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Avondale residents mixed on code

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As they help devise new zoning rules, residents are wary of growth along U.S. 41.

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A beer garden, a salvage shop and a 475-unit apartment building are just some signs of growth in the Rosemary District in 2015.

When Sarasota resident Rebekah Mandeville-Gelvin longed for the type of beer garden common to her native Denver — a city with a rich craft beer scene and replete with venues designed to celebrate its variety — she decided to start her own.

When it came time to pick a home for her new business, called the Mandeville Beer Garden, she honed in on the Rosemary District. Mandeville-Gelvin envisioned the future of the redeveloping area as similar to one in another Colorado town, Boulder, where Pearl Street serves as a historic district filled with art and nightlife options.

“I love that it’s up and coming — the potential for growth here

is huge,” Mandeville-Gelvin said of the Rosemary District.

“It has some problems, but it’s got a great feel that I think fits into the spirit of the craft beer community.”

Mandeville-Gelvin isn’t alone in imagining a rosy future for the neighborhood. It’s arguably an exhausted refrain at this point, but within the Rosemary District there is a growing sense that the revitalization of the neighborhood is imminent. Although there have been false starts in the past — the late-2000s recession set back progress in the area, and the recovery was slower than city officials and other stakeholders hoped — there are several signs that significant development is

poised to occur in 2015.

The Mandeville Beer Garden, located at 428 N. Lemon Ave., is just one of those signs. Mandeville-Gelvin pointed to nearby residential developments in the works as one of the reasons she chose the neighborhood.

Activity in the area has been spurred by the city’s adoption of the Rosemary Residential Overlay District, which allows for higher-density residential projects within its boundaries.

Once those projects begin to spring up, Mandeville-Gelvin imagines a community that allows for residents to live, work, dine and shop without having to leave their neighborhood.

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No one can accuse of Diane Chechik of not representing her team, the Green Bay Packers. On Sunday, Chechik was spotted wearing green and yellow from head to toe to cheer on the Packers before the NFC championship game against the Seattle Seahawks.

Originally from Madison, Wisc., and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Chechik now calls Sarasota home. She says she is not a “cheesehead” because she’s actually allergic to cheese and dairy products. Chechik jokes that is why they “told her to leave the state.”

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As the city’s Urban Design Studio begins to devise form-based codes for more Sarasota neighborhoods, it’s also discovering areas where its principles and the interests of some residents don’t align.

One of those areas is the Avondale neighborhood, located just west of Tamiami Trail and south of the Hudson Bayou. After conducting a walking tour of Avondale with residents earlier this month, one of the leading issues presented to the Urban Design Studio was the entrance point to the neighborhood, just off of U.S. 41 at Lincoln Drive and Irving Street.

The three-way intersection is confusing, residents said, and because it is located just off the arterial highway, it’s dangerous.

The triangular parcel that divides Lincoln and Irving, largely vacant, is an eyesore. With less than two weeks to prep before a larger workshop with Avondale and surrounding neighborhoods, the Urban Design Studio devised a hypothetical concept based on form-based codes that could help mitigate those issues.

At that meeting Saturday, the Urban Design Studio team presented a rendering of a potential vision for the problem area that could come forth under a form-

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ROSEMARY / FROM PAGE 1A “I think the residential plans are going to be really important to the growth of the Rosemary District,” MandevilleGelvin said. “Those are the people who are going to have the choice to drive somewhere or stay in their neighborhood and walk to a restaurant or bar.”

The project that inspired the creation of the overlay district is scheduled to break ground this spring. Spearheaded

by Rosalyne Holdings LLC and Ascentia Development Group, CitySide is a four-story apartment complex located at Boulevard of the Arts and May Lane.

After completion, the project will create about 475 new residential units priced approximately between $1,000 and $2,000 monthly.

In a release, Rosalyne Holdings head Bruce Weiner touted the proximity of the apartments to the heart of downtown, but he also highlighted the growing strength of the Rosemary District.

“It will also bring new vitality to the area while at the same time maintaining the rich culture that makes the 128-yearold Rosemary District the unique place it is,” he said.

One of the newest additions to the area, SAS Merchantile, is pleased with its first three months in business. A homedécor division of Sarasota Architectural Salvage, the store opened in the former Ice House building in October. Upon opening, owner Jesse White emphasized the synergy between his business and the recently formed Sarasota Design District, an association of

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Rosemary businesses focused on design services.

Robert Anderson, sales director for Sarasota Architectural Salvage, said one of the biggest challenges for the Rosemary District store has been keeping the floor stocked. The uptick in activity downtown and in neighboring Gillespie Park has helped matters, Anderson said, and appears poised to spill over into Rosemary as well.

“There’s a lot of motion, a lot of activity building up to a new Sarasota,” Anderson said. “The revitalization is really what drew us in and pushed us in this direction.”

Although businesses in the area have expressed concerns about the effects issues such as homelessness might have on the neighborhood’s ability to draw in patrons, Anderson said the word of mouth has been positive thus far.

“There’s a buzz about this area,” Anderson said. “People are starting to realize this area is waking back up."

As more and more people begin to pour in — both residents and businesses — those with roots in the Rosemary District are convinced that it will soon bloom into an important neighborhood in Sarasota.

“I see a place where people live, people play, people work all in the same area,” MandevilleGelvin said. “They can walk there, they can walk home, they feel safe, and it just fosters a tight, close-knit sense of community. That’s what I see happening here.”

AVONDALE / FROM PAGE 1A based code. A three-story flatironstyle building, constructed to the tip of the triangle at Lincoln and Irving, would sort out the confusion and serve as an entryway to the neighborhood. Principal Urban Designer Andrew Georgiadis imagined the mixed-use building as part of a neighborhood square that, along with row houses or apartments on the edge of the bayou, could enhance walkability.

“It only takes a few buildings — Courtesy rendering maybe five buildings — that would This conceptual rendering, provided by the Urban revolutionize the first impression Design Studio, depicts one potential outcome for for residents arriving to Avondale the entryway to Avondale under a form-based code. and could give you a nice place to stroll in the evenings,” Georgiadis business. said.

Already, it would allow for the type of That scenario received a cool reception from residents in attendance. The Urban three-story building that drew concerns.

Design Studio is attempting to emphasize The main changes under a form-based form and function in place of density, but code, Georgiadis said, would be that the Avondale resident Fran Melnick cited den- building could be built to the tip of the sity as one of the leading reasons why she triangle and that the business inside the would oppose that very proposal — and building wouldn’t be limited to just offices why she and other residents have opposed — allowing for uses such as cafés, which similar attempts to redevelop that prop- would enhance walkability.

The emphasis on walkability was imerty in the past.

“There needs to be improvement there, portant for Rob Hoff, an Avondale resident no question,” Melnick said. “What they’re who came out of Saturday’s meeting optiproposing is something we’ve been oppos- mistic that the new code would better the community. ing for a decade.”

Hoff said one of the main reasons he and In addition to the potential scale, residents voiced concerns about the effects of his wife chose to live in Avondale was its an uptick in traffic stemming from a more proximity to downtown and the bayfront, and strengthening the neighborhood’s active development.

“People are not going to be walking connections to other parts of the city was across the trail to get here,” Melnick said. a leading concern for him.

As for the Urban Design Studio’s vision “People are going to be driving through for the entryway to Avondale, Hoff wanted our neighborhood.”

Karin Murphy, director of the Urban to see what else the code would allow to Design Studio, pledged to continue work- be developed on that land — and how it ing with Avondale residents as the group measured up against existing regulations continues to devise a code for the neigh- — before passing judgment.

“The devil’s in the details,” Hoff said. borhood. Under the existing code the Urban Design Studio’s form-based code will “The fact of the matter is, codes allow for a replace — the parcel at Lincoln and Irving lot of things that you never thought could is zoned OPB, for office, professional and be done.”

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by David Conway | News Editor

DID board adds two new voices The Downtown Improvement District’s newest members are focused on growing downtown Sarasota.

As it enters a new year, the board of the Downtown Improvement District is incorporating two new leaders as the group ponders its next steps toward enhancing the heart of the city.

The two new members are already notable figures in downtown Sarasota and are poised to add two distinct voices to the DID board. Steve Seidensticker, owner of Louies Modern and The Francis, becomes the only restaurateur in a leadership position on the board, while Main Street Traders owner Daniel Volz is the group’s lone real estate agent.

Although they commended the work the DID has undertaken over the past several years, neither seemed content with the smallerscale beautification projects the board has largely concerned itself with in recent months. For more than a year, the DID — which draws its revenue from property taxes imposed within its boundaries — has considered expanding to generate additional funds and broaden its scope.

Seidensticker said he’s still sitting back and learning the ropes, but there are some topics of interest on his radar already. He praised the efforts of the DID to improve the cleanliness and safety of the area but said one of the most common concerns he’s heard from downtown visitors is that the area could still be made more walkable.

“I think the thing I hear the most is the difficulty for the pedestrian,” Seidensticker said. “It’s not as pedestrian friendly as it could be.”

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Owner of: Main Street Traders, 1468 Main St. Also known for: Volz is a real estate agent with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty and also serves on the Downtown Sarasota Alliance board.

Also known for: A prominent Sarasota restaurateur, Seidensticker is also the owner of Libby’s Café and Bar on Osprey Avenue.

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ing a proposal to install flower baskets on downtown light poles — could go a long way toward addressing that issue, he said.

Still, he said expanding the DID could help the group more effectively tackle the problem by backing larger projects such as a free downtown circulator vehicle.

“There’s a lot we could do if we could expand the DID,” Seidensticker said. “I think transportation issues are the biggest issues we’re going to be faced with in the future.”

Bigger and broader

For Volz, the impetus for joining the DID board went beyond

his personal interests as a merchant. Having spent some of his formative years in the area, Volz believes it is important to help guide the city as it goes through a period of expansion, viewing it as an opportunity to help strengthen Sarasota’s legacy.

“We’re growing as a city, and Sarasota — we’re on the cusp of really being able to put our best foot forward, whether that’s welcoming new people or attracting businesses, events and whatnot to the area,” Volz said. “I think it’s crucial that, in the next few steps, we’re really working on building the best possible Sarasota that we can.”

A member of the Downtown Sarasota Alliance board, Volz said one of the most significant issues he hopes to address was the divide between the different downtown stakeholder groups.

Although businesses in different organizations might often be competing with one another for customers, Volz pushed for more collaboration with a focus on the bigger picture. With more people downtown in general, Volz said, everyone can benefit.

“I think one big disconnect is that downtown has a lot of different organizations,” Volz said.

“While their efforts and the passions are to be commended, it’s

also important for there to be some cohesive effort all together.”

Volz, too, spoke positively about the possibility of expansion. In addition to incorporating the various hotel and commercial projects that sit just outside of the current DID boundaries, Volz said a larger DID would mean more voices in the conversation — which would allow for a more substantial vision as the DID attempts to make improvements.

“I think one thing to keep in mind is the more people we have that are involved in the DID area, the more momentum we can gather as an organization — and as a city as a whole,” Volz said.

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The site of the former police station on Ringling Boulevard has become a source of tension between the city of Sarasota and Sarasota County. The property at 2050 Ringling Blvd. is less than an acre, and it has been vacant since the building was demolished in March 2012.

The city agreed in a July 2003 memo of understanding to give the property to the county, but, since then, the city has been reluctant to confirm that it will follow the agreement, according to the county.

County Commission Chairwoman Carolyn Mason spoke about the agreement during the public section of the City Commission’s Jan. 5 meeting. Although it is not standard for city commissioners to respond during this section of the meeting, county commissioners were irked that city commissioners did not discuss the matter.

“I was surprised they didn’t respond at all,” said County Commissioner Paul Caragiulo. As a former city commissioner, Caragiulo said it’s rare for the county chairperson to speak publicly at the meeting.

The 2003 memorandum states that the county agreed “to satisfy its facilities master plan for Court and Administrative needs within the downtown judicial complex area,” however, in recent talks, county officials have considered a temporary

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Sarasota County has developed the Ringling Corridor concept of grouping services together in downtown Sarasota on Ringling Boulevard. This map shows the county services located near the former police station site. parking lot for the site.

The city wants more specifics before transferring it.

“We were told originally it was going to be an expanded judicial center,” said Jan Thornburg, spokeswoman for the city.

“Now that’s not clear.”

After staff meetings in July, County Administrator Tom Harmer sent a new interlocal agreement to the city as a deed to transfer the property. In a letter to City Manager Tom Barwin, Harmer wrote that

the draft agreement was intended to satisfy the city’s request to identify the county’s future plans for the property.

The agreement lists uses for the property but also includes a stipulation that, in the interim, it could be used for public parking for up to 10 years. Although the agreement lists a judicial tower with space for other county administration functions as the intended use, it also states “the city and county recognize the dynamic nature of the county’s wide

range of obligations and needs. Accordingly, it is acknowledged that the ultimate use of the property may be for another county use.”

The document clarifies that if the county does not choose to build the judicial tower, the city is able to approve the alternate plan.

“We are interested in knowing what their plans are and how it fits,” Thornburg said.

The city thinks the site has better uses than a parking lot, Thornburg said. The city discussed placing a dog park at the site in January 2013, but the idea was not pursued.

County Commissioner Christine Robinson is concerned the county’s downtown presence could be at risk. The parcel of land was part of the county’s master plan to expand its services downtown, such as the Sheriff’s Office. The county has been waiting to move into the space, but if the city isn’t willing to allow that, it might have to look beyond downtown, she said.

“I question whether the county can stay in downtown at all,” Robinson said. “We shouldn’t be fragmented.”

County commissioners directed Harmer to incorporate a discussion on alternatives for county services at the facility-planning workshop Feb. 20.

“Does Sarasota County live or die if that property isn’t conveyed to us? No,” said Commissioner Charles Hines at the Jan. 12 meeting. “It’s an example of trying to create cooperation between these two governmental entities.”

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+ Osprey bridge closed for inspection The Osprey Avenue Bridge over the Hudson Bayou was closed Wednesday and Thursday of this week as crews inspected the structure in advance of the construction of Lift Station 87.

The bridge will reopen one lane of southbound traffic Friday. The bridge will be reduced to one lane for approximately four weeks, reopening to two lanes following the completion of an inspection on or near Feb. 16.

The inspection of the bridge will also affect boaters in the area. Crews will install cofferdams in the bayou to facilitate inspection below the water line, reducing the vertical height for boat clearance beneath the bridge.

The bridge inspection is a precursor to the city hiring a new contractor for the Lift Station 87 project.

+ Lido Beach Holiday Inn fire forces evacuation A fire at the Lido Beach Holiday Inn forced an evacuation Tuesday morning but didn’t cause major structural damage or leave anyone injured.

Emergency personnel, including the Sarasota Police Department, responded to multiple calls regarding smoke and flames on the sixth floor of the resort after 9:35 a.m. The Sarasota County Fire Department, which had 20 units on the scene at the height of the fire, evacuated the building and extinguished the blaze in nine minutes.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the State Fire Marshall is investigating the area around Unit 608 to determine the cause of the fire. Fire Department Capt. Jerry Jensen said there was “fairly significant”

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Guests were allowed to return to their rooms Tuesday after the fire, except for the guests staying in the room in which the fire occurred and the rooms on either side of it.

+ Osprey marina owner requests crosswalk Sarasota County commissioners received an email Jan. 15 from Dave Babel, owner of Osprey Harbor Club Marina, asking for a crosswalk on Blackburn Point Road between his business and the park, located across the street from each other.

Babel’s marina also has a bait shop.

With new park amenities — such as the boat launch and fishing pier — Babel wants a crosswalk put in between his business and the park. He expects his business to see an increase in traffic and he’s concerned about safety. Babel said he talked to county staff about the issue about a year ago, and he spoke with both the county project manager and the construction contractors, in addition to his most recent email. He received a response from the county stating they are researching the possibility of a crosswalk.

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by Jessica Salmond | Staff Writer

School board discusses future expansion Sarasota County School District’s director of long-range planning advised the board that multiple schools are at capacity.

When Kathie Ebaugh presented Sarasota County School Board members with an update on the five-year Capital Improvement Plan at their workshop Tuesday, she had a definitive message: the school district needs to start planning for future schools.

Ebaugh, the director of longrange planning, told the board that the current method of projecting future enrollment was inaccurate.

Currently, predictions are based on birth data, which worked when growth was stagnant after the recession, she said. However, residential developments are on the rise and more families will start moving into the area, Ebaugh said.

“Families will once again see Sarasota County as a viable place to live,” Ebaugh said.

The current five-year capital plan does not include any new schools, but most of the county’s elementary and high schools are at or near capacity, said Scott Lempe, deputy superintendent.

The interim solution, he said, is to build new classroom wings and add portable classrooms. This year, 42,360 students are enrolled in the school district, an increase of 818 students from last year. The district has a total of 40 schools; there are also 11 charter schools in the county.

The district wants to research key questions, such as the maximum capacity of all the schools and which area of developments will be growing the most and need new schools. The board approved hiring TindaleOliver to complete a growth

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Sarasota High School students travel to and from class amidst ongoing renovations. management study at its Jan. 6 meeting. The study could cost up to $120,000 and will be conducted over the next year.

The firm will study the district, future developments and current facilities to help guide the board in long-term planning and what funds to use. The study has two goals, Lempe said. The first, to help the district understand the longrange implications of growth, such as how many students will be matriculating into the system and which neighborhoods will be growing the most. The second is calculating how much future impact fees should be for new construction.

School Board member Jane Goodwin said at the meeting

she’s talked to developers about the population moving into new developments, and their responses suggested the retiree demographic would continue to increase.

Ebaugh said that Sarasota County would always attract retirees, but that the board shouldn’t discount the growth of families.

One of the main reasons Ebaugh chose to move into the county was because of the good reputation of the school district.

Ebaugh also said that the board had to be mindful of the county’s charter schools. If a charter school closes, the district needs to be able to absorb the students who might transfer to regular public schools.

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Benz steps up to lead CONA Lourdes Ramirez, president of CONA since 2011, recently passed the gavel to a familiar face.

Although Kafi Benz is stepping into a new role as president of Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations (CONA), she’s confident in her ability to lead the organization.

She’s been on the CONA board since the 1980s, although it’s the first time she’s held an office in the organization.

“I have a good understanding of the long-range goals of CONA,” Benz said.

The 11-member board persuaded Benz to take the office because the organization has become a mix of new and old members who need someone with experience to lead. She said she hasn’t seen lots of changes in the organization in the last three decades, but rather a consistency (CONA was founded in 1961).

“They’ve known their mission for a long time and been at it so long they understand what it is,” she said.

Benz wants to stay consistent with the organization’s mission to help neighborhoods lobby for their needs. One main goal she wants to pursue is initiating more participation from members throughout the county. She wants to encourage the individual neighborhood associations to mobilize and get connected; many of the smaller ones don’t have a website or Facebook page for communication.

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Kafi Benz’s family owned properties on Siesta Key and Longboat Key, and she grew up living in Sarasota County for part of the year. She chose to relocate permanently to the mainland in 1982.

“I want to start marching through the county and give neighborhoods a platform to speak about issues,” she said.

CONA and the associations are facing a more homogenous County Commission, she said, so she wants them to come together and rally around issues facing neighborhoods.

Benz predicted that environmental protection — including agricultural land and water resources — and encroaching developments will be the top issues CONA will face. Specifically that means fighting to protect pine flatwoods, and continuing efforts against the Sarasota 2050 amendments and upcoming

changes to the county’s comprehensive plan.

CONA’s newly formed Zoning Committee, a group of five members who will examine county issues affecting neighborhoods, will be important for CONA to stay informed about some of those issues, she said.

Benz’s knowledge in Sarasota County extends into her childhood: Her family owned property on Siesta Key and Longboat Key. She grew up in Manhattan, N.Y., but ultimately decided to relocate permanently to Sarasota County in 1982. She wanted to live on the mainland rather than on one of the barrier islands.

Benz moved in to the Uplands, a neighborhood within the northern boundary of the Indian Beach/Sapphire Shores neighborhoods. She served on the board of the Uplands and IBSS neighborhood associations (the two eventually merged) and also on the City Council of Neighborhood Associations, which got her involved in city issues affecting city neighborhoods.

She also served on the county’s historic preservation board.

Benz played an instrumental role in protecting the Powel Crosley Estate in 1986, when a developer planned to raze the mansion and build a mini-mall instead.

KAFI BENZ Born: Chatham, N.J. Moved to Sarasota: 1982 Lives in: Uplands neighborhood Fun fact: She doesn’t watch TV. She was given one, but it stays in a closet. “It’s the only way I’ve gotten anything done in my life,” she says.

Past accomplishment: When Benz lived in New Jersey, she got involved with a small group of concerned residents who wanted to conserve the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, a 55-mile area with unique native habitats. The group had to fight the New York Port Authority from developing the land into an airport. This endeavor got her involved in conservation and long-range planning.

“In the Northeast, the cultural values are that citizens get involved in government,” Benz said. “If you have the capabilities to do something, you can do something that most people say is impossible.”

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That effort, backed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is designed to restore sand lost from Lido Key in the wake of Tropical Storm Debby in 2012. The well-being of the critically eroded Lido shoreline has been a concern for residents in the area, and although the FEMA project comes as a relief, it’s a stopgap measure as they await progress on a long-term solution.

The Army Corps of Engineers is working with the city on a 50-year project to periodically replenish the Lido shoreline with sand dredged from Big Pass, which has never been dredged before, and New Pass. The Army Corps is currently revising its project to redesign three erosion-slowing groins slated for Lido Key, leaving Lido residents — and other interested parties, including Sarasota County — waiting until any additional steps can be taken.

Lido Key Residents Association President Carl Shoffstall said he is holding out hope that the long-term project could still begin in 2016, though the residents association has not received an update from the Army Corps regarding the redesign. The timeline calls for the redesigned plans to come forward for public discussion soon, at which point the state approval process can begin in earnest.

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“If that’s OK, then the next step is turning around and starting to look at permitting.”

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Still, Shoffstall said the group is at peace with the fact that the post-Debby renourishment will be the last major effort until the Army Corps project is approved.

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He just doesn’t get it For a guy who graduated from Harvard and “taught” at the University of Chicago, Barack Obama sure didn’t “larn” much about economics or capitalism.

In fact, you could say he didn’t larn nuthin’.

President Obama, of course, continued his assault against liberty in favor of mandating material equality Tuesday night in his State of the Union address, Obama’s annual version of an “I Have a Dream” speech. This is his dream of taxing and confiscating every possible dollar out of successful Americans who legally, ethically and fairly earned their property.

Indeed, in spite of American voters telling him with bullhorns in November they don’t want his policies, he ticked off his list of proposed tax increases Tuesday night.

Seriously? Just as his economy is finally gaining traction, he wants to confiscate more of Americans’ property and redistribute more unearned benefits?

Give the guy an “F” in economics. As Steve Forbes tries to remind every politician who calls for tax increases, it’s pretty simple: When you raise the price, you get less of what you want. When you raise taxes, you get less economic growth, fewer jobs.

Maybe the president — and all of his fellow redistributionists — could understand a simple diagram of how economics, capitalism and human behavior works.

We chose to illustrate with the capital-gains tax because we figured even the University of Chicago and Harvard graduates could understand.

Of course, knowing what we know about President Obama’s understanding of economics, he likely would think in the example above that the additional $13,000 that goes to Washington with a 28% capitalgains tax would fuel economic growth.

That’s money Washington would inject into the economy, so his thinking goes.

But let’s debunk that: In whose hands would that $13,000 be put to better use — say, Bill Gates, America’s great job creator, or Congress? Case closed.

What’s more, when capital gains are taxed at high rates, guess what? It stays locked up; investors don’t cash out; tax collections decline.

There is also this well-understood truism — well, understood by capitalists, anyway — that no matter how hard it tries, govern-

ment does not create or produce wealth — ever. The late Milton Friedman, a University of Chicago graduate who actually learned something, explained that concept very clearly: “What government gives to one, it must take from another.”

In other words, raising tax rates — on capital gains, estates or corporate or personal incomes — will not produce economic growth or increased wealth.

But you can afford it, Obama says to those who have accumulated wealth and property (as a result of their hard work and ingenuity!).

Perhaps they can. But that’s not the point. Forcing them to pay higher taxes is the equivalent of theft, albeit legalized. It’s Obama wanting to use “the law” to force one American to serve another man’s (his) purpose. To take one man’s property and give it to another because this particular

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politician believes more in collective equality than he believes in individual liberty.

One more example: the corporate income tax. Obama and other altruistequality-ites have no qualms about taxing corporate profits. But they refuse to accept another simple economic truism: Corporations do not pay taxes. They never pay taxes. They may physically send tax payments to the federal government. But that tax money doesn’t come from the corporation. It comes from the corporation’s customers and consumers — in the form of higher prices.

Just imagine what would happen in the U.S. economy if the corporate income tax rate were cut in half. Think of all of the capital suddenly freed up to be invested in expanding successful businesses. Think how that would help the middle class.

It’s so simple. Econ 101.

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After Greg Morris, Sarasota County fleet services manager, learned about one of his employee’s background, he knew it was a great story that needed to be shared.

In November, Michael Naletko learned Construction Equipment magazine had selected him, along with 21 other people, as one of its “Under 40 in Construction” award winners.

Naletko, 37, fleet technician for heavy David Altig, Executive Vice President equipment with Sarasota County, spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force in heavy and Director of Research at the vehicle maintenance. But prior to that he Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta didn’t have any experience in mechanical repair — not even tinkering with a car.

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Naletko’s experience in the military guided the rest of his career. He went on to work for the port authority of New York and New Jersey and as a railroad mechanic before moving to Sarasota in 2007.

“Mike fits perfectly with his performance, attitude and skills,” Morris said.

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Naletko’s job requires constant education to keep up with new technology and know-how to fix new vehicles because the technology is always changing. A laptop has become one of his most important tools.

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For information, visit dsasarasota.com/ events.

Daddy-Daughter Date Night — runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at Florida Studio Theatre, 200 S. Orange Ave. This year’s Daddy-Daughter Date Night will include dinner and a performance of “Dancing in the Street” featuring the Prima Donnettes. Enjoy a night out with your daughter or help sponsor a daddy and daughter from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota. Tickets are $100 per couple and $60 for an additional guest. To RSVP and for information, contact Maria Maguire at mmaguire@williamsparker.com.

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Native American Indian Festival — times vary by day at the Sarasota Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd. Explore the traditions and cultures of the Native American people at the 8th annual Sarasota Native American Indian Festival. There will be handmade arts and crafts, paintings, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, bead work and leather work, along with Native American food. Tickets are $7 for adults; $3 for

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ages 6 to 12; ages 5 and younger are free.

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Community Picnic — runs from 10 a.m. to noon at Suncoast Technical College Campus, 4748 Beneva Road. Families are invited to enjoy a day featuring food, music and activities. Stop by to explore the campus to learn more about educational opportunities and enter for a chance to win free tuition. Admission is free. For information, visit facebook.com/suncoasttechnicalcollege.

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MFS Market Insight Dinner Seminar — starts at 5:30 p.m. at Columbia Restaurant, 411 St. Armands Circle. The Sarasota branch of Ameriprise Financial Services is hosting the dinner seminar. Admission is free; reservations are required by Jan. 26. For reservations and information, contact Mars Barlow at 3659000.

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When James ordered a set of GE Color Effects lights and they weren’t working, he sent away for a replacement and was told to throw away the broken set. But he saw the opportunity as a challenge to tinker with the lights and possibly get them to function. He took the lights apart and researched and tinkered until he was able to get the lights to work. They not only function but now flash in a new pattern he created.

The desire to solve and fix technical problems runs deep with James who is a software developer. He considers himself an inventor.

“Personally, I've been taking broken things apart since I was a kid,” James said.

“What was originally an interest in how things work and fixing things grew into a sprit of how I can make things work better or more fun.”

James has considered relocating to what he calls a more “high-tech city” to be surrounded by people with similar interests. Few places in Sarasota offer access to tools, supplies and technology that some members of the “Makers Movement,” such as James, require for personal projects. A Maker can be a person of any skill level who is interested in manufacturing and inventing.

And the Maker community is one in which Dr. Fritz and Ping Faulhaber of the Faulhaber Foundation have taken a special interest.

Before it closed its doors in September 2013, G.WIZ was the home of a fabrication facility, the Faulhaber Fab Lab, that offered resources to inventors in the community. Once G.WIZ closed, the Faulhabers purchased back much of the Fab Lab equipment, and last April they established the nonprofit Suncoast Science Center.

Through the Faulhaber Fab Lab at the Suncoast Science Center, inventors such as James, students and interested members of the community can have access to tools that include a 3-D printer, laser cutter and a technology and electronics lab.

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Suncoast Science Center COO Christine Meeker Lange said the community will also benefit from the space in terms of workshops, lectures and immersive programs including computer coding for children.

“The Faulhabers were excited about helping the community,” Lange said. “The idea is to get kids and adults back into the creativity of building something.”

An open house for members of the community to explore the Suncoast Science Center will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, at the center, 4452 S. Beneva Road.

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Community comes together for Martin Luther King Jr. tribute Temple Emanu-El invited members of the congregation and community to a tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. featuring the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Sunday.

The event began with a brunch for guests to mingle and enjoy refreshments. Then, Rabbi Richard Klein welcomed everyone and introduced the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. WBTT founder and Artistic Director Nate Jacobs led singers

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The Rev. Charles McKenzie read excerpts from King’s speeches between songs. The performance concluded with the audience holding hands and singing “Reach Out and Touch Someone.”

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Sarasota Military Academy hosts statewide tournament Eight Florida high schools took to the mats Saturday for the inaugural Advance Dental Care “Tooth Fairy Classic” tournament hosted by Sarasota Military Academy at the SMA Prep School campus.

The first multi-team tournament SMA Wrestling has hosted included opponents from Lakewood Ranch High School, Riverview High School, Oviedo High School and Fivay High School.

SMA took home the firstplace trophy; second place went to Oviedo.

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Tennis program uses the buddy system Buddy Up Tennis — formerly called BUDS Tennis — held its first clinic Saturday, at the Out-of-Door Academy upper school campus.

About 16 athletes participated in the clinic, where they learned about playing tennis and built on the foundation of skills they had already learned. The adaptive program, for children with Down syndrome, focuses on positivity and praise and — the biggest focus of all — having fun.

BUDS (Bringing Up Down Syndrome) Tennis began in 2013, when Allison Davis, a student at Riverview High School, partnered with Manasota BUDS to teach tennis lessons to children with Down syndrome. Davis was inspired after attending her triplet sister Sarah’s tennis lessons with Coach Joan Bellissimo. Sarah Davis has Down syndrome.

With help from Emma Traynor, another Riverview senior, and Bellissimo, Davis developed the tennis program into three eight-week sessions of lessons.

Davis and Traynor are seniors this year, so to ensure their program continued, they partnered with Buddy Up Tennis, a nonprofit organization out of Ohio, which also teaches tennis to children with Down syndrome.

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Mary Lee, Joy Lightcap and Dianne Beaver watch contestants during the Floral Design Challenge.

FLORAL FUN The foliage was flying in a contest of creativity for the Floral Design Challenge Monday, at the Sarasota Garden Club. Six participants were given identical plant materials to twist, bend and arrange into a floral work

of art. The competition was fierce, and contestants playfully taunted one another by swiping plant material or holding up signs challenging each other.

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“I brought my entire box today because I thought I might need everything,” Milligan said.

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“There are so many ways we can use this to benefit our kids,” Dragon said in a release. “I do not know right now where it will go, but it will have a big impact on our school and kids.”

More than 1,500 members of the Southside Village community came together to celebrate the holiday and give back to Southside Elementary for the Dec. 12 Flamingo Fantasyland-themed Holiday Stroll. Businesses held special hours, gave away prizes and offered refreshments while live performances took place along Hillview Street.

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ODA Head of School David Mahler congratulated Vasilaki on the achievement in a release.

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Runners set record for Ringling Bridge Run participation More than 2,600 runners — a record — came out for the 12th annual Ringling Bridge Run presented by Sarasota YMCA Saturday.

The route took runners from the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, along U.S. 41, over the John Ringling Bridge and back to the starting line for a total of 4 miles. For participant Ryan Winkler, who ran the distance alongside his daughter, Katrina, one of the perks of the route was the view of the bay from the bridge.

“It didn’t feel as long and provided a different change in scenery,” Winkler said. “Plus, it was good to go with my daughter.”

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Tower Residences condo sells for $3.15 million The following residential real estate transactions took place between Jan. 2 and Jan. 5.

A condominium in the Tower Residences tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Lavon Coleman, of Germantown, Tenn., sold her Unit 1501 condominium at 35 Watergate Drive to Joanne DelMastro and Daniel DelMastro, trustees, of Glastonbury, Conn., for $3.15 million. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,751 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2.9 million in 2006.

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Anita Pierce Erwin, of Aspen, Colo., sold the Unit 603 condominium at 990 Blvd. of the Arts to Karen Neilinger, of Sarasota, for $1,065,300. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 2,335 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $820,000 in 2003.

Condominium on the Bay

Lucia Howell, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 20 condominium at 938 Blvd. of the Arts to Glenn and Carol Warr, of Sarasota, for $820,000. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,904 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $675,000 in 2002.

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Bradford Dillingham, of Tampa, sold his home at 2741 Grove St. to The Merchants Group Inc.

for $445,200. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,379 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $152,500 in 2008.

Kim Sargent, of Parrish, sold her home at 3430 Webber St. to Euly Rodriguez-Alvarez and Manuel Cruz, of Sarasota, for $212,000. Built in 1964, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,000 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $154,400 in 2012.

ing area. It previously sold for $440,000 in 2004.

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Lawrence and Jennifer Goichman, of Stanford, Conn., sold their Unit 404 condominium at 1602 Stickney Point Road to Robert and Justine Surabian, of Stoneham, Mass., for $326,000.

Built in 1975, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,128 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $157,500 in 1999.

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Regina Giannaccini, trustee, of Westminster, Md., sold the Unit 806 condominium at 11 Sunset Drive to Jane Taylor and David Taylor, of Sarasota, for $435,000.

Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,433 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $132,500 in 1992.

Kevin Collins, of Holmes Beach, sold his Unit 503 condominium at 435 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Ilse Goesmann, of Sarasota, for $430,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,424 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $620,000 in 2005.

Jeffrey Azpell, of Sarasota, sold his home at 2605 Constitution Blvd. to Ernest Goggio Jr., of Oconomowoc, Wis., for $412,5000. Built in 1971, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,755 square feet of liv-

John and Janet Zoda, of Brooksville, sold their home at 9064 Willowbrook Drive to John and Charlotte Hawke, of Sarasota, for $305,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,238 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $410,000 in 2005.

Karen Helm, trustee, sold the Unit T-138 condominium at 1704 Pelican Cove Road to Marshall and Marian Raser, of Pittsfield, Mass., for $275,000. Built in 1976, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,841 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $265,000 in 2007.

Richard Jennings and Laura Jensen-Jennings, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2559 Riverview Court to John Butts and Jessica Fajardo, of Sarasota, for $274,000. Built in 1985, it has three bedrooms, two baths and

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558 Dove Pointe #A3998156 $849,000 Nicole Dovgopolyi

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1280 Dolphin Bay Way #A4111526 $825,000 Kristina Rain

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4627 Pine Harrier Drive #A4111068 $799,000 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene

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1600 N Lodge Drive #A4107274 $2,400,000 Phyllis Garfinkel

604 Apalachicola Road #N5902078 $749,500 Sherrey Welch

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1184 Mallard Marsh Drive #A4111255 $679,900 Larisa Powers

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8129 Collingwood Court #A4111389 $665,000 Linda Driggs

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5116 Cantabria Crest #A4109965 $584,900 Alex Ley

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4593 Sweetmeadow Circle #A4111455 $459,000 Lorraine Neal

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2884 Seasons Boulevard #A4111275 $435,000 June Howell

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6262 Sturbridge Court #A4111054 $419,900 Mary Collier

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3300 Sunset Key Circle #C7206710 $375,000 Jennifer Calenda

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3703 65Th E Avenue #A4107217 $365,000 Sarah Mcguire

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800 Benjamin Franklin Drive #A4111452 $365,000 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

Lido Key 941-349-3444 941-266-8658

9 Medalist Way #D5901399 $359,000 Joanne Pattona

Rotonda West 941-473-7750 941-626-0880

4164 Brookpointe Court #A4104804 $349,000 Marlene & George Marshall

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2190 Magnolia St #A3999245 $299,900 Peggy Wellman & Robert Moffatt

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1500 North Drive 1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. 1610 Arlington St. 1463 Tangier Way 1238 S. Orange Ave. 1341 Tangier Way 950 Whitakers Lane 301 S. Gulfstream Ave. 2145 Rose St. 2522 Hillview St.

Renovations Renovations Addition Pool/Spa Renovations Seawall Pool Remodel Remodel Re-roof

Michele McNeill, trustee Nancy Roucher Gerald May Steven Clavette Lawrence Fox Melissa Gissiner Joann Desrosiers Leonard Tufaro Joe Quatro Matthew Mashke

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Amount $335,079 $150,000 $110,000 $68,201 $46,000 $21,774 $21,000 $17,853 $11,000 $10,800

SARASOTA COUNTY Randall Wells Philip Stanhope Greg Gendron Gerald Gehlbach Steve Deputy Kenneth Burchmore Dale Dixon Marisa Deyl Donald Brummer Sunroom Renovation James Campbell

Amount $75,000 $74,860 $49,846 $43,000 $41,315 $37,500 $32,000 $30,000 $30,000 $30,000

7360 Point Of Rocks Road #A4111382 $4,650,000 Lenore Treiman

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2,382 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $280,000 in 2003.

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Carol Sandrock, of Red Bank, N.J., sold her home at 3205 Woodberry Lane to Frank and Thelma Guerrini and Karin Guerrini, of Harrisburg, Pa., for $231,000.

Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,569 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $52,000 in 1998.

4808 Palm Aire Drive #A4111086 $285,000 Kristen Srur

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1064 N Tamiami Trail #A4110791 $278,900 Elizabeth Gardini

3678 Medford Lane #A4111335 $215,000 Linda Holley

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-356-3970

320 Calle Miramar #A4111579 $1,900,000 Alix Wexler PA

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285 Lookout Point Drive #A4108793 $1,850,000 Victoria Stultz

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-387-5676

888 S Orange Ave # PH-A #A3977537 $1,800,000 Susan Mitchell

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1536 Sandpiper Ln #A3990684 $1,645,000 Lenore Treiman & Ellen Wells

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1671 North Drive #A4108516 $1,199,000 Kramer-Thompson Team

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-928-0790

6501 Saddle Oak Trail #A4111080 $1,100,000 Lee Byron and Sue Keal

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-350-5542

218 Robin Drive #A4111266 $1,070,000 Anne-Marie Tardif

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-350-3077

639 N Macewen Drive #A4104244 $1,045,000 Karen Landis

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-400-6049

796 Lytham Cir #A3996903 $995,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

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3285 Walter Travis Drive #A4102073 $949,000 Denise Mei

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William Lloyd, trustee, and Dianne Lloyd, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 1 condominium at 301 Beach Road to Richard and Charlotte Clark, of Sarasota, for $1.77 million. Built in 2011, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,725 square feet of living area.

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1622 Stickney Point Rd # 202 #A3998249 $229,900 Brian Loebker

7305 Powder Puff #C7200171 $189,900 Kaley Lewis

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Oma McCall presents David Bair, of Quality Boats, with a certificate of recognition at the Monday Mixer Jan. 12.

Sarasota Chamber mixes business with celebration

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Members of the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce celebrated the remodeling of Quality Boats with a Monday Mixer Jan. 12. The evening included a ribbon cutting to mark the renovations. The boat retailer has two locations in Clearwater and recently expanded with its new Sarasota location on Tamiami Trail south of Stickney Point Road.

Following the ribbon cutting, the Insignia Award for excellence in customer service was presented to Tom Roberts of A New Approach to Financial Planning.

Guests were also able to tour some of the boats on display, including the 41foot Pursuit Sport Coupe at the front of the property.

Right: Ron Burkdoll, of Pursuit Boats, addresses the crowd at the Monday Mixer.

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Call STATUE: SPREAD Eagle, 13”hx11”w, on stand, 941-485-5662. beautiful, $20. 941-488-1853.

TEAK CHAIR, rolling, excellent ANTIQUE COUCH from upholstered, Vermont. Comfortable condition. $175. condition, 941-232-0276. and in excellent $195. (941) 924−5093.

XMAS TREE: Live healthy Norfolk, Dual 6' 4"Band. tall, ROUTER NETGEAR N750 Wireless 4' wide, in decorative pot,(941)925−4183 $59 o/b/o.

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CUSTOM Couch. You must arrange transport (pick up), $125. (440) 263−7032.

Antiques/Collectibles

DINING SET: pub style, glass top and 4 chairs, PURCHASING EAMES, Knoll, Danish, Dunbar, excellent, $200. (203) 524−9002.

Evans, Laverne, Nakashima, Parzinger furniture, PORTABLE HEATER: Edenpure GEN3 Tommy Model glass, pottery and designer clothing.

1000 Quartz,772-643-3209. $195. (941) 924−5093.

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2005 INFINITI G35 Sedan. Slate blue, 61,000 miles, garage kept, immaculate, full records. $11,000. 941-383-8079.

1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara JS, one owner, local car, clean Car Fax. Only 32/K miles! $3988 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 ST, reg. CAB, 8’ bed, 3.7 V6, $13988 2007 Hyundai Azera Limted, one owner, local car clean Car Fax, 26K/miles, $10988 2010 Nissan Rogue SL, AWD, almost new, 59K/miles, $13988 2008 Classified Toyota Yaris, 1 owner, goodvalue cond.,of your Free when the total new tires, $7988 Free Classified when or theless total value of must your merchandise is $200 (each item 2005 Lexus ES330, like serviced merchandise is $200 ornew, less just (each iteminmust be priced).

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Motor Homes/RVs 1997 COACHMEN Popup: sleeps 5, A/C, refrigerator, sink, propane stove, very good condition, $2500. 941-685-1488.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales AUCTION MID-CENTURY DESIGN SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7TH @ 1PM Inspection Sunday Day of Sale 11am-1pm The sale will be held at our Auction Gallery located on the Southwest corner ofSales 301N & Garage/Moving/Estate University Parkway. *****FEATURING: Danish Modern Furniture, SALE Art, Lucite,ESTATE Signed Modern Friday, - 8:45a.m.-2p.m.

Retro January Lighting 23 Fixtures, Jewelry, Saturday, January 24 - 8:45a.m.-12p.m.

Signed Sculptures, Rugs, Glass and Pottery 2501 Casey Key Rd from several local Estates.***** Nokomis 34275 13% Buyer’s Premium 3% Discount for Cash or Check Sectional sofa, matching (sold separately) Bernstein AU3504 AB2545 3Elliott cushion sofa, 4 Auctions piece coffee table,-end tables Gallery Phone: 941-351-3002 & sofa table set, 3 matched tan leather chairs, Furnishings Photos & more: www.auctionzip.com 4 upholstered easy chairs, informal dining set, BRAND NEW Serta Queen Pillowtop Set. www.ebauctions.com 6 chairs & display cabinet; paintedMattress sideboard, Willing sacrifice for10$150.

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6 oriental rugs, 2 king bed sets, 14 8' to 12 ' artificial trees, marble top server, wall mirrors, AUNT’S ESTATE MUST SACRIFICE. Moving.SALE. Beautiful green large set of6532 patioCopper furniture, leather & fabric sofa Ridge couches, teak frames and teakTrail, attached table. & matching chairs byoff Whitmore Sherrill, Honore Retro 70’s. AMote mustRanch, see! $1200.

941-780-9189. octagonal game table & five leather chairs, Friday and Saturday 8am-2pm. twin bed set, office furniture: 3 bookcases, Garage/Moving/Estate Sales file drawer, desk, & 2 swivel chairs, Newer living partners room, dining room, bedroom and lamps, decorative art, HGTV, office furniture. Multiple collections of World linenswood & accessories.and figurines, Traveler. Art glass, ESTATE carvings SALE patio and more.ONLY BYSale APPOINTMENT

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SoldRd. by the pound.

Near Clark Saturday, December 6th., 10:00a.m.-1p.m.

Faith Lutheran Church, of7750 Beneva Rd., Gated subdivision high quality Sarasota 34238.

HUGE FUND up to dateRAISER furniture.SALE To benefit Sarasota Youth Sailing ESTATE SALE: Friday and Saturday 8-3pm, January 24, 8a.m.-12p.m.

Julie McClure 7163 Westmoreland Dr., Sales Whitfield Estates.

VFW Pix: www.estatesales.net Christmas, collectibles, crafts, baskets, dishes, 24 South Tuttle Avenue 34237 For appointment: Julie1944@aol.com glassware, bicycles, E-mail: golf clubs, graphics, stamping and scrapbook supplies.

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Merchandise Wanted General Merchandise

CASH FOR Old Military Items. Swords, FOR SALE: Wine bottles.

Opus 1, CASH FOR Old Items.

Swords, uniforms, insignia &Collection, oldMilitary guns. 90 Call 941-416-3280.

1983-1992.

Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon uniforms, insignia & old guns.

Call 941-416-3280.

Reserve, 1983-1989.

Will& SILVER sell by WANTED. the bottle, or COINS, STAMPS, GOLD complete collection.

Paying Spot on 941-954-4567.

Gold Bullion. IMMEDIATE PAYMENT. Suncoast Stamp Company, 8520 South Merchandise Wanted Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 941-921-9761

Pools/Spas HOT TUBS - Swim Spas - Fiberglass Pools.

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ince 1999, the Season of Sculpture has made its mark on Sarasota’s arts scene with unique and striking sculptures on the Sarasota bayfront from artists across the world. Now that arts group, which was once just a biennial presence, has a new home (the Rosemary District), a new name (Sarasota Sculpture Center) and a new mission: to be more impactful in the public art scene.

The Season of Sculpture began about 16 years ago with the goal of bringing sculptures to the bayfront every two years for six-month residencies. With such an extensive break between each season, the all-volunteer, nonprofit group only received limited funding from local and state government grants, which generally go to year-round orga-

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“When we put together our last public show, Season VII, we were exhausted and broke,” says Susan McLeod, chairwoman of the Sarasota Sculpture Center.

“We tried to figure out if and how we could keep this going.”

Last summer, after their seventh season closed, McLeod and the 10-member board of directors decided to revamp and restructure the organization to place it at the forefront of public art in Sarasota. The nonprofit added three new board members (Steve Seidensticker, Glenn Weiss and Sam Alfstad) and switched to year-round operations. Alfstad, a career creative director and digital marketer, offered his gallery space on Fifth Street to the organization for free.

In addition, McLeod was elected to the International Sculpture Center’s board of trustees, which allowed the Sarasota Sculpture Center to enjoy increased networking opportunities.

According to McLeod, the restructuring of the organization stimulated an influx of donations from its original Season of Sculpture supporters. McLeod and the board plan to lead a major fundraising drive culminating in their eighth bayfront sculpture show in fall 2016.

“We tried to strengthen our weaknesses before asking for more money,” says McLeod, “and that added financial support improved our board, created a base of operations and staff.”

The added funding and stability of a central location will be

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Sarasota Sculpture Center board members, including David Wyant Jr., Susan McLeod, Rita Shewer, Barbara May, Carol Camiener and Dr. John Welch want to increase the organization’s presence.

“Hanna & Shemu'el” by Boaz Vaadia is part of the “Rubber, Metal & Stone” exhibit.

the foundation for the board’s ambitious future programming.

Its bayfront sculpture series will continue as usual, but the Sarasota Sculpture Center also aims to build initiatives, events and exhibits around its core program to increase its art sculpture pedigree.

Bright and spacious, the center’s new home opens up to a

gallery space on the main floor used for exhibits of sculpture and prints that are smaller than the towering pieces in the organization’s main bayside exhibition. Above the gallery lies loft/office space for the staff of Alfstad & Productions, which operates and organizes the shows presented in the space. Beyond the office space is a lounge area that will be turned into the sculpture center’s educational space, where it will host public symposiums and educational presentations from artists and experts on public art.

For its inaugural exhibition, “Rubber, Metal & Stone: Small Works, Sculptures & Drawings,”

the Sculpture Center is bringing in works from artists who have showed in past Season of Sculpture exhibits, including Chakaia Booker of Newark, N.J., Boaz Vaadia of Israel and Hans Van de Bovenkamp from the Netherlands. The show runs from Jan. 24 to Feb. 20.

McLeod says that Sarasota is at a crossroads in regards to its implementation of public art, and that the Sarasota Sculpture Center hopes to play a major role in educating Sarasota residents about public sculptures.

“With this new facility, we have the ability to keep our name out there,” says McLeod. “Ideally, I’d like the Sarasota Sculpture Cen-

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Before the Sarasota Orchestra played its first note in 1949, before the Sarasota Opera sang its first aria in 1973 and before the Sarasota Ballet took its first steps in 1990, there was the Sarasota Concert Association.

Since its inaugural 1938-1939 season, the Sarasota Concert Association (SCA) has been bringing in classical orchestra, opera and dance performances to the culture-hungry denizens of the Sarasota area.

“Though we are in a cultural haven, I think the concert association’s role has not changed,” SCA President Joy McIntyre says. “It’s probably the oldest organization still in business that brings classical musicians and artists to Sarasota. We were the first in bringing the culture from the outside world here.”

The SCA’s history of past performances reads like a who’s who of 20th century classical music. Arthur Fielder & the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Westminster Choir, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic are just a sampling of the orchestras that the organization has brought to Sarasota.

This record of artistic quality continues with the SCA’s 70th season (operations ceased for six years during World War II), with performances from London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Dresden Philharmonic conducted by Michael Sanderling with cellist Johannes Moser, the Takács String Quartet with pianist Joyce Yang, and pianist Murray Perahia.

The association’s artistic selection committee tries to schedule at least two national and international orchestras that are touring at the time, along with an array of quality solo instrumentalists and smaller ensembles.

And to celebrate its 70th year, the SCA will include a rare sixth concert this season starring Sarasota’s resident jazz and American songbook master, Dick Hyman.

According to McIntyre, the five-concert season allows the perfect space to have a balanced season of both large orchestras, smaller ensembles and solo performers.

But this sixth performance will act as a potential opportunity for McIntyre and the concert association board to expand their musical offerings beyond classical music and to hopefully attract new sup-

porters. Currently the association has a 900-member subscriber pool and draws 6,000 to 7,000 attendees per season.

“I hope we can in the future offer a sixth concert of alternative programming that has artists that are equally well-known to classical music fans as well as to younger people,” she said.

Another goal of McIntyre’s is to erase the anxiety classical music neophytes might have in hearing a complicated work by offering educational seminars and sessions about composers and pieces to be performed that season.

“Spreading the value of classical music has been and is a part of my mission in life,” says McIntyre. “There are so many things I want to see happen that I need another life in order to accomplish all the things I want to do.”

The Platinum Anniversary Season Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor and soloist Pinchas Zukerman When: Wednesday, Jan. 14 Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center When: 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26 Tickets: $40 to $70 Dick Hyman, 70th Anniversary Celebration When: 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11 Where: The Historic Asolo Theater Tickets: $45 Dresden Philharmonic with conductor Michael Sanderling and cellist Johannes Moser When: 4 p.m. Sunday, March 1 Tickets: $45 to $75 Takács String Quartet with pianist Joyce Yang When: 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 Tickets: $40 to $70 Murray Perahia, piano When: 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 Tickets: $40 to $70 All performances take place at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall unless otherwise noted.

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Renewed Purpose Jill Sigman, donning a neonyellow reflective vest and gray gardening gloves, surveys the heap of discarded trash that towers at least six feet above her inside a warehouse the size of an airplane hangar. Recognizable brands such as Coca-Cola and Pizza Hut peek through the amalgamation of white paper and black trash bags at the Waste Management Sarasota Transfer Station — Mount Yesterday. Sigman pulls a few pieces of debris out of the pile and examines them but then puts them back — she’s looking for something specific.

Then she spots it. A child-size pink boogie board plastered in Disney princesses lies among the discarded; its Styrofoam insides are exposed due to a large rip in the back. Sigman turns the item over in her hands, wondering aloud about its origin. Who owned it? For what was it used?

“To some degree, objects have interesting histories,” says Sigman. “Sometimes you can only guess at the history, but some of them are interesting. You can imagine some child owned this, used it and touched it.”

Sigman is not an adventurous dumpster diver; she’s a contributing artist to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art’s exhibition “Re:Purposed,” which opens Feb. 13. Featuring other contemporary artists such Nick

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Cave, Aurora Robson, Mac Premo and El Anatsui, the series focuses on artists who create works composed entirely of castoff materials. Each of Sigman’s works is site-specific. Her upcoming work, “Hut Number 10,” will be an interactive and stable structure constructed completely out of abandoned things collected at the Sarasota County landfill and from Sarasota streets.

“My art focuses on what we throw away, how much we throw away and where it goes,” says Sigman, as she wipes her gloves off after a fresh round of hunting. “I talk to many people when working on each project and ask them what was the last thing they threw away, how long did they have it and did they know where it was going to go?”

Sigman’s work is a roving exploration of each city and neighborhood she scours for building materials. Unlike artists who buy their raw materials in an art supplies store, Sigman’s medium can be found virtually anywhere.

She has created huts in Troy, N.Y., Brooklyn, N.Y., and Oslo.

Each domicile is about the size of a small room.

Although the hut series is a fairly new venture in her artistic life (Sigman is primarily a dancer and choreographer) the progression is a natural one. She allows the movement of the materials to determine their placement in

Artist Jill Sigman gives a second life to Sarasota’s discarded objects.

the structure. There are no blueprints or extensive structural planning, just improvisational architectural choreography.

Though her work initially explored the relationship of people and their possessions, Sigman’s 10th entry in her ongoing hut series has an innate environmental aspect to it.

Each object used to construct the hut, once destined to lie dormant in a landfill, has been given a second life.

“I hope that people will re-see things in their life in a whole new light,” says Sigman. “The huts I build are a little bit fun and a little bit sinister, so I want visitors to have fun but also imagine, dream and confront difficult questions.”

IF YOU GO ‘Re:Purposed’ When: Feb. 13 through May 17 Where: The John and Mable Ringing Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road Tickets: $25 for adults; $23 for seniors 65 and older; $5 for children 6 to 17 and students with ID; free for children 5 or younger Info: Call 359-5700 or visit ringling.org.

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‘LANDSCAPE IN PANORAMA’ BY JAN CHRISTENSEN EXHIBIT OPENING

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It’s a celebration of marriage, money and all things middle class — an unapologetic love letter to the American Dream.

The dream takes place in Yonkers, N.Y., before the dawn of the 20th century. Dolly Levi (Peggy Roeder) is the charmingly manipulative, 50-something matchmaker in question. Her latest assignment: Horace Vandergelder (Steve Hendrickson), a cranky, well to do, middle-aged businessman with heroic sideburns. Dolly has the perfect match for him: herself. She doesn’t inform him of this fact until the final curtain is ready to drop. (She, of course, makes Horace think that it’s his idea.)

The other American dreamers include Cornelius Hackl (Buddy Haardt) and Barnaby (Owen Teague) — the rich man’s overworked clerks who cut out on their job for a night on the town in New York City. (Their checklist includes adventure and a kiss by night’s end.) The lads convince two proper ladies at a hat shop (Olivia Williamson and Allie Henkel) that they’re two rich kids. Vandergelder’s niece (Andrea Adnoff) also tries to make a break for it to marry an aspiring artist (Paul Herbig) against her uncle’s wishes.

They all, of course, wind up at the same swanky restaurant on the Upper East Side.

Along the way, Doug Jones and David Breitbarth provide comic relief as a drunken Irish philosopher and a scowling horse-drawn carriage driver, respectively.

Carolyn Michel does her best to unite any young lovers who stumble into her house, and a parrot (uncredited) squawks “Hello, Dolly!”

If you’re expecting a slow-moving, nos-

talgic parade, you’re probably thinking of the Barbra Streisand movie. Think again.

“The Matchmaker,” at its heart, is classic farce — and like any good farce it moves in the fast lanes. Characters duck under tables and counters, make canned tomatoes explode, wrestle with room dividers and disguise themselves as members of the opposite sex.

It’s funny stuff. Director Peter Amster wrings every drop of laughter he can out of it but doesn’t skimp on the warmth or homespun philosophy. This is a Wilder play, after all.

Every actor gets a chance to shine and share his or her character’s philosophy, sometimes to each other and sometimes directly to the audience. These feel less like soliloquies and more like informal chats between friends.

Money is the No. 1 topic. And it’s hardly the root of all evil.

As Dolly tells us, “The difference between a little money and no money at all is enormous and can shatter the world.

And the difference between a little money and an enormous amount of money is very slight, and that, also, can shatter the world.”

And, as Cornelius informs his fellow clerk, “Listen, everybody thinks when he gets rich he’ll be a different kind of rich person from the rich people he sees around him. Later on he finds out there’s only one kind of rich person. And he’s it.”

And — in the world according to Wilder — being a rich person isn’t bad. The problem isn’t money but what you do with it.

As Dolly’s late husband once said, “Money is like manure; it’s not worth a thing unless it’s spread around encouraging young things to grow.”

If you’ll pardon the expression, the money gets spread around and everyone (young and old alike) grows before the curtain falls. The American Dream is alive and well in Wilder’s play. Judging by the warm applause, it’s alive and well here, too.

Let’s hope we never wake up.

— Marty Fugate

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Edvard Grieg Dunbar, whose voice is perfect for this kind of intimate song, created great realms of color within a small canvas, and by explaining what the texts were about (they were sung in Norwegian) he managed to convey their meanings through the beauty and texture of his voice.

Martin, the pianist, stayed on stage for a set of piano pieces that were startlingly as impressionistic as they were romantic.

They included the familiar “Goblin’s Bridal Procession at Vossevangen.” (If I hummed it, you’d know it.)

After the uncertain intermission, a small group of singers from Gloria Musicae took the stage under the direction of Joseph Holt for a remarkable set of choral works scored for unaccompanied women’s voices.

Because of the intricate harmonies landing on unisons among the voices, this is difficult music to sing, but the women of Gloria Musicae were so polished and immaculate in their pitches the music took on a gorgeous shimmer.

They were joined by the men of GM for a glistening performance of Grieg’s “Ave Maris Stella,” followed by some psalms for mixed chorus with baritone soloist Njal Sparbo.

Even with the programmatic confusion, it was an interesting evening, and we’re grateful to the Artist Series Concerts for bringing us music that we probably would never hear under any other circumstances. A little Grieg goes a long way, but, in retrospect, it does open one’s ears to a new language of music-making — and we’re appreciative of that.

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Edvard Grieg is to Norway what Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber are to the United States. But even though the Norwegian composer was prolific enough to keep a festival of his music afloat, most people outside of Norway are familiar with only a handful of his works: The Holberg Suite, “Peer Gynt,” some of his “Lyric Pieces” and, of course, the Grieg Piano Concerto.

In Norway, Grieg is a musical hero, worshipped by musicians from Bergen to Oslo to Trondheim. His musical image and imagination have spread far beyond the borders of his native land, but his countrymen want his music to be better known around the world, and one of the best approaches they’ve found has been by way of an Edvard Grieg Festival in Florida.

The Artist Series Concerts has, with the help of the festival’s director, Sylvia Reynolds Eckes, jumped on this Scandinavian bandwagon and brought a special series to Sarasota with lectures, concerts, visits from Norwegian dignitaries and a musical smorgasbord of Grieg’s music that is so vast, it’s become a Sarasotan’s musical feast.

But the waters of Grieg run not only deep but also murky.

Take the printed program of the first concert Jan. 9. Featuring more than two dozen pieces of music, with print smaller than a Norwegian elf, every musical participant announced the program would not run in the printed order. In fact, there wasn’t one selection that followed the printed page, to the point that most of us were confounded and confused, wondering what it was we were hearing.

Worse, there was no intermission included on the printed page, so, when the houselights came up halfway through the program, murmurs of surprise and wonder ran through the Historic Asolo.

Still, with all the confusion and musical mystification the program caused (why bother printing it if you don’t follow it?), there were some magical moments in the evening, starting with baritone Alan Dunbar and pianist Gregory Martin. They performed two sets of songs with great finesse and beauty. Very Lieder-like in their sound, one couldn’t help thinking of Schubert.

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Sarasota is the envy of the rest of the country every time January rolls around. With our sunny weather, white sand beaches and endless recreational activities, we offer freezing visitors from up north the perfect winter retreat. They might choose a villa on a golf course or a funky old house in a historic neighborhood. But our specialty is a maintenance-free condo on one of the keys. Hop on a plane, and in a couple of hours you’re in paradise. Here’s a selection of what’s currently on the market as the 2015 season gets off to a sunny start.

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First Course* Shrimp, squid and scallops tossed with avocado, tomatoes, cilantro, lemon-lime honey vinaigrette in a miniature tortilla shell Pairings: Halter Ranch Rose, Paso Robles, Calif., and Leffe Blonde, Brussels, Belgium Second Course Curried pumpkin soup, cumin-crusted sea scallop, toasted pumpkin seeds and crispy shallots Pairings: Halter Ranch Rose, Paso Robles, Calif., and Big Top Brewing Co. Circus City IPA, Sarasota

Grains&Grapes For years, the Junior League of Sarasota has partnered with Mattison’s for a food and beer tasting event, but this year, it added a twist: both beer and wine tastings were offered to guests. The purpose of the event was to challenge the guests’ palates to determine whether they prefer wine or beer with certain dishes.

More than 50 guests attended the event, coined Grains & Grapes, Friday, Jan. 16, at Mattison’s Forty-One, where they enjoyed a five-course meal paired with wine and craft beer tastings. Proceeds benefit the programs of the Junior League of Sarasota.

Chef Paul Mattison and Chairwoman Valerie Dorr

Pairings provided by: Big Top Brewing Co. Darwin Brewing Co. Gold Coast Eagle Distributing Republic National Distributing Co.

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Third Course Porchetta, marscapone polenta and tomato ragout Pairings: Hahn Pinot Noir, Monterey, Calif., and Darwin Brewing Co. Pirata Pilsner, Bradenton Fourth Course Duck-fat fried chicken, caramelized green beans and cheesy corn cakes Pairings: Morgan Cote Du Crow, Monterey, Calif., and Big Top Brewing Co. Intercoastal Amber, Sarasota

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Fifth Course Bad Ass Brownie Pairings: Rosa Regale, Piedmont, Italy and Darwin Brewing Co. Ayawasca, Bradenton

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Highlights from RE: The Bash!

Looking to the future The art installation was created by the students in the Fine Arts Department and Motion Design Department at Ringling College, while supervised by two fine arts faculty members. The Bash! décor committee worked with this group to provide a unique, stimulating and joyous art form.

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RE: The Bash!

Benefiting Sarasota Museum of Art/Ringling College of Art and Design • Sunday, Jan. 18, at Historic Sarasota High School • Co-Chairs: Brad and Mary Beth Goddard • Honorary Co-Chairs: Dottie Baer Garner and Brooke Callanen

by Heather Merriman | Black Tie Editor RE: The Bash! was an event celebrating Sarasota’s first art museum devoted to modern and contemporary art, known as the Sarasota Museum of Art. More than 605 guests attended the event, held on the grounds of Historic Sarasota High School, the future site of SMOA.

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Leaving their mark It was important to Wendy Surkis and The Bash! committee leaders that the SMOA family have the opportunity to leave their mark within the building. Steel pieces provided by Willis Smith will be used in the construction of the new museum.

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In addition, each of the tables at the event had a time capsule centerpiece and inside was notepaper. Guests were asked to write a note, doodle or leave a message in the capsules, which will be buried on site during construction. Sometime in the future, SMOA’s executive director will decide when to showcase the notes.

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This is such an amazing tribute to SMOA. And our marriage of 25 years withstood the test of chairing an event together!

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he most adoring fans of Sarasota Opera’s Verdi cycle belong to its elite Verdi Society, which now has a full complement of 33 members — one for each of the composer’s operas. Maestro Victor DeRenzi introduced the newest enrollees at the society’s annual dinner sponsored by Fifth Third Bank at Mattson’s 41 Jan. 15. They are Louis and Elizabeth Wery, Ken Hunt, and Forrest Crawford and Sally Foote.

Crawford and Foote are an operatic love story as a couple.

They met 10 years ago at a Sarasota Opera performance of “Pagliacci.” Foote in those days attended the opera with Don and Rachel Worthington (he later became president of the opera board). When their friend Crawford was coming to the opera for the first time, Foote wanted to be sure that he had a good seat, which ended up being at her

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Forrest Crawford and his wife, Sally Foote, at the Verdi Dinner side. He has been there pretty much ever since; the couple wed eight years ago, both for the first time, and are busy living happily ever after, a way better ending than “Pagliacci.”

AND THE WINNERS ARE … he star of the lively live auction at Sarasota Museum of Art’s RE:The Bash! was one enormous 6-liter bottle of Chateau Petrus, millennium year. Only 18 such bottles of the 2000 vintage have been sold at auction worldwide until now, at an average price of $44,800. The first winner here was the wine’s sole owner, David Potok of Cumberland Advisors, who had the joy of donating it. Then there was the perfect pairing with the auctioneer, wine merchant and oenophile extraordinaire Michael Klauber. The winning bidder was Robert Eisenbeis, who bought

the equivalent of eight bottles of Petrus for $32,000. The biggest winner, of course, is the Sarasota community for the combination of exhibitions and education that the museum will offer when it opens in 2016.

Congratulations to event committee leaders Brad and Mary Beth Goddard; Jean Martin and Doc Werlin; Mary Ann and John Meyer; Sherry and Tom Koski; Kat and Florian Schuetz; and Wendy Surkis and Peppi Elona and to honorary co-chairs Brooke Callanen and Dottie Baer Garner.

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It is fair to say that the Sarasota Opera would not be what it is without this boy from Brooklyn, and that’s the gist of the many

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toasts in his honor throughout the evening. There were performances by Sarasota Opera Artists as well, but the unique moments came in Trupiano’s time on stage.

Ever creative, he challenged guests with three questions, and handed out prizes for the correct answers: “1) In what county was I born? 2) What was the first opera I ever saw? 3) What was the first opera I heard Maestro Defense conduct? Answers below.

Answers: Kings County, “La Boheme,” “Madama Butterfly”

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Sneak peek open house … It’s your first chance to see what Dr. Fritz and Ping Faulhaber are up to with the Suncoast Science Center. Tour the facility, see the Science Lending Laboratory, learn the opportunities available in the Fab Lab and take part in science-based activities for folks of all ages. The open house is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 24, at 4452 Beneva Road on the campus of SCTI … Record sell-out … Congrats to Make-AWish Central and Northern Florida for already selling out its Feb. 26 Cooking for Wishes event — well, actually overselling and with a wait list of more than 60 …

Backstage at the Circus Arts Conservatory … Debra Sandefur showed up at the Circus Arts Conservatory offices last week saying that she and her son Johnny wanted to underwrite the valet parking for the upcoming CAC Jan. 30 gala. The party honors Debra’s mother, Tana Sandefur, and anyone who knew her knew her fondness for valet parking ... Another chance to watch Wallenda … A trip to accompany Nik Wallenda and crew to his Grand Canyon walk was the big seller at the Circus’s live auction last year and it looks like there will be a similar package for his upcoming walk across Georgia’s Tallulah Gorge this year.

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Thomas will be accompanied by Brazilian guitarist Phill Fest, Patrick Bettison on bass, Robert, Prester on keyboards, and Alvon Griffin on percussion.

A diva's jealousy leads to tragedy in Puccini's most powerful drama

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Art of Blues/ Bill Buchman & Steve Arvey

Open Seating begins 7:00 pm, Concert begins 7:30 pm Bill and guitar virtuoso Steve Arvey have brought together some of the best blues performers in the area, so be prepared to “get down” and get your “mojo moving” for this cool evening event under the stars.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14

PUCCINI

“Motown Magic” Review Directed by Scott Blum

Open Seating begins 1:30 pm, Concert begins 2:00 pm Scott will be performing with international singing sensation Evelyn Thomas along with her husband, music director and keyboardist Anthony Simpson, Joel Broom on drums, bassist Irvine Goldberg, and backup singers Ozanda Grey, Pam Koontz, and Verceal Whittiker.

Also in the Winter Opera Festival The Marriage of Figaro The Golden Cockerel Don Carlos paris version

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A WINTER SOIRÉE Benefiting Bradenton Opera Guild Sunday, Jan. 11, at Bird Key Yacht Club Photos by Heather Merriman

David Chaifetz and honoree Greg Trupiano

Stacy Ridenour and Leonard Mullins dance to the sounds of the Joe Scarano Trio

Joey Frye and Suellen Schwartz

Richard and Cynthia Russell with Roger Bingaman

Jeanne Auten and Edie Chaifetz

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TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL’S 36TH BIRTHDAY BASH Temple Beth Israel Sunday, Jan. 11, at Temple Beth Israel of Longboat Key Photos by Heather Merriman

Marion Levine and Kathy Brooks Carole Klionsky, Vera Grodzinski and Tina DeLavre

Co-Chairs Sylvia Pastor and Nancy Cohen

Mel and Cheryl Taub with Robin Green and Jay Greenblatt

Florence Katz and Judy Vigder

Marty Katz, Mimi Edlin and Cyvia Snyder

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GROOM’S PARENTS:

BRIDE’S PARENTS:

Matt and Lisa Walsh

Gerry and Lisa Amodio

HOW THE COUPLE MET:

Brian Matthew Walsh and Maria Therese Amodio met during their junior year of college in Boston. Brian was moving out of his apartment building while Maria was moving into the building. Maria’s roommate invited Brian to a party at their apartment on the night their residences overlapped. On their first date, Brian took Maria to his favorite restaurant, El Pelon, for burritos.

Brian proposed May 28, 2011 at Maria’s home in Washington, D.C., where she was living while Brian completed his Marine Corps training at The Basic School in Quantico, Va. After the proposal, the couple had dinner at their favorite restaurant, Vermillion, where their families made a surprise visit (Brian had invited them for the weekend).

The couple was married June 7, at St. Francis of Assisi Church in New Britain, Conn. Maria grew up in the house next door to the church, and her parents and grandparents were married there. The reception was held at the Society Room of Hartford in Hartford, Conn. The venue was originally built as a bank in 1893 and still has a large vault used for photo ops. The signature cocktails were The Bride’s Bellini and Walsh’s Whiskey Cocktail.

The highlight of the reception was when Brian, who graduated from the Berklee College of Music, played the drums with the seven-piece R&B band, the Soul Sensations.

HONEYMOON:

The couple spent a week after the wedding at the Carneros Inn in Napa, Calif.

Several Sarasotans were in the wedding party, including Dex and Kate Honea, J.P. Clayton, Emily Walsh and Alex Mahadevan.

THE DETAILS First dance: “You are the best thing” by Ray LaMontagne Photography: Ashley Caroline Photography Favors: Heartshaped Norman Love chocolates Dress: Custom-made at Modern Trousseau, where the bride helped design it.

Photos by Ashley Caroline Photography

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