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With the proximity to downtown Sarasota, you can just as comfortably enjoy a night out on the town as you can stay in and entertain friends. You will love the beautiful setting that looks like a first-class resort, but feels just like home. And there is always plenty to do.

Start your day with a workout in the fitness center, a soothing Tai Chi class, or a dip in the pool. Maybe you prefer the creative outlet of our woodworking shop or art studio. Join in on a game of bocce or a sit in on an educational lecture. There is so much to choose from, the possibilities are endless. And it is not just a possibility, but everyday life here at Plymouth Harbor. Enjoy a rich myriad of activities surrounded by spectacular views of Sarasota Bay. Come see for yourself – and get a new perspective on retirement living. Call us today for a tour of our award-winning campus, luxury accommodations and amenities.

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EDITORIAL Executive Editor Kat Hughes Copy Editor Kaelyn Adix Black Tie Editor Harry Sayer Design Editor Carol Parker Contributors Joe Bardi and Marty Fugate

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COVER ART: “Inviting Beach Path” by Linda Richichi will be at the “Indigo Dreams” exhibition Jan. 14 through Feb. 9 at 530 Burns Gallery. See Page 32.

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A HEALTHY MEAL SOFRESH BOWLS Exercise is important, but if you aren’t eating right, you won’t get you to where you want to go.

A healthy, nutritious meal is always good to start the day or to close out a workout, and SoFresh has lots of healthy meals at its Sarasota location.

The Cali bowl has red quinoa, chopped romaine, black beans, avocados, bacon and grilled chicken that can make you feel better than ever.

Bowls: $7.50-$10 Location: 1455 Second St. Call: 803-5800 Info: LoveSoFresh.com

JUICE IT CROP JUICE If you want to try a different approach to feeling your best, Crop Juice has a few different juices to restock on nutrients. The staff packs each drink with ample leafy greens — anywhere from two to 24 cups — and mixes them separately with fruit juice for each bottle. Nutritious and delicious.

Juices: $10-$18 Location: 2480 Stickney Point Road Call: 923-8640 Info: CropJuice.com

KEEP RUNNING FLEET FEET SARASOTA On Cloudflow Shoe (right): $130 Karhu Synchron Shoe (above): $160 Location: 711 S. Osprey Ave. #1 Call: 894-3338 Info: FleetFeet.com/s/sarasota

A classic option for a new year is to put on running shoes and shed a few pounds — who are we to tell you otherwise? Fleet Feet has plenty of running options as you’d expect. A popular pick is the On Cloudflow, which uses Helion foam for cushioning and has a small elastic band to keep your shoelaces from bouncing around as you run. The Karhu model also is a solid pick, which is the product of thousands upon thousands of 3D scans done by Fleet Feet.

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If you’re looking and feeling great, it might not matter if you have quarantine hair. (Remember how messy it got?) People truly committed to starting the year fresh might consider a new haircut, and APX Barber Co. is a good place to start. It offers plenty of hair products including Slick Gorilla to keep you stylin’.

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Theragun Elite Massager: $400 Location: 1400 Main St. Call: 364-2600 Info: Fit2Run.com

Slick Gorilla Pomade: $20 Location: 1269 First St. Call: 552-9663 Info: APXBarberCo.com

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Whether you’re running, walking or simply sweating to the oldies, New Balance Sarasota has all the stylish attire you’ll need to look good while feeling good. Take the SP Fuel Tank. Its lightweight fabric won’t leave you encumbered as you achieve your fitness goals.

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TEST YOUR HEART ORANGETHEORY Need a little public pressure to kick into the next gear? Try Orangetheory with its HIIT-based group workouts that track your heart rate and display it live. Not only can you push yourself to the limit, but you can also beat other people’s bests while you’re at it.

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Break out of an exercise slump by exploring and breathing in the world’s vast beauty during a hike. It’s a great way to live and stay in shape.

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Let music lift up your new year with St. Boniface Episcopal Church’s virtual Quarantina Concerts on Wednesdays.

FRIDAY JANUARY 1 Digital Program 3 Sarasota Ballet Virtually through Jan. 5 Tickets $35; Call 39-0099.

Virtual Concerts Manatee Community Concert Band 1 p.m., virtual Free; Call 740-815-5515.

‘We Need a Little Christmas’ Asolo Repertory Theatre 7 p.m. at FSU Center for the Performing Arts Tickets $25-$50 Runs through Jan. 3 Call 351-8000.

TUESDAY JANUARY 5 Overcoming Stage Fright Temple Sinai 11 a.m., virtual Runs through Feb. 23 Free; Call 924-1802.

Virtual Gallery Conversation: New Year’s Resolutions The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 1 p.m., virtual Tickets $5; members free Call 359-5700.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 6 Quarantina Concert St. Boniface Episcopal Church 7:30 p.m., virtual Concerts continue every Wednesday Free; Call 349-5616.

THURSDAY JANUARY 7 Great Art on Screen: Hermitage The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 1 and 6:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $15; members $13.50; students $10 Call 359-5700.

FRIDAY JANUARY 8 Jeremy Filsell, organ 6 p.m. at St. Boniface Episcopal Church Suggested donation $10 Call 349-5616.

SATURDAY JANUARY 9 Hospital Gala Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation 6:30 p.m., virtual Tickets $100 Call 374-9700.

TUESDAY JANUARY 12 Speaking of the Arts, Meet Francisco Serrano of England’s Royal Ballet Arts Advocates 1 p.m., virtual Free; Contact info@ ArtsAdvocates.org.

Music in the Circus The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 1 p.m., virtual Tickets $5; members free Call 359-5700.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13 Yang-Zeugner Duo: ‘American Voices’ Sarasota Music Archive 10:30 a.m., virtual Free; Call 861-1168.

Black Box 4 p.m. at Sarasota Cuban Ballet School and virtual Tickets TBD Call 203-984-5106.

THURSDAY JANUARY 14 Outdoor Reading: ‘Thirst’ Urbanite Theatre 6 p.m. at Selby Gardens Runs through Jan. 16.

Tickets $25; students $5 Call 321-1397.

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Arielle & Johnny Barker Project The Jazz Club of Sarasota 7:30 p.m. at Fogartyville Media Center and virtual Tickets TBD Call 284-2176.

FRIDAY JANUARY 15 Vegas Comes To The Ranch Sisterhood For Good Inc. 6 p.m. at Sarasota Polo Club Tickets $140 Call 730-7900.

Cabaret by the Bay: Michael Ross Quartet 7:30 p.m. in Van Wezel’s Grand Foyer Runs through Jan. 16 Tickets $40 Call 263-6700.

Enjoy ensembleSRQ’s “Solitude and Suffrage” virtual concert from the comforts of home on Jan. 18.

SUNDAY JANUARY 17 Virtual Ringling Reflections The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 10:30 a.m., virtual Free Call 359-5700.

MONDAY JANUARY 18 ‘Solitude and Suffrage’ ensembleSRQ 8 p.m., virtual Free Contact Ensemble NewSRQ@gmail.com.

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16 THURSDAY JANUARY 21 ‘Inspirations’ Sarasota Orchestra Available virtually through Jan. 26 Tickets $10 Visit SarasotaOrchestra.org Todd Thomas, baritone, with Joseph Holt, piano Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 11 a.m. at Michael’s On East Ballroom Tickets $53 Call 306-1202.

PMP Alumni: At Home featuring a virtual recital with the Ariel Quartet The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast 11 a.m., virtual Free Call 955-4942.

Great Art on Screen: Frida The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 1 and 6:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $15; members $13.50; students $10 Call 359-5700.

Classical Dinner 1: ‘A Little Night Music’ Sarasota Orchestra 6 p.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $250 Call 487-2717.

‘Souvenir: A fantasia on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins’ The Players Centre for Performing Arts 7:30 p.m. at The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime Runs through Jan. 31 Tickets $20; students $12.50 Call 365-2494.

Artist Frida Kahlo comes alive on the big screen at the Historic Asolo Theater during showings of Great Art on Screen: Frida.

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Sarasota-Manatee Campus Brunch on the Bay Virtual Experience USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus 11 a.m., virtual Tickets $35 Call 359-4603.

Virtual Conversation: Researching our Legacy The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 1 p.m., virtual Tickets $5; members free Call 359-5700.

MONDAY JANUARY 25 Perfect Pitch Key Chorale 11:30 a.m. at Sarasota Yacht Club Tickets $65-$250 Call 921-4845.

Reza: Edge of Illusion 7 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tickets $32-$57 Call 263-6799.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27 ‘Off Stage: Singing Moves Beyond Church and Opera House’ with Joy McIntyre Sarasota Music Archive 10:30 a.m., virtual Free Call 861-1168.

Quarantina Concert St. Boniface Episcopal Church Concerts continue every Wednesday 7:30 p.m., virtual Free Call 349-5616.

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Artist Conversation: Claire Chase New Music New College 5 p.m. at TBD Free Call 487-4888.

Virtual Variety Show Temple Sinai 7 p.m., virtual Tickets $15 Call 924-1802.

Claire Chase New Music New College 8 p.m. at TBD Tickets up to $15 Call 487-4888.

Frida The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 6:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater Tickets $15; members $13.50; students $10 Call 359-5700.

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The Sarasota Ballet presents Paul Taylor’s Brandenburgs and Company B through Feb. 2 during a virtual program.

Digital Program 4: Paul Taylor’s Brandenburgs and Company B The Sarasota Ballet Available virtually through Feb. 2 Tickets $35 Call 359-0099.

Circus Arts Gala The Circus Arts Conservatory 6 p.m. at The Circus Sarasota Big Top and virtual Tickets $300 Call 556-5349.

‘Bach’ Together Again, Bach & Vivaldi Key Chorale 7:30 p.m., virtual Runs through Feb. 21 Tickets $30 Call 921-4845.

Classical saxophonist Steven Banks with Xak Bjerken, piano Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 4 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church Tickets $25 Call 306-1202.

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Steak & Burger: a drive-in event The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County 6 p.m. at Lee Wetherington Boys & Girls Club Tickets TBD; Call 366-3911.

‘Serioso’ Sarasota Orchestra Virtually through Feb. 9 Tickets $10 Call 953-3434.

Virtual Concert The Venice Symphony 7:30 p.m., virtual Permanently available online Free; Call 207-8822.

‘In Love with Shakespeare’ The Players Centre for Performing Arts 7:30 p.m. at The Bazaar on Apricot & Lime Runs through Feb. 14 Tickets $20; students $12.50 Call 365-2494.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7 Fans of the Bard of Avon can catch The Players Centre for Performing Arts’ production of “In Love with Shakespeare,” starting Feb. 4.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5 Online Auction The Venice Symphony Available virtually through Feb. 12 Free Call 207-8822.

Signature Luncheon Tidewell Hospice 11:30 a.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota Tickets $200 Call 552-7546.

Evensong Service 5 p.m. at St. Boniface Episcopal Church Free; Call 349-5616.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 8 Sonata a Due La Musica International Chamber Music Festival 6 p.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $250; Call 366-8450.

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CPC Night of Hope and Healing Child Protection Center 6 p.m. at Plantation Golf & Country Club Tickets $75 Call 365-1277, ext. 120.

15 Women’s Collegiate golf teams from the Big 10, Big 12, SEC, and ACC Conferences in a 54 hole stroke play tournament benefiting the Army Ranger Lead the Way Fund GOLF TOURNAMENT

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SEASON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9 Love Our Libraries Celebration with Susan Orlean Library Foundation for Sarasota County 1 p.m. virtual Free, donations accepted Call 404-3139.

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Black Box 4 p.m. at Sarasota Cuban Ballet School and virtual Tickets TBD Call 203-984-5106.

‘The Happy Deception (L’inganno felice)’

by Gioacchino Rossini Sarasota Opera 7:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Runs through Feb. 25 Tickets start at $19 Call 328-1300.

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Thunder By The Bay Kickoff Party Suncoast Charities for Children 6 p.m. at Sarasota Fairgrounds Tickets $75 Call 706-3795, ext. 101.

Coronation: Mozart & Haydn Key Chorale 4 p.m., virtual Tickets $30-$55 Call 921-4845.

Circus Sarasota The Circus Arts Conservatory 7 p.m. at The Circus Sarasota Big Top Runs through March 7 Tickets $20-$55 Call 556-5349.

Audra McDonald 8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Tickets $42-$107 Call 263-6799.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14 Ringling Reflections The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 10:30 a.m., virtual Free; Call 359-5700.

Outdoor reading: ‘Sam & Lizzie’ Urbanite Theatre 5 and 7:30 p.m. at Hermitage Artist Retreat Runs through Feb. 14 Tickets $25, students $5 Call 321-1397.

‘Marching to Freedom’ Choral Artists of Sarasota 4 p.m., virtual Tickets $15 Call 387-4900.

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Gayle Martin, concert pianist: ‘The Great Robert Schumann’ Sarasota Music Archive 10:30 a.m., virtual Free Call 861-1168.

Anthony Nunziata: Amore — The Greatest Love Songs Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 6 p.m. at Plantation Golf & Country Club Tickets $57 Call 306-1202.

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Virtual Gallery Conversation: ‘Lots of Love’ The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 10:30 a.m., virtual Tickets $5; members free Call 359-5700.

Fine Arts Festival of Manatee County 9 a.m. at Riverwalk Splash Pad Free Call 746-2862.

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Virtual Lecture: ‘Challenges to Inclusivity in Museum Collections’ The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 1 p.m., virtual Tickets $5; members free Call 359-5700.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 Valentine’s Day Pops Sarasota Orchestra Virtually through Feb. 14 Tickets $10 Call 953-3434.

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Sarasota Opera presents “Maid to Mistress” starting Feb. 19.

Classical Dinner 2: ‘American Sounds’ Sarasota Orchestra 6 p.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $250; Call 487-2717.

Hot Club SRQ & BERIMBAU The Jazz Club of Sarasota 7:30 p.m. at Fogartyville Media Center and virtual Tickets TBD Call 284-2176.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 ‘Maid to Mistress’ 7:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House Runs through March 4 Tickets start at $19 Call 328-1300.

Fine Arts Festival of Manatee County 9 a.m. at Riverwalk Splash Pad Free Call 746-2862.

‘Highways and Byways’ 5 p.m. at Pine Shores Presbyterian Church Free Call 371-3039.

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Virtual Conversation: ‘Images of Conflict’ The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art 10:30 a.m., virtual Tickets $5; members free Call 359-5700.

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The Sarasota Ballet presents its fifth digital program Feb. 26.

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‘Hausmusik: Schubert and Friends’ with Joy McIntyre 10:30 a.m., virtual Free Call 861-1168.

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Rising Stars of Sarasota Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 11 a.m. at Michael’s On East Tickets $53 Call 306-1202.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 Digital Program 5: ‘Donizetti Variations & Amorosa’

The Sarasota Ballet Available virtually through March 2 Tickets $35 Call 359-0099.

‘Safe House’ Urbanite Theatre 3 p.m. at Urbanite Theatre Runs through April 4.

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Antonio Chen Guang, piano Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota 4 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church Tickets $30 Call 306-1202.

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ART CENTER SARASOTA

707 N. Tamiami Trail.

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Artwork: “Lillies” by Lewis White will be featured in the “Curating Your Sanctuary” exhibit at 530 Burns Gallery starting Feb. 12.

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CHASEN GALLERIES

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Jan. 9-31 Rainforest Masks of Costa Rica. Opening reception Jan. 8, details TBD.

ENGLEWOOD ART CENTER

350 S. McCall Road, Englewood. 474-5548.

Ringling.edu/EAC. Currently closed. Hours upon reopening: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Feb. 14 through June 27 “Monet’s Garden Goes Pop,” Roy Lichtenstein. Opening reception details TBD.

FOGARTYVILLE ART CENTER

Island Gallery West includes works by Sharon Woelfing, such as “Light Chop.”

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PALM AVENUE FINE ART

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Jan. 14-30 EJ Paprocki. Opening reception Jan. 14.

Feb. 2-28 “Coastal Dreams,” Jamie Fugardi

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Lois And David Stulberg Gallery Jan. 11 through Feb. 12 “Storytellers,” Faith Ringgold and Aminah Robinson Madeby Gallery 822-0442. MadeByGallery. com. Currently open by appointment only. Hours upon complete reopening: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

from Sarasota. Zoom opening reception details TBD. Patricia Thompson Alumni Gallery Through Feb. 12 “Plum Bobs Ulysses pt. 1,” Regan Dunnic Richard and Barbara Basch Gallery Jan. 11 through March 23 “A Few of My Favorite Things”: Selections from the Basch Glass Collection Project Space 340 Jan. 11 through Feb. 12 “Back to the Garden,” Sheryl Haler Willis A. Smith Construction Inc. Gallery Jan. 25 through Feb. 12 “Ligature XI”

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STATE OF THE ARTS GALLERY

1525 State St. 955-2787.

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1938 Adams Lane. 387-7509.

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Despite canceling its 2020-21 season, the orchestra is back with in-person concerts at Holley Hall — and a heavy to-do list for 2021.

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he Sarasota Orchestra began 2020 in high spirits. A full season of live performances fronted by guest conductors was planned, with the goal of narrowing the rich field of worthy candidates looking to succeed former Music Director Anu Tali. Also still ongoing was the orchestra’s search for a permanent location for a long-discussed music center. Despite the glacial pace of waterfront development, The Bay Sarasota project will eventually force the group out of its Holley Hall home base, and elected officials were looking for ways to keep the orchestra inside the city limits.

Then April arrived, bringing with it the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Everything stopped. In the scramble that followed, the Sarasota Orchestra was forced to put everything on hold, eventually canceling the entire 2020-21 season.

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CEO Joe McKenna says the group considered how the orchestra could perform while keeping musicians and audiences safe.

“We performed our last concert on March 12, and our first canceled show was March 13,” says Joe McKenna, CEO of the Sarasota Orchestra. “At that point, in the early stages of a global pandemic, so much was unknown.

But within the first week or 10 days, we thought about, how do we recover?”

Up first was the charming Music Moves Us virtual campaign, a collection of online videos shot by quarantining musicians performing in their homes. Music Moves Us bought the orchestra time to consider whether live performance was going to be possible sometime later in 2020.

After months of deliberation and detailed planning, it turned out live performances would return to the Holley Hall stage in 2020 after all. In November, the orchestra launched what it’s calling a “Reimagined Season” — with the core of that re-imagination focused on safety.

McKenna says discussions about the Reimagined Season

began with the question, “How do we perform and make it safe for audiences and musicians?”

The orchestra did extensive research on how many musicians it could safely put on a stage (about 12 to 15, depending on the instrument mix) and retooled the repertoire to focus on compositions for strings because string players can play while masked.

Brass or woodwinds are sidelined for the moment.

Violinist Anne Chandra was at first reluctant about returning to the concert stage. Always delightfully direct, Chandra explains her initial reservations: “Playing in a mask sucks. I didn’t want it to be terrible, and I didn’t want to get sick.” After some soul searching, Chandra agreed, and she said that she’s ecstatic with the results.

“Going and playing music for the first time with people around me was surprisingly exhilarating. The actual feeling of being up there was, ‘Wow, I really miss this.’”

The orchestra applied the same safety-first philosophy to the front

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for changing how we do things going forward?’”

McKenna says the response to the streams has been positive, and the orchestra sees prerecorded airings of its productions as a viable way to both connect with its audience and continue to make money long after the pandemic is over. That said, McKenna insists there is no substitute for music performed live, where musicians and audience members can have a simultaneous experience of engagement.

“We need live music, live performance — these things make

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“The culture we’ve built at the orchestra is one of awareness, innovation and imagination,” McKenna explains. “We’re looking at pandemic and asking questions: ‘Did it create an inconvenient interruption? Or is it the catalyst

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FROM PAGE 47 us human,” McKenna says. “We live in a world that’s incredibly polarized, noisy and complicated.

We’ve been interrupted and haven’t been able to do certain things, but I predict the arts are going to roar back. People are missing the experience, and they need that experience. That sense of stimulation and engagement, to experience performances and then reflect.”

OLD CHALLENGES

With The Bay Sarasota project picking up steam, it is only a matter of time before the orchestra

lacks a permanent home to deliver those engaging live performances. In May 2019, a plan to redevelop a portion of Payne Park into the new home of the orchestra was voted down 4-1, after groups of residents protested using parkland for the facility.

Since then, the city of Sarasota has voiced hopes of finding the orchestra a new location within the city limits, while the orchestra continues to look around the county as a whole.

This is not a new situation, however. McKenna will celebrate his 20th anniversary as CEO of the orchestra next year, and he says the quest to build a new

music center has been percolating for 15 of them.

“The orchestra has needs,” he explains. “We’ve presented our vision to go forward. We’re really driven by need, and that’s what really kind of frames it. We could use a new music center tomorrow, and we cited a number of reasons for pursuing a music center. The urgency is still there.”

McKenna also points to the search for a music director as taking priority over the search for a new location. “A new music director would be a great addition to the planning for a new music center, sharing ideas for what it will be like and how it can serve the community,” he says. “The pandemic slowed the search, but it didn’t stop it. It’s difficult to finish a search when we can’t have our musicians on stage playing under conductors. But we anticipate the search will pick up speed as the 2021-22 season gets underway, and I fully anticipate

With the help of Artistic Advisor Jeffrey Kahane, the orchestra has kept its performance level high, said violinist Anne Chandra, who longs for a more permanent musical director.

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FROM PAGE 48 that musicians returning to the stage will be a catalyst to the search resuming in full form.”

“Our administration has done an amazing job,” Chandra says of maintaining the performance level without a musical director, singling out the contributions of Artistic Advisor Jeffrey Kahane.

Despite feeling in good hands,

Chandra says she still longs for a permanent musical director to take the orchestra to new heights.

“We desperately need an artistic director. We’re chomping at the bit to have someone come in and challenge us. Everyone wants to go back to work and be pushed to play the best they’ve ever played.

I do crave that person who can bring us to a new artistic level.”

The hope is that 2021 brings

with it something of a return to normal for the Sarasota Orchestra, and for all arts organizations that specialize in live events.

But this “new normal” won’t stop the orchestra from remembering the lessons of 2020 and continuing to work with a spirit of innovation and a desire to bring live orchestra performance to audiences for decades to come.

“On Jan. 1, 2020 we never would have thought that we had to re-imagine our business,” McKenna says. “With a vaccine coming, our hope is to have as close to a normal season as we can in 2021. If we’re in a situation between now and next summer where vaccines are readily available, and the audience, staff and musicians have had it, we think that’s possible.”

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SoloSynergy Virtual Festival Students from Booker Middle School’s theater department will perform monologues drawn from the life stories of SaraSolo performers over 60. The elder actors will return the compliment with monologues based on the teenagers’ tales. Streaming Jan. 26 and 27. Visit the SaraSolo TV channel on YouTube. ($5 suggested donation.) Visit SaraSolo.org for tickets and info.

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