there rowing in the Princeton alumni boat and Don, also a former rower, was there as a spectator while visiting friends.

That weekend sealed their relationship, even though Don was working in Connecticut and Mackenzie was in business school in Philadelphia at the time.

Don and Mackenzie were married Jan. 25 at The Church of the Redeemer, officiated by The Very Rev. Fredrick Robinson (with The Rev. David Bumsted and The Rev. Charleston Wilson also participating). The couple’s faith and love were the cornerstones of the day.

HONEYMOON:

The couple explored the Seychelles and Tanzania for their honeymoon.

“The entire trip was fabulous, but the safari portion in Tanzania was particularly amazing,” says Mackenzie. “Seeing the ‘big five’ up close and observing various animal behaviors was our favorite part of the trip. The absolute peace of the open plains juxtaposed with the excitement of witnessing a hunt made for a relaxing, but never dull, experience.”

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Following the ceremony, a reception was held at Sarasota Yacht Club. From the champagne cocktail to the Whispers, the 10-piece band, to the mini donuts served on the dance floor, the couple celebrated their blessed event with their closest family and friends.

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