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SEPTEMBER 2020

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SEPTEMBER 2020
contents
Editor and Publisher
Louise M. Bruderle
Email: westcoastwoman@comcast.net
Contributing Writer
Carol Darling
Contributing Photographer
Evelyn England
Art Director/Graphic Designer
Kimberly Carmell
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Out & About
You might be surprised at all the events in our calendars this
month—we were! There’s lots to do and, if you prefer not to
venture out, you can also visit many of them online. Plus, we
have updates and schedule changes for the season ahead.
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Here are our columns:
n Out & About: includes
fundraisers, concerts, art exhibits,
lectures, dance, poetry, shows &
performances, theatre, film,
seasonal events and more.
n Datebook: club meetings,
women’s clubs, networking and
consumer-oriented lectures.
n Mind/Body Calendar: health and
wellness events, support groups,
health lectures, seminars and
screenings.
Thank you
Sarasota Memorial
Heroes!
We can’t shake their hands or give them a hug,
but in these pictures we can see them at work at
SMH, caring for patients who have COVID-19.
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n You’re News: job announcements,
appointments and promotions,
board news, business news and
real estate news.
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dining in:
new takes on old standards
Apple nachos? It’s a trend for sure - taking classic
dishes and reinventing them with new flavor
combinations to experience. Many of these changes are
no doubt an answer to our seemingly endless quest for
new flavor sensations as well as vegan alternatives.
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departments
4 editor’s letter
6 Out & About: listing for things
to do live and online
13 women’s health:
Urology Treatment Center
14 your health: Craniosacral
Therapy - how it works
15 women’s health:
with The Renewal Point
16 Saluting the heroes at Sarasota
Memorial Hospital
17 Business Spotlight: meet the duo
at Think Donson
on the cover: Photos Courtesy of Sarasota Memorial Hospital and SMH nurse photographer Lilyana Dobreva.
18 Travel News: deals on
Florida vacations and more
20 Dining In: Food “Impostors”
22 You’re News
24 Datebook
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just some
thoughts
Louise Bruderle
Editor and Publisher
So here we are—a first ever all-digital West Coast Woman.
Call it the WCW e-edition, WCW e-zine or the WCW flip book.
It truly feels strange, but also…I kinda like it. No worrying
about drivers, delivery trucks, wondering about the weather,
press delays or if the colors in the ads will be printed carefully.
The downside? No tangible paper to hold and turn. No
watching the old guys at the Y reading WCW page after page.
No going to events and handing them out. I could also add less
revenue, but there are businesses suffering a lot more.
You’re reading this on your desktop in your home or office
(which these days might be one and the same) or on your smartphone
or iPad. Like the print version, you can flip back and
forth, forwards and backwards and save as long as you want.
Unlike the print version, you can download the “paper” and
print it all, or print a single page, and, you can even forward it
to friends by using a link. Here’s hoping in October we can do
print AND the flip book. But for now, this is a good stand-in.
This month: Honoring
the Heroes at Sarasota
Memorial Hospital
This month’s cover was an easy choice: the
folks who save lives and help us get better:
The heroes at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System—our
hospital—is an 839-bed regional
medical center. It has almost 7,000 staff and
is Sarasota County’s largest employer. The
hospital’s Medical Staff includes more than
1,400 providers who represent 60 specialties.
Advice from Sarasota Memorial: “The best
thing we can do as a community is to stay
informed and take common-sense precautions
to guard against this and other viruses:
mask use, hand hygiene, physical distancing
and staying home when you’re sick. Wearing a face covering
— ideally a mask — is recommended when you may come in
close contact (6 feet or less) with someone from outside your
household, especially for a prolonged period (10-15 minutes or
more) and especially indoors.”
Special thanks to Kim Savage, PIO/Spokesperson at Sarasota
Memorial Health Care System for getting WCW the images. And
heartfelt thanks to all of you who work at SMH! We LOVE you!
Coming Up in Sarasota
Stay tuned. Evolving. Paused. I’m reading those words a lot.
Arts organizations understandably are trying to keep some
sort of performance schedule, albeit with adjustments. But
since June, WCW has received releases that have shown July
events canceled, August events canceled, September events
canceled. A few October events are hanging out there with
hope. Some November events are on. But not all.
Others have taken their remaining 2020 events online (such
as The Sarasota Ballet and the Sarasota Opera), and some
have pushed their season to 2021 and scrapped 2020.
As tragically sad as this is, I also have gotten numerous
releases about individual donors, the state, foundations and
other sources providing funds to keep nonprofits going.
Here are just a few of the stories of generosity I want
to share…
L to R: Trish Newman, LWRWC Philanthropy Co-Chair
with her “ambassador” dog Wrigley, and Helene Levin and
Cheryl Breining, LWRWC Co-Presidents.
■ Example One:
In August, Lakewood Ranch Women’s Club (LWRWC) donated
$3,000 in cash and donations, including 35 backpacks filled
with school supplies and a check for $1,800 to HOPE Family
Services (HOPE) in Manatee County.
LWRWC held a Backpack Challenge for HOPE to provide
children at the domestic violence shelter with backpacks filled
with school supplies. Donors dropped off filled backpacks at
designated homes and/or sent money.
The donations were delivered to the shelter by Women’s Club
members: LWRWC Philanthropy Co-Chair Trish Newman, and
LWRWC Co-Presidents Helene Levin and Cheryl Breining.
There were 24 children at the shelter who started school and
will attend their classes virtually due to the pandemic. With
a donation of 35 backpacks, the shelter has reserves for kids
coming to HOPE over the next few months. The LWRWC donation
also funded critically needed food and cleaning supplies
to ensure a healthy and safe environment for families at HOPE.
HOPE assists those whose lives have been affected by domestic
violence. They offer victims and survivors of domestic
violence services including Emergency Safe Shelter, advocacy,
counseling, children’s services, and specialized programs.
For HOPE, visit www.hopefamilyservice.org. For LWRWC,
visit www.lwrwc.org.
■ Example Two:
All Faiths Food Bank received matching gifts through the Joe
and Mary Kay Henson Family Fund and an anonymous donor
through Community Foundation of Sarasota County totaling
$600,000.
Hunger has been
an ongoing problem
in our region for many
years, but COVID-19 has
exacerbated the need,
leaving many families
with uncertain futures.
Of that, $500,000
came from the Joe
and Mary Kay Henson
Family Fund and an
anonymous donor from
Joe and Mary Kay Henson
the Community Foundation
of Sarasota County was inspired to give an additional
$100,000, adding up to $600,000.
“We are a family fund devoted to supporting the needs of
children and adults living in poverty. The currently unemployed
are a vital part of our community and key to our
economic well-being,” said Joe and Mary Kay Henson. “This
virus is not going away any time soon … and what All Faiths
Food Bank is doing is tremendously vital for these families
and children. The entire community has to rally around to
support and protect families during the ongoing crisis.”
Since the pandemic ramped up in March, All Faiths has
seen an overall increase in need of approximately 120%, with
new clients increasing nearly 45%. The demand for food will
remain critically high for a long time to come as people continue
to face significant financial strain.
“In order for those most affected by the crisis to have hope
for rebuilding their lives, their basic need for food must be
met,” said All Faiths Food Bank CEO Sandra Frank.
Contact All Faiths at allfaithsfoodbank.org or call 941-
379-6333.
■ Example Three:
“This year has called for sustained action to strengthen our
most vulnerable systems and the people they help,” says Teri
A Hansen, president and CEO of Barancik Foundation. “Humanitarian
efforts are being pushed to their limit. Yet, we are
hopeful that positives will emerge as we all reimagine ways to
serve our community.”
Together with its donors and Charles & Margery Barancik
Foundation, Gulf Coast Community Foundation has awarded
over $2.7 million in direct grants to nonprofit organizations
for COVID-19 relief.
That total includes more than $1.1 million funded from
the COVID-19 Response Initiative, a joint initiative of Gulf Coast
and Barancik Foundation to support immediate and long-term
needs in the region arising from the coronavirus pandemic.
Grants are funding services including virtual mental-health
counseling for children and for veterans, childcare
for first responders, and food and financial assistance for
displaced hospitality workers, foster families, and others.
Additionally, donors to Gulf Coast have directed nearly $1
million in grants from their donor funds at the foundation for
COVID-19 impacts locally and beyond.
■ Harvest House
Here are some of the recipients: Harvest House, which
provides housing for Sarasota County residents overcoming
homelessness or addiction. A grant to buy laptop computers
for staff is allowing case managers to continue counseling residents
remotely, while their desktop computers have been repurposed
for safe use by those same clients for job searching.
Then there’s CenterPlace Health, which offers primary
healthcare to Medicaid patients, received funds to quickly
transition to a telehealth model. “Telehealth will allow us to
continue providing care to all of our patients—especially
our pregnant moms and babies,” said Melissa Parker, president
and CEO of CenterPlace Health, which cares mostly for
women and children.
A grant to SKY Family YMCA has enabled it to offer
professional childcare to emergency responders and other
essential healthcare personnel. These front-line workers have
seen demand for their services increase at the same time
that school closures leave them with no safe place for their
children during the day.
Other recipients include: Tidewell Hospice, Easterseals
Southwest Florida, First Step of Sarasota, Florida Center for
Early Childhood, Tri-County Counseling and Life Skills Center,
Family Network on Disabilities, Good Samaritan Pharmacy
& Health Services, Operation Warrior Resolution, Goodwill
Manasota, CareerEdge, CareerSource Suncoast. Women’s
Resource Center, Gulfcoast Legal Services, Capital Good
Fund, The Salvation Army of Sarasota, Meals on Wheels of
Sarasota, All Faiths Food Bank, Harvest House, SPARCC (Safe
Place and Rape Crisis Center), The New College Foundation,
Family Promise of South Sarasota County, HOPE for North
Port, UnidosNow, Laurel Civic Association, The TWIG Cares,
Early Learning Coalition of Florida’s Heartland, Children
First, Education Foundation of Sarasota County, Suncoast
Technical College, First Responders, Boys & Girls Clubs of
Sarasota County, Denise Amber Lee Foundation, Boys & Girls
Clubs of Sarasota County, Teen Court of Sarasota, Big Brothers
Big Sisters of the Suncoast and Safe Children Coalition.
■ Example 4:
JFCS of the Suncoast has disbursed $475,727 since April to
families in Sarasota and Manatee counties experiencing
financial hardship resulting from COVID-19. JFCS established
the JFCS COVID-19 Emergency Hardship Fund in late March.
A $250,000 lead gift from the Louis & Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic
Trust initially funded the program.
“During their lifetimes, Gloria and Lou Flanzer strongly
believed in JFCS’ mission to support people in need. JFCS has
shown leadership during this unprecedented time and, as
members of our community, we are grateful that their efforts
have offered critical support to so many,” said Eric Kaplan,
Flanzer Trust co-trustee.
The JFCS COVID-19 Emergency Hardship Fund has provided
assistance to more than 350 families for rent, utilities,
transportation, food and other basic needs.
For JFCS, contact Arthur Lerman at 941 366-2224. Visit
www.jfcs-cares.org.
Louise Bruderle | Editor and Publisher |
westcoastwoman@comcast.net
We welcome your thoughts and comments on this column and on other columns and features in this issue.
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Veronica Brandon Miller with Preferred Shore Real Estate
"A woman alone has power; collectively,
we have impact.”
"A woman alone has power; collectively, we have impact," Veronica Brandon
Miller states. "You don't do business with a company; you do business with
people you like and trust." That's why Veronica decided to build a team of
strong, smart, and talented women to collaborate with.
Veronica recently joined the Altier Group with Preferred Shore, which already
consisted of two strong women; Abigail Altier and Cozette Lillard. However,
Veronica wanted to create a bigger circle to create a one-stop shop to help
home buyers and sellers.
"You are judged by the company you keep, and so I selected women who I
admire and who also have demonstrated the same compassion I have for our
wonderful community."
Veronica has more than 30 years of creative vision and unparalleled expertise
in community engagement, philanthropy, branding, and marketing. In fact,
she personally has received many community awards—including the Sarasota
Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Impact in Action’ award for her leadership in
helping the community.
Prior to joining the real estate world, she served as senior vice president for
Goodwill Industries. She created multiple programs and initiatives that were
duplicated around the globe with stellar success. Veronica notes that, of her
local achievements, she is proudest of the award-winning Veterans Services
Program and Community Ambassador Program – which has engaged more
than 10,000 supporters – as well as her ability to leverage more than 330
collaborations in the community.
"Helping people has always been my passion. Now I am honored to help
people with what is possibly the largest investment in their lifetime: a home."
Veronica demonstrates her love of the community by supporting numerous
charities and currently serves on the boards for Paws & Warriors, Leadership
Manatee Alumni Association, and the Leadership Sarasota Alumni Association.
She has also served on the boards for the Sarasota Parks Foundation, Glasser/
Schoenbaum Human Services Center, Pines Foundation, Project 180, Child
Protection Center, the McKay Academy, and the All-Star Children's
Foundation.
Originally from Philadelphia, Pa., Miller earned her bachelor's degree in
Marketing from Boston University and her master's degree in Business from the
University of Maryland.
Contact Information:
Veronica Brandon Miller
The Florida Realtor with Preferred Shore
941.807.7321
veronica@thefloridarealtor.com
www.thefloridarealtor.com
Abigail Altier
Realtor®
Preferred Shore
941.713.1933
abigail@thealtiergroup.com
abigailaltier.preferredshore.com
Cozette Lillard
Realtor®
Preferred Shore
513.518.3450
Cozy@thealtiergroup.com
cozettelillard.preferredshore.com
Lori Ciaravella
Business Development Executive
Fidelity National Title of Florida
407-429-9470
lori.ciaravella@fnf.com
www.eastflorida.fntic.com
Cynthia A. Riddell
Owner & Real Estate Attorney
Riddell Law Group
Offices Sarasota and
Lakewood Ranch
941.366.1300
criddell@rlglawfirm.com
www.rlglawfirm.com
Veronica L. Huzzard
Licensed Property Insurance Agent
& Legalshield Expert
Anderson & Associates
Insurance Agency
941.720.2778
veronica@andersoninsgroup.com
vlhuzzard.WeAreLegalShield.com
Elizabeth Smith
Vice President of
Mortgage Lending
Guarantee Rate
941.228.2012
liz.smith@rate.com
www.rate.com/liz
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out and about
Please be sure to contact the individual organizations below before heading out to their
events. Some events may have been canceled or rescheduled. We have deleted some events,
but are uncertain at presstime, which other events may have canceled or changed.
At The Ringling
On exhibit:
• Howie Tsui: Retainers of Anarchy
to November 29. Vancouver-based
artist Howie Tsui’s solo exhibition,
Retainers of Anarchy, is an
amalgamation of martial arts characters
and techniques woven together
with threads of social and political
realities of present-day Hong Kong.
Presented as a non-linear counter
narrative in the form of hand-drawn
animation, Retainers of Anarchy offers
an opportunity to reflect on
notions of identity and nationhood
using Hong Kong’s past and more
recent surge of political unrest.
• Being Seen: Recent Acquisitions
from The Ringling Photography
Collection runs to January 3. This
exhibition features works by photographers
who examine the complexities
of identity and the staging
of selfhood. Consisting primarily of
self-portraits and portraits of empowered
subjects, these works explore
personal agency at the intersection
of politics and the female body.
Many of the artists in the exhibition
are recognized as leading
voices in contemporary art and
offer diverse perspectives on issues
surrounding power, sexuality, and
self-representation. Being Seen also
includes numerous works by significant
women photographers from the
twentieth century, added to the collection
in recent years.The John and
Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401
Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota. Info: www.
ringling.org.
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Virtual
Fundraisers
ALSO Youth has a Virtual Variety
Show on September 26. Matthew
McGee, a performer in the Tampa/
Sarasota area, will host theVirtual
Variety Show “Better Together.”
McGee has performed locally with
the Asolo Rep, freeFall Theatre Company,
Stageworks, American Stage
in the Park, and the Suncoast AIDS
Theatre Project. He is a two-time
Theatre Tampa Bay Award winner
and a Broadway World’s Best Actor in
a Musical winner.
The Virtual variety Show will feature
performances by local theater,
dance, circus arts, and drag performers
as well as cooking and cocktail
demonstrations. An online auction
featuring vacation stays, experiences
and gift baskets will begin two weeks
prior to the event and will conclude
at the end of the Variety Show. Proceeds
support ALSO Youth’s programs
for LGBTQ+ youth.
For information, contact Tony-
Boothby@michaelsaunders.com or
james@alsoyouth.org.
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Safe Place and Rape Crisis
Center (SPARCC) has its one-ofa-kind,
virtual clue-quest event,
SPARCC SRclue, slated for 6 p.m.
on Saturday, October 24. With the
outbreak of COVID-19 across the
globe, this cutting edge virtual-fundraising-event
keeps health concerns
regarding the virus at the forefront
while also providing entertainment
and a wonderful opportunity to support
SPARCC’s life-saving programs
and services for survivors of domestic
and sexual violence.
With safety for
SPARCC supporters
in mind, the event
design centers
around delivered
meals, small teams
of 4 players, personal
locations,
a virtual party
atmosphere and
an unparalleled
virtual clue-quest
game. Guests will
have the options
of gourmet wine
and lobster dinner
delivered from
Michael’s on East
or delicious Italian
dinner and beer
provided by IL Panificio
while enjoying
live DJ tunes and a personalized
photo booth experience during the
virtual party.
After dinner, each team will get in
on the clue-quest action and explore
our beloved Sarasota community
through a curated and professionally-developed
virtual adventure game.
Once the teams have completed the
game, the winner will be announced
during the virtual wrap-up party.
For tickets, visit www.sparcc.net/
events. Follow SPARCC Facebook
and Instagram @SPARCC_Sarasota
for more updated information.
Art Exhibits
At ArtUptown’s latest exhibit is
Justice, Equality & Responsibility
featuring Evelyn McCorristin-Peters’
paintings to September 25. McCorristin-Peters
uses her artistic vision
as a laser, lighting up issues that
challenge the status quo. Her show’s
abstractions and painted statements
serve to document her reactions to
challenging times and invite visitors
to experience these along with
her. Evelyn’s closely observed works
reflect her boldness and the deeply
held responsibility to use the artist’s
unique platform to address important
issues. Come visit the gallery
at 1367 Main Street, Sarasota. Info:
941-955-5409.
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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’
40th Annual Juried Photographic
Exhibition and Sale will be virtual
this year. The exhibition will be viewable
to September 20 at selby.org.
According to Selby Gardens’ President
& CEO Jennifer Rominiecki,
“Given the fluid nature of COVID-19
and in an effort to limit the amount
of person-to-person contact that is
involved with putting together this
type of exhibition, we are confident
that not only is this a safer alternative,
but it will allow for more people
to view the exhibition.”
The photographs will be reviewed
by a jury and the jury will select winners
in each category and an overall
“Best of Show.” Cash prizes will be
provided for the winners. For information
visit www.selby.org. Marie
Selby Botanical Gardens is located
at 1534 Mound Street, Sarasota. Historic
Spanish Point is at 337 North
Tamiami Trail, Osprey.
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Selby Gardens and the Duncan McClellan Gallery in St. Petersburg present the
third annual summer glass show In Dialogue with Nature: Glass in the Gardens to
September 20, 2020 at Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus.
Island Gallery West’s Artist of the
Month is Jane Keeling. Her solo show
“Peaceful Places” will be on view
at the gallery from September 2-30.
Jane uses oils to paint the scenes that
make people flock to Anna Maria Island.
There is a peaceful nostalgia to
these vignettes of the beach and people
enjoying the sunshine and waves
gently breaking in the morning light.
The Gallery is located at 5368 Gulf
Drive, Holmes Beach. 941-778-6648.
Per county and city regulations,
masks are required. Hand sanitizer
is available.
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Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling
College is closed until further notice.
They offer a variety of online exhibits.
Visit www.sarasotaartmuseum.
org.
Manatee County Agricultural
Museum, 1015 6th St. West, is open.
Local artist Pat Robertson’s watercolor
exhibit has been extended
indefinitely. Robertson is a 33-year
resident of Manatee County, specifically
Palmetto and Terra Ceia. She
is a watercolorist and took her first
class at ArtCenter Manatee. She is a
signature member of the Florida Watercolor
and the Suncoast Watercolor
Societies. The exhibit features beautiful
flora and fauna focused pieces.
Some of the pieces are for sale.
Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 1st and 3rd
Saturday10-noon, 1-4 p.m. Location:
1015 6th Street West, Palmetto. Info:
(941) 721-2034
Online exhibits: Underwater
Farms: Aquaculture in Manatee
County. Aquaculture has a long
history in Manatee County. The
process of growing aquatic animals
and plants for food, restoration, and
pets has evolved over the years, but
continues to have a presence in the
agricultural industry. Learn more
about what aquaculture farms have
been in Manatee County in the past
and today.
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Virtual Book
Events and
Book Clubs at
Bookstore1
Online Events:
• September at 7 p.m. NFL Football
legend Reggie Williams will virtually
visit Bookstore1Sarasota for a
Zoom community
conversation and
book launch for
his new memoir,
Resilient
by Nature. This
memoir follows
the story of Williams—ex-NFL
linebacker, former
Disney executive
and the epitome
of determination
in the face of
extreme challenges.
Reggie
will be joined by
his collaborator
on the book, NFL
columnist Jarrett
Bell. Bookstore1’s
Elsie Souza will
be facilitating the
discussion.
There is no charge for this event,
but registration is required for participation.More
information and
RSVP at https://www.sarasotabooks.
com/events.
• September 23 at 6 p.m. A Zoom
author visit with Susannah Marren
chatting about her new novel, A
Palm Beach Scandal. From Susannah
Marren, author of A Palm Beach
Wife, comes her next book set in the
exclusive, glamorous world of Palm
Beach: A Palm Beach Scandal.
Marren follows two sisters as one
offers the ultimate selfless act to the
other, proving the very meaning of
family in this novel of artifice and
intrigue. Marren is the author of Between
the Tides and A Palm Beach
Wife and the pseudonym for Susan
Shapiro Barash, who has written
over a dozen nonfiction books.
There is no charge for this event,
but registration is required for participation.
More information and
RSVP at https://www.sarasotabooks.
com/events.
• September 29 at 6 p.m. Join
Tampa Bay Times Reviewer and
Book Editor Colette Bancroft and
guest authors online for a discussion
of Tampa Bay Noir, a collection of
short stories by Florida authors that
take place in Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay Noir Editor Collette
Bancroft has been the book editor
at the Tampa Bay Times since 2007.
In addition to writing reviews and
interviewing authors, she directs the
annual Tampa Bay Times Festival of
Reading.
There is no charge for this event,
but registration is required for participation.
More information and
RSVP at https://www.sarasotabooks.
com/events
Online Book Clubs:
• September 8 at 2 p.m. The Mysteries
to Die For Book Club led
by Elsie Souza. Meets online via
Zoom. This month, they’re discussing
American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson.
Purchase of a ticket is required
for participation. The $18 ticket
includes a copy of American Spy and
the book club meeting.
About American Spy: Inspired
by true events—Thomas Sankara is
known as “Africa’s Che Guevara”—
American Spy knits together a gripping
spy thriller, a heartbreaking
family drama, and a passionate romance.
More information and RSVP
at https://www.sarasotabooks.com/
bookclubs
• The Amigos Family Book Club
will be discussing Chiquita by Antonio
Orlando Rodríguez. They will
meet online via Zoom for 5 consecutive
sessions starting Monday,
September 14. Meeting time is 7-8
pm. Meeting dates: Sept. 14, Sept. 21,
Sept. 28, Oct. 5 and Oct. 12.
The Amigos Book Club is a cultural
association between CreArte
Latino and Bookstore1. The Reading
Circle is conducted totally in Spanish
for adults.
Register by sending an email
to info@creartelatino.org. To purchase
the book call BookStore1 at
941-365-7900 and 20% of the sale will
be donated to CreArte Latino.
About Chiquita: This imaginary
biography of the real-life woman
recreates the adventures and misfortunes
of Chiquita, an alluring
and independent woman that lived
to become one of the highest paid
celebrities in the Vaudeville theatres
and fairs of her day. More information
and RSVP at https://www.sarasotabooks.com/bookclubs
• The Amigos Family Book Club
will be discussing Zoro by Jairo
Aníbal Niño. They’ll meet online
via Zoom for 5 consecutive sessions
starting Wednesday, September
16th. Meeting time is 6-7 pm. Meeting
dates: Sept. 16, Sept. 23, Sept. 30,
Oct. 7 and Oct. 14.
The Amigos Book Club is a cultural
association between CreArte
Latino and Bookstore1. The Reading
Circle is conducted totally in Spanish
for children (7-11 years old)
Register by sending an email
to info@creartelatino.org. To purchase
the book call BookStore1 at
941-365-7900 and 20% of the sale will
be donated to CreArte Latino.
About Zoro: Reminiscent of Eustaquio
Rivera’s masterpiece La voragine,
this exhilarating story relates
the adventures of a young boy lost in
the indomitable jungle. More information
and RSVP at https://www.
sarasotabooks.com/bookclubs
• Join Roxanne for the Movie Lovers
Zoom Book Club. They’ll be meeting
online via Zoom for two sessions,
September 30 and October 28 at
6 p.m., to discuss acclaimed film
Director Charlie Kaufman’s new
comedic mammoth sized novel Antkind
set in St. Augustine, Florida.
Optional Kaufman film discussions
could be a part of each session.
Purchase of a ticket is required for
participation. The $32 ticket includes
a copy of Antkind and both book
club meetings.
About Antkind: The bold and
boundlessly original debut novel
from the Oscar-winning screenwriter
of Being John Malkovich, Adaptation,
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless
Mind, and Synecdoche, New
York.More information and RSVP at
https://www.sarasotabooks.com/
bookclub.
Art Around
the State
Editor’s Note: Be sure to check websites
for online viewing of exhibits.
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The USF Contemporary Art
Museum, part of the USF Institute
for Research in Art in the College of
The Arts, has a new exhibition, The
Neighbors: Slide Shows for America,
featuring photographic slideshows
by artists Widline Cadet, Guy Greenberg,
Curran Hatleberg, Kathya
Maria Landeros, and Zora J Murff,
curated by CAM’s Curator-at-Large
Christian Viveros-Fauné.
Amid a polarizing 2020 election
season and an evolving COVID-19
pandemic, each participating camera
artist has been commissioned to
create a slideshow of underexposed
communities in the United States.
For this show, less is more: the photographic
portfolios installed at the
USF Contemporary Art Museum
are displayed using traditional slide
carousels, to evoke the intimacy of
family and community slide shows
of another age.
The exhibition is available to view
online at cam.usf.edu. USFCAM remains
closed. After USF reopens, reservations
will be required to visit
CAM, and details will be available on
cam.usf.edu at that time.
The University of South Florida
Contemporary Art Museum (USF-
CAM) organizes and presents exhibitions
of contemporary art from Florida,
the United States, and around the
world, including Africa, Europe, and
Latin America. The exhibit runs to
December 7.
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Boca Raton Museum of Art:
• Eye to I: Self Portraits from the
National Portrait Gallery. Eye to I is
especially appropriate in the age of
the “selfie.” Organized and drawn
from the collection of the Smithsonian’s
National Portrait Gallery, this
exhibition explores how American
artists have portrayed themselves
through painting, drawing, photography,
and video since the beginning
of the 20th century. Artists in the exhibition
approach self-representation
from realist renderings to alter-egos
that can reveal or obfuscate their
inner lives. Runs to September 20.
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• Jeff Whyman: Out of Nature runs
October 7-January 3, 2021. Whyman
ceramics are inspired by nature
including the shells he collects. His
vessels, teapots, and plates retain a
semblance of function but are really
sculptures. His spouts are twisted,
his vases sage and tilt, and his plates
are rife with lumpy accretions.
Whyman acknowledges the influence
of the renowned ceramicist
Peter Voulkos who elevated the
medium of clay to fine art, and with
whom he worked for ten years at his
Berkeley, California studio.
Unlike Voulkos who added and
subtracted elements of his pieces
over time, Whyman creates his works
all in one moment while the clay is
still wet. He uses the wheel to throw
his vessels and spontaneously adds
materials as sea glass, Chinese crystals,
mineral oxides, metal nails, and
wood ash to make forms that call to
mind rock formations and what one
might find on the ocean floor.
Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501
Plaza Real, Boca Raton. Info: 561-
392-2500. Virtual programming
provides access to everyone beyond
gallery walls.
At Tampa Museum
of Art:
• Frank Stella: Illustrations
after El Lissitzky’s
Had Gadya from the
Collection of BNY Mellon.
On view through
September 27, 2020.
Frank Stella created
the series Illustrations
after El Lissitzky’s Had
Gadya (1984) after seeing
artist El Lissitzky’s
artwork at the Tel Aviv
Museum of Art.
Between 1917 and
1919, Lissitzky (Russian,
1890-1941) completed
imagery for a children’s
book of “Had Gadya”,
an allegorical song sung
at the close of the Passover
Seder. Lissitzky’s
modernist interpretation
of the traditional
song highlighted the
influence of the Russian
avant-garde in his work,
as he depicted characters and scenes
in “Had Gadya” with abstract forms
and interlocking geometric shapes.
Inspired by Lissitzky’s “Had
Gadya”, Stella produced a suite of
prints corresponding to the artist’s
imagery. Rather than re-interpret the
song, Stella responded to Lissitzky’s
abstractions with his own signature
vibrant palette and curvilinear gestures.
The exhibition features Stella’s
complete portfolio of twelve prints,
each unique in technique and color.
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• Everyday Women. On view
through January 9, 2022. In celebration
of the 100th anniversary of
women’s suffrage, the Tampa Museum
of Art presents a series of exhibitions
focused on the achievements
of women in the arts and explores
the story of women in the ancient
world through the depictions of
goddesses, heroines, mythological
characters, and everyday women in
the Museum’s collection of classical
antiquities.
Tampa Museum of Art, Cornelia
Corbett Center, 120 W. Gasparilla
Plaza, Tampa.
Theatre
Asolo Rep has new online theatre
classes this fall offering a broad
spectrum of theatre education opportunities
for ages 11 through adult.
The programs include the launch
of Adult Online Theatre Classes.
Beginning in September and running
through the fall, the classes
will be conducted on Zoom in small,
interactive groups led by Asolo Rep
Education & Engagement teaching
artists. Registration is underway;
class sizes are limited.
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• Adult Online Theatre Classes
Provides online classes designed for
adults looking to broaden their theatrical
knowledge and connect with
others through art and conversation.
• Script Study
September 14 – November 16 Mondays,
3pm – 4:30pm. Full Program:
$165; September only: $55; October
only: $70; November only: $55
Each week, participants will read
thought-provoking pieces of dramatic
literature and come together for
Contemporary Artist Derrick Adams’s Major Solo Museum Exhibition
Debuts at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. Runs September
12–November 29, 2020. The MFA is at 255 Beach Drive NE,
St.Petersburg. For more information, visit mfastpete.org.
interactive discussions. Led by Asolo
Rep Artists, participants will connect
with fellow theatre-lovers far
and wide from the comfort of their
own homes.
Details about all classes, including
registration information, are available
at asolorep.org. For questions,
contact the Asolo Rep Education &
Engagement Department: education@asolo.org.
At the Players of Sarasota:
• So Long Dearie Farewell Tours
runs Sept. 3-13, 2020. Join them for
this one-hour tour through the Players
theatre before their move in October.
Enjoy the bar, photo ops and
say your goodbyes to their ghosts.
Tours will be held Sept. 3-5 and 10-12
at 5:30pm and 7:30pm Sept. 6 and 13
at 2pm. Private tours are available,
but reservations must be made in
advance with a minimum of six (6)
guests. A virtual tour version will
also be available.
The Players Inc has been around
since 1929. That’s 90 years of memories,
friendships, and community arts
education and entertainment. Such
a historic and loving facility deserves
a send-off like none other. This isn’t
“goodbye,” it’s only “see you later.”
They’ve decided to take A Few Of
Our Favorite Things, originally set
to close their 91st Season, and use it
as a virtual farewell to their home in
downtown, Sarasota.
The Virtual Farewell will air
online Friday, September 25 at
7:30pm, a week before they vacate
their Sarasota theater space. Tickets
are $20. Those who purchase a ticket
will receive a link to watch from
home. Visit https://www.theplayers.
org/shows/
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Live Music
Fishermen’s Village has live music:
• Tiki Tom & Moni perform on September
11 from 5-9 p.m. Enjoy live
music overlooking Charlotte Harbor.
Tiki Tom & Moni will perform a variety
of classics
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• September 12, noon-4 p.m.
Acoustic singer and musician Mark
Gorka performs 12 noon-4 pm
Info: www.fishville.com. Fishermen’s
Village Center Court, 1200 W.
Retta Esplanade, Punta
Gorda.
At The
Bishop
Small Wonders:
Insects in Focus at The
Bishop runs to October
20. Insects inhabit
every domain of our
daily lives, performing
essential functions that
balance our ecosystem
on Earth — functions
that often go unnoticed
because of their small
size or scale. Now,
using cutting-edge
technology and custom
methods that put tiny
insects on a human
scale, artist and photographer
Bob Sober
allows visitors to see
the patterns, textures,
colors and details that
have always been present, but too
small to appreciate
Creating human-scale images of
insects, with resolution so high that
every hair, dimple and tiny structure
is clearly revealed, was impossible
prior to the technological advancements
of the past 10 years. Sober’s
skills allow us to see the intersection
of natural science and art in the
smooth metallic finishes and heavily
stippled textures, strange body
shapes, delicate wing structures and
beautifully engineered body components
in this series of 30 images that
will are on display in the Museum’s
second-floor Rincon Gallery and
throughout the Museum.
The exhibition runs through
October 20. The Bishop Museum of
Science and Nature, 201 10th St. W,
Bradenton
In addition, The Bishop’s special
exhibition of Myakka River: A Florida
Treasure continues through
Sept. 6 in the Museum’s first-floor
East Gallery. Featuring dozens of
evocative black-and-white photos of
the Myakka River by renowned landscape
photographer Clyde Butcher,
this special exhibition is also included
with admission. For more than 20
years, Clyde Butcher has explored the
deeper regions of Myakka and spent
seasons experiencing its changes and
its diverse ecosystems. Designated as
a Florida Wild and Scenic River, the
tannic waters flow through bottomland
swamp and freshwater marsh
spilling into lakes and sinkholes.
Did you know that The Bishop has
Florida’s premier astronomy
dome and projection system? They
upgraded to the Digistar 6 system
during their temporary closure this
spring and the new system provides
images that are even more clear and
vivid, and have even greater depth
to them. It also has state-of-the-art
software that allows them to take
you on immersive journeys to the far
reaches of the cosmos.
Right now, they’re featuring Flight
Through Our Solar System, a
10-minute narrated tour that begins
at the sun then travels through our
solar system — including the asteroid
belt — past Pluto and the other
outer planets, until you arrive at the
icy outer reaches of the Kuiper Belt
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and the Oort Cloud, located on the
outer fringe of the solar system.
Planetarium Manager Howard
Hochhalter also offers virtual journeys
through space that you can join
from home:
• Every Tuesday at noon: Join Howard
on Facebook as he previews stars
and constellations in the upcoming
night skies (free program);
• Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the
month: Howard focuses on helping
kids become masters of the universe
during KidSpace (free program on
Zoom);
• On the fourth Wednesday of the
month: Howard hosts Stelliferous on
Zoom, where he focuses on the night
skies, the latest news in astronomy
and answers your questions. Cost: $3
for members of the Discovery Society;
$5 for all others.
Farmer’s Markets
The Sarasota Farmers Market
is open on Saturdays with normal
hours of 7 am-1 pm, rain or shine.
You’ll notice that vendors are spread
out 10-15 feet apart from one another
to make more room to socially
distance yourself as you shop. In
order to achieve this, you’ll notice
that they’ve spread the vendors
onto State and First Streets, as well
as on to Lemon. Be sure to also support
those vendors that are on State
and First Streets during your trip to
the market. Signage and arrows on
the ground will direct the foot traffic
flow. Masks are mandatory. The city
of Sarasota has partnered with The
Market to give away free masks while
supplies last.
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Venice Farmers Market has
summer hours: Saturdays 8am to
noon, April through September.
Winter hours: Saturdays 8am to 1pm,
October through March. The Venice
Farmers Market is located at Venice
City Hall, 401 W. Venice Avenue.
Face coverings will be required for
those visiting the Market. If customers
do not have a face covering, cloth
masks will be provided for them by
the Market, while supplies last.
Market staff and vendors have
gone to great lengths to create a
CDC compliant and safe socially
distanced outdoor shopping experience
for the community. All staff
and vendors wear masks and gloves
and sanitizing stations are available.
Their plan complies with all federal,
state and local guidelines for food
and personal safety.
The Market’s summer vendors
are offering produce, fresh baked
goods including breads, pies, bagels
and pretzels, wild-caught seafood,
Florida-grown mushrooms, boutique
cheeses, locally roasted coffee, kettle
corn, hand crafted soap, essential oils,
nursery plants and fresh cut flowers.
In addition, local artists will be at the
market offering award-winning photography,
unique clay art and jewelry,
hand-designed clothing for children
and adults, and much more.
During the construction of the
new Fire Station 1 and expansion of
Venice City Hall, the Farmers Market
has relocated out of the parking
lot but is still operating at City Hall.
The Market will set up on W. Venice
Avenue between Harbor Drive and
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Avenue des Parques, located between
City Hall and the Hecksher
Park tennis courts.For information,
go to www.thevenicefarmersmarket.
org or contact Manager Lee Perron at
941-445-9209.
After being shut down for months
because of the Covid-19 pandemic,
the Newtown Farmer’s Market has
now reopened. Social distancing
rules are in place. The market is open
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Friday
and Saturday. The market is located
at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park,
at the corner of Cocoanut Avenue
and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
Vendors and shoppers are expected
to follow Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention safety guidelines and
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Bradenton Farmer’s Market
reopens in October. Enjoy fresh produce,
local art, music, demos by local
chefs, and family activities. Parking
is free on weekends, and dogs on
leashes are welcome. Held every
Saturday, from October through
May, from 9am – 2pm, on Old Main
Street in downtown Bradenton, 400
12th St. W. Bradenton. Old Main
Street is a tree-lined retail district of
cafes and restaurants running three
blocks north from Manatee Avenue
to the Manatee River, where it meets
the Bradenton Riverwalk.
The Riverwalk is a 1.5-mile park
that features day docks, an amphitheater,
performance areas and
pavilion, a skateboard park, an
interactive splash pad, and much
more. There are over thirty-five vendors
who offer locally-grown fruits,
vegetables, plants, organic products,
fresh seafood, prepared foods, as
well as the work of local artists and
craftspeople.
Every third Saturday, Mainly Art
hosts dozens of local artists and
craftspeople displaying and selling
their creations. Art, crafts, live music,
and food are available from 9am
to 2pm on Fourth Avenue West, perpendicular
to the Bradenton Farmers’
Market on Main Street.
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Artist Series
Concerts
The Soiree Series concert featuring
Jennifer Kreider and Austin
Cripe, originally scheduled for October
25 and 26 at the Fischer-Weisenborne
residence, is now scheduled
for October 26 at 5:30 pm at Selby
Gardens. Tickets: $25.
The Soiree Series concert,
Palm Court Treasures, originally
scheduled for November 22 and 23
at the Fischer-Weisenborne residence,
is now tentatively scheduled
for November 22 at 5:30 pm at
Historic Spanish Point. Once this
date is confirmed, we will let you
know. Tickets: $25.
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• They’ll also be offering the following
virtual concert:
• Women of Note, featuring pianists
Lee Dougherty Ross and Gail Berenson,
sopranos Robyn Rocklein
and Jenny Kim-Godfrey and actors
Kate Alexander, Ariel Blue, and Meg
Gilbert. This program celebrates the
100th anniversary of the passage of
the 19th amendment granting women
the right to vote. The
program, consisting entirely
of female composers
and performers, is part
of a collaboration led by
Florida Studio Theatre to
celebrate the Suffragist
Movement.
This concert will be coming
to a computer screen
near you on October
1st through October 12th.
Tickets per household are
just $15. Plans are also in
the works to stream some
of the performances from
the organization’s 2020-21
25th anniversary season,
which is now tentatively
scheduled to begin on October
13, at Michael’s On
East, with a live luncheon
plus a virtual performance
by classical accordionist
Hanzhi Wang.
Note: The Florida Jazzmasters
concert, which
was first scheduled for
September 13, has been
moved to December 6, at
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
The October 25 and
26 recitals with Jennifer
Kreider and Austin Cripe
have been moved to October 26
(now one single performance), also
at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
https://www.artistseriesconcerts.
org or 941-306-1200.
Ballet and Dance:
The Sarasota Cuban Ballet
School is offering classes for
children, pre-professionals, and
adults. Class sizes are limited in
compliance with all Covid-19 health
and safety regulations. Teachers
wear masks. They are adding a
new After School Study and Dance
Program for students in grades K-5.
Some major performances have
been canceled for 2020 but 2021 is
undecided. Beginning in October
they will be presenting two Black
Box in-studio performances every
month. For details, visit www.srqcubanballet.com
or call 941-365-8400.
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New for 2020/2021:
• After School Study and Dance
Program: for elementary school
students, it includes study time
and homework help as well as daily
dance classes. School pick-up is
available in Sarasota. For more information,
call 941-365-8400. They can
also help families who have opted for
virtual schooling.
• In-Studio Performances: The
Sarasota Cuban Ballet School plans
to present monthly performances
at their Black Box style studio next
to Bell’s, beginning in October. In
addition to watching the dancers
perform, the in-studio audience
will have an opportunity to hear
from Ariel Serrano, artistic director,
and to talk to the performers. All
Covid-19 health and safety precautions
will be observed. The performances
will also be livestreamed.
Full Schedule of Classes for
all Ages and Levels
• Ages 3-10: Classes are age-appropriate.
The youngest learn the wonders
of movement, self-expression,
Artist Series Concerts has Women of Note, featuring pianists Lee
Dougherty Ross and Gail Berenson, sopranos Robyn Rocklein and
Jenny Kim-Godfrey and actors Kate Alexander, Ariel Blue, and
Meg Gilbert. This program celebrates the 100th anniversary of
the passage of the 19th amendment granting women the right to
vote. The program, consisting entirely of female composers and
performers, is part of a collaboration led by Florida Studio Theatre
to celebrate the Suffragist Movement. Details on this page.
and creativity. As they get older they
are introduced to ballet, modern
dance and acrobatics.
• Ages 10 and above: Students learn
ballet technique, advance to pointe,
and increase their repertoire.
• Pre-professionals Ages 12 and
above: Students interested in a serious
dance program with the possibility
of a dance career can consider
the Pre-professional program.
Dancers train 20+ hours a week,
perform for local audiences, participate
in national and international competitions,
and receive help moving forward.
Participants include dancers who
moved up the ranks at the Sarasota
Cuban Ballet School or who come from
other studios in the US and abroad.
• Adult Classes: Whether you’ve
always wanted to take ballet or learn
contemporary dance, are returning
after a hiatus – or you’ve danced your
whole life, you can join these classes
You will be taught by Master Teachers,
who have experience teaching adults
and appreciate your interest and desire
to learn. Our “adult” students typically
range in age from 40 through 80+.
The Sarasota Cuban Ballet School
was founded in 2011 by the Cuban-born
husband and wife team of
Ariel Serrano and Wilmian Hernandez.
They trained at the elite Escuela Nacional
de Ballet de Cuba and performed
internationally. In 1993, they moved
to Sarasota to join the Sarasota Ballet,
where they danced as principals.
SCBS is one of the only schools
in the United States specializing in
the Cuban training style, which is
renowned for its athleticism, passion
and precision. Developed in the
1940s by Cuban dancer Fernando
Alonso, the Cuban Ballet training
method has produced some of the
world’s greatest dancers and is increasingly
embraced by professional
companies throughout the world.
Classes at The Sarasota Ballet
• The Sarasota Ballet School has
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added American Ballet
Theatre National Training
Curriculum starting
in September. American
Ballet Theatre was designated
America’s National
Ballet Company by an Act
of Congress in 2006. All
The Sarasota Ballet School
faculty along with dancers
from the Company
are now certified to teach
level Pre-Primary through
Level 3 of the curriculum
following completion of
a teacher training course
led by Dierdre Miles Burger,
Assistant Education
Director who is also a
member of the ABT’s Artistic
Board of Examiners.
The ABT National
Training Curriculum combines
high quality artistic
training with the basics of
dancer health and child
development. The ABT
National Training Curriculum
consists of a comprehensive
set of age-appropriate,
outcome-based
guidelines to provide the
highest quality ballet
training to dance students
of all ages and skill levels.
In addition to Miles Burger, the
faculty and dancers had the great opportunity
to learn from the creators
of the curriculum, world-renowned
dance educators Raymond Lukens
and Franco De Vita. Info: https://
www.sarasotaballet.org/sarasota-ballet-school.
The Great Outdoors
At Benderson Park
• Park visitors are reminded to
practice safe social distancing, to
remain home if they have any signs
of illness, and to wash their hands
regularly with soap and water. All
park restrooms remain open, and an
amplified cleaning schedule remains
in place. High-contact areas and
touch points continue to be regularly
disinfected throughout the day.
• The Ronald A. Balducci Playground
is open during regular park
hours (6 a.m.-8 p.m.), but hour-long
closures at 8 a.m., noon and 4 p.m.
allow crews to clean playground
equipment.
• As a reminder, only electric
boat motors are authorized in our
waters; gas motors must be raised to
indicate they aren’t in use. (This is
in accordance with Sarasota County
ordinances.)Follow the park at
NathanBendersonPark.org.
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A new Canopy Zone feature is
now open at Manatee County’s Robinson
Preserve, allowing visitors
to experience nature from a fresh
perspective while exploring amidst
the treetops.
Situated at the edge of the historic
Reasoner Tract at Robinson Preserve
South, the Canopy Zone is nestled
among century-old botanical giants
that once formed the test plot
for Royal Palm Nurseries. Follow
the boardwalk as it extends past
the Mosaic Center for Nature, Exploration,
Science and Technology (the
NEST) and find yourself climbing
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among the limbs and leaves.
Thanks to careful planning, the
Canopy Zone was built amongst the
existing trees, allowing for a densely
shaded environment and a cool experience
to combat the summer heat.
The boardwalk features LED lighting
allowing it to be used for staff-guided
evening programs for the public and
permitted special events.
The compact, two-story structure
is filled with adventure park elements
including a series of boardwalks,
rope bridges, climbing nets,
and slides. Crawl through the net
tube to catch a bird’s-eye view of the
newly built waterways of the Robinson
Preserve Expansion or climb the
tower, zigzagging through platforms
to top and then take the spiral slide
all the way to the understory loop
on the forest floor. While some of
the more challenging elements are
recommended for ages 5 and older,
all ages and abilities are welcome on
the accessible tree-top boardwalk
loop that emerges overlooking the
Robinson Preserve Expansion, complete
with mounted binoculars for
viewing the wading birds and other
wildlife within the preserve.
The project complements the
ongoing habitat restoration on 135
acres located at the expansion area
of Robinson Preserve to enhance
fisheries habitat and install native
plants. Additional amenities are also
being constructed including new
pavilions, restrooms, kayak storage
tubes, benches and trailside shade
structures. These habitat and amenity
improvements are expected to be
completed and re-open this winter.
The Canopy Zone is open to the
public the same hours as Robinson
Preserve, sunrise to sunset seven
days a week. Parking can be found
near the NEST which can be reached
from the preserve’s South Entrance
at the end of 9th Avenue Northwest.
For more information, visit www.
mymanatee.org or call (941) 748-4501.
Manatee Village Historical Park
is open to the public by appointment
only. In an abundance of caution,
days and hours will be limited, each
time slot is limited to 25 visitors, and
some areas will be closed.
Visitors are encouraged to make
appointments online prior to arrival.
Staff members will be wearing masks
when visitors are present. Visitors are
encouraged to practice proper social
distancing, good hygiene, and hand
cleaning. Guests are asked to respect
historical buildings and artifacts by
not touching, moving, climbing on,
or otherwise tampering with historical
structures and artifacts. Hand
sanitizing before entry is strongly
encouraged. When scheduling an
appointment, every individual must
be signed up regardless of age.
Appointments are made by visiting
www.manateevillage.org. Links
are provided for making an appointment
to visit. You can also call to
schedule your appointment: (941)
749-7165.
There is no fee to schedule an
appointment. Parking, entering, and
self-led tours are free as usual. Appointment
times are strict. Visitors
who are early must wait inside their
cars until their start time. Staff members
will be taking temperatures of
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25
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out and about continued
visitors using a forehead scanner
and following CDC guidelines to
determine entry. Face masks are
encouraged due to the small size of
our buildings and limited amount
of space. Visitors may have a self-led
tour. Tours will not be led by docents
or staff members. Walking tour brochures
will be available.
Visitors are also welcome to use
a digital tour by downloading the
Florida Stories App at http://uqr.to/
FloridaStories or visiting The Clio
at https://theclio.com/on a cell phone
or other device using mobile data.
Visitors are encouraged to respect
social distancing and remain 6ft
apart from staff and other visiting
parties. Restrooms will be available.
Water fountains are only to be used
to refill containers. Visitors are asked
not to drink directly from any of the
water fountains.
The Wiggins General Store, Gift
Shop, Junior Junction playground,
and the 1850 Manatee Burying
Ground cemetery are closed. There
will not be air conditioning available,
visitors must be prepared for the
weather and natural elements. There
will be places to sit including our
benches and picnic tables. Visitors
must begin leaving by their end time.
This allows staff members time to
clean and prepare for the next group.
Manatee Village Historical Park is
located at 1404 Manatee Avenue East
(State Road 64) Bradenton. For more
information call 941-749-7165 or visit:
www.manateevillage.org.
Changes
and Updates
The Artful Lobster is on Saturday,
November 14, 11:30 am – 2 pm.
The highly popular Artful Lobster is
The Hermitage’s signature fundraising
event, and the only benefit to take
place on their historic Gulf front
campus on Manasota Key. With a
lobster feast catered by Michael’s On
East and live entertainment featuring
Hermitage Fellows, the Artful Lobster
is anticipated as the season kickoff
for many across our community.
Tickets: 941-475-2098 ext 5.
This year, they’ll celebrate the
legacy of Nelda and Jim Thompson,
longtime Hermitage supporters
and champions of Manasota Key. In
addition, they’ll host a special celebration
honoring the Thompsons on
Friday, November 13.
The health and safety of our
guests, artists, and staff are top priorities.
As one of the first events of
the fall season, they are taking extra
precautions to ensure a safe and enjoyable
outdoor celebration.
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RCLA Town Hall Lecture Series:
Ringling College Library Association
has November 2020 dates for
rescheduled Town Hall lectures by
Lisa Genova and Annie Leibovitz.
Original dates for the two remaining
lectures were suspended by the Van
Wezel due to Coronavirus public
gathering precautions. Subscriber
tickets for both lectures will be
honored for both Town Hall events.
These two dates will complete their
40th Anniversary season.
Now scheduled for Monday, November
9, renowned neuroscientist,
Lisa Genova, will focus on neurological
disorders,
including
Alzheimer’s
disease, traumatic
brain
injury, autism,
Huntington’s
disease, and
ALS. Genova
graduated
valedictorian
from Bates
College with
a degree in
biopsychology
and holds a
PhD in neuroscience
from Harvard
University.
She is the New
York Times
bestselling
author of “Still Alice,” “Left Neglected,”
“Love Anthony,” and several
other books. Through fiction, she is
dedicated to describing the journeys
of those affected by neurological
diseases, thereby educating, demystifying,
and inspiring support for
care and scientific research.
On Monday, November 23, renowned
photographer Annie Leibovitz
will give a talk on her long career
in journalism and the arts. A former
chief photographer for Rolling Stone,
her pictures have appeared regularly
on magazine covers since the 1970s.
As an astute documentarian of the social
landscape, she developed a large
body of work at Vanity Fair, and later
at Vogue, including portraits of actors,
directors, writers, musicians, athletes,
and political and business figures, as
well as fashion photographs.
The Lisa Genova and Annie Leibovitz
lectures will be presented at Van
Wezel. Morning lectures begin at
10:30 a.m. and evening talks begin at
7:30 p.m. Subscribers unable to attend
are encouraged to donate their
tickets to Ringling College Library
Association. Call 941-309-5100.
New College’s Clambake has
been the school’s major scholarship
fundraiser—and one of Sarasota’s
most popular philanthropic events—
for more than four decades. Due to
concerns with COVID-19, organizers
decided to push it past its usual November
timeline.
New College of Florida will celebrate
the 42nd anniversary of its annual
Scholarship Clambake, hosted
by the New College Foundation, on
Thursday, March 4, 2021, at 6 p.m.
The event will take place on the New
College bayfront beside College Hall,
5800 Bay Shore Road in Sarasota.
All ticket proceeds benefit student
scholarships. New College Foundation
board members Beverly Bartner
and Renee Hamad are this year’s
co-chairs. Tickets start at $250 and
sponsorships are available.
For more information, call 941-
487-4800.
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The University of South Florida
has announced a new date for one
of the region’s premiere events —
the 27th annual Brunch on the Bay at
the Sarasota-Manatee campus now on
Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. Attendees will
enjoy great cuisine, fellowship with
friends and have the opportunity to
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invest in the future of the community
by supporting student scholarships.
Elizabeth Moore will serve as chairperson
of the 2021 event.
To reserve a table sponsorship or
purchase tickets to Brunch, visit
the 2021 USF Sarasota-Manatee
Brunch on the Bay sponsorship
page. Out of consideration for the
safety of the community, new social
distancing measures are being diligently
considered as plans continue
for Brunch on the Bay. Visit https://
www.sarasotamanatee.usf.edu/giving/brunch-on-the-bay/.
Sarasota Opera has changes to
Fall Season:
• Due to the uncertainty of being able
to gather safely in a theater in November,
Sarasota Opera is cancelling
the scheduled mainstage production
of Mozart’s Don Giovanni and the
Sarasota Youth Opera production
of The Hobbit. The “Night in Italy”
concert, scheduled for November 7,
and the Concert at Noon scheduled
for November 13 are also cancelled.
The Taste of Downtown event scheduled
for September 26 will also not be
held, but the company is exploring
ways to continue this important Youth
Opera Fundraiser in another form.
Sarasota Opera’s fall season will
consist of concerts utilizing resident
artists. A concert with singers
and piano on stage at the Sarasota
Opera House will be live-streamed
on the internet on November 13,
2020. If conditions allow for an
in-person audience, an announcement
will be made at a later date.
The “OperaMobile” will return in
November with Resident Artists
performing throughout Sarasota.
If conditions allow, the Company
will also be scheduling concerts at
outdoor venues in Sarasota, TBA.
The “Curtain Raiser Dinner” is still
scheduled to be held on October 25,
subject to prevailing conditions. In
addition, Sarasota Opera hopes to
begin a modified HD at the Opera
House and Classic Movies at the
Opera House series in September or
October, depending on then-current
health conditions.
No changes have been made to
the Winter Opera Festival which
is scheduled to run from Feb. 6
through March 21. Single tickets for
the Winter Opera Festival are on sale
now. More info at https://Sarasota-
Opera.org.
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At Benderson
Park:
• NCAA
Rowing
National
Championships
— May
28-30, 2021,
and May
27-29, 2022,
for Divs. I, II
and III
US Rowing
Youth
National
Championships
— June
2021U.S.
Dragon Boat
Federation
National
Championships
– July
9-11, 2021International Dragon
Boat Federation Club Crew World
Championships in 2022
The Artful Lobster is on Saturday, November 14, 11:30 am – 2 pm. The highly popular Artful
Lobster is The Hermitage’s signature fundraising event, and the only benefit to take place on
their historic Gulf front campus on Manasota Key.
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The Board of Directors of the
Anna Maria Island Concert
Chorus & Orchestra (AMICCO) has
decided to postpone Symphony on
the Sand until 2021. In its eighth
season, Symphony on the Sand has
traditionally occurred on Anna
Maria Island’s Coquina Beach on
the second Saturday each November.
Recognized as one of the region’s
premier musical events, it has
been well-attended by over 4,000
people annually.
“Central to the conversation has
been the health and well-being of
everyone involved in the production
of Symphony on the Sand. Many
organizations and individuals work
closely together to ensure that every
performance is successful and
better than the last. The rehearsal
time invested by our musicians,
chorus members, and guest artists,
along with the planning time of our
service providers and volunteers,
requires hours of commitment.
AMICCO deeply values the relationships
created with our community
partners and as such we feel that
moving forward with Symphony
on the Sand 2020 would put all
involved at increased and unnecessary
risk.” For more information
contact info@amicco.org.
Due to COVID-19 Ear Research
Foundation postponed its March 29,
2020, Hear & Now and All That Jazz
events. The dinner and concert will
now take place on December 5 at
the Sarasota Opera House and, as
planned, will feature music legends
Dick Hyman and David Amram. Hyman
and Amram, performing together
for the first time, will share each of
their six decades creating a wide variety
of music and working alongside
a long list of renowned artists.
The evening will include a
pre-show dinner, concert, and
afterparty in the courtyard
featuring Dr. Herbert Silverstein’s
jazz group, The Ear-iginals. For
more information visit www.
EarRF.org or contact Melissa Voigt,
Executive Director at mvoigt@
EarRF.org or 941-365-0367.
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Local non-profit organization,
Realize Bradenton, is planning to
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proceed in December with their
outdoor Blues music event, the
Bradenton Blues Festival, but they
are changing their venue due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The outdoor music event is expected
to take place on December 4, and
5, but it will not be held its normal
location on the Riverwalk. The event
will now take place at LECOM Park,
the spring training home for the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Organizers of the event say the
main reason for changing the venue
is because the park has a seating
capacity of 7,500 and for an event
that is expected to have over 1,100
people in attendance they believe
that continuing to practice social
distancing in an outdoor environment
is achievable.
Friday Blues Appetizer evening
event will be limited to 500 attendees
and tickets are required. At the Saturday
Bradenton Blues Festival event
600 tickets are available. mTo purchase
tickets, visit: mhttps://www.
bradentonbluesfestival.org/
A week before the festival, ticket
buyers will receive an email regarding
festival parking, will call, seating
assignments, and the health and
safety procedures all attendees are
expected to follow. Any questions,
email blues@RealizeBradenton.com.
The Sarasota Ballet has made
changes to its 30th Anniversary
Season. The fall season will occur
as specially devised and purposely
filmed programs that will be
streamed to ticket buyers and will
replace in-theater performances for
the first 3 programs of its 30th Anniversary
Season.
The decision to do so has been
made in order to safeguard audience
members, dancers, and
staff from the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic, while also allowing the
Company to continue to perform
so that the audience will be able to
experience remarkable ballets this
coming Season.
Additionally, the streamed performances
will include extra features to
bring audience members behind the
scenes with special guest interviews
and rehearsal clips, and a look into
the process of a world premiere. The
three programs will be released to
ticket holders at approximately the
same dates that the three in-theater
programs were scheduled to open.
The ballets will be filmed with multiple
cameras to ensure audiences
can see every aspect of the performance.
These programs will then be
emailed to ticket holders, who can
watch the performance at their leisure
over a period of time.
Full programming details for the
October, November, and December
programs will be announced in the
future. Subscribers who currently
have tickets for the first three programs
of The Sarasota Ballet’s 30th
Anniversary Season will be contacted
shortly regarding their ticketing
options. Info: visit https://www.
sarasotaballet.org.
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PLEASE make sure you check
to see if these events are taking
place before making plans!
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women’s health
Women’s Wellness
Is a 12 Month Commitment
The new year serves as a
reminder to women to make
their health a priority and
build positive health habits
for life. As women we should
be thinking about our health 365 days
a year. Intimate issues such as urinary
incontinence, sexual dysfunction and
pelvic pain can be hard to discuss.
I want to remind you that no issue is
too little or too big to talk about when
it is bothersome to you. As women, we
often compare ourselves to a friend, a
neighbor or a family member and forget
that we are all unique, we all individuals
and it’s personal. Your health is a lifelong
journey. It’s not always easy to take steps
to discuss intimate health issues.
Every woman needs to focus on her
own approach. Every woman needs a
purpose and to find her own motivation.
If you, like many other women,
have difficulty with urinary incontinence,
sexual dysfunction and/or pelvic
pain or if you want to learn more, see
me, Casie Wodzien, Nurse Practitioner,
at the Urology Treatment Center.
I specialize in the treatment of women’s
urological health issues and would
be happy to help you at our Sarasota or
Lakewood Ranch office. When you think
about pink, remember you are unique and
your health matters every single day of
the year. Your urological issues are not too
little or too big to discuss. Women’s wellness
and awareness always work together.
Many people are surprised to learn
that urology covers a wide range of
conditions for both men and women. In
addition to treating the male reproductive
system, urologists treat diseases and
conditions in the kidneys, bladder, and
urinary tract – all of which affect both
genders in all stages of life.
Women may experience urological
health issues that are unique to their
anatomy. While numerous urological
conditions can affect women of all ages
for a variety of reasons, childbirth, menopause
or a hysterectomy can alter the
body in ways that could lead to conditions
including pelvic floor weakness,
overactive bladder or inflammation of
the bladder wall (interstitial cystitis).
Fortunately, most conditions are highly
treatable, especially when caught early.
• Urinary Tract Infections/Bladder
Infections – Most women will
develop a urinary tract infection (UTI) at
some point in their lives. The infection
develops when bacteria enter the urinary
tract. Women with a UTI may have pain
or burning when they urinate. They may
also feel a sudden urge to go to the bathroom,
but then have trouble urinating.
PAID ADVERTORIAL
UTIs can be serious, but
they also can be treated
with antibiotics.
• Overactive Bladder
(OAB) – OAB is a condition
recognized by symptoms
including urinary
urgency, frequent urination,
waking up at least
twice a night to urinate or
urge incontinence (leakage
of urine). Treatments
range from medication or
nerve stimulation to Botox
injections or surgery. At least 30 million
Americans suffer from overactive
bladder.
• Urinary Leakage/Incontinence
– Millions of women experience involuntary
loss of urine, called urinary incontinence.
The condition affects all ages and
women of every social and economic
level, though urinary incontinence
occurs more often in older women than
in young women. The condition can
be driven by stress or by a weakness in
bladder or pelvic floor muscles and can
be treated with a variety of approaches,
depending on severity.
• Pelvic Floor Weakness/Vaginal
Prolapse/”Dropped Bladder” – Pelvic
floor prolapse occurs when the upper
portion of the vagina loses its normal
shape and sags or drops down into the
vaginal canal or even outside of the vaginal
opening. There are several types of
pelvic floor prolapse including bladder,
rectum, small bowel and uterus. It’s wise
not to let the condition go on too long,
as most worsening pelvic floor prolapses
can only be fully corrected with surgery.
• Pelvic Pain/Interstitial Cystitis –
Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a long-term
inflammation of the bladder wall, also
called painful bladder syndrome. Its symptoms
are very similar to a urinary tract
infection, such as urinary urgency and/or
pelvic pain, but lack an identifiable cause
such as bacterial infection. In the past, IC
was believed to be a relatively uncommon
problem, but now it is thought to affect
up to 12 percent of women.
Though women can be reluctant to talk
about these sensitive issues, it is important
to share details with and seek treatment
from a certified
urologist. Not doing
so not only diminishes
your quality of life,
but can put you at
serious risk.
SOURCE:
Casie Wodzien,
MS, APRN, ANP-
BC, Urology
Treatment Center.
Casie Wodzien,
MSN, APRN, ANP-BC
Urology Treatment Center
• SARASOTA •
3325 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 200
Sarasota, FL 34239
Urology Treatment Center
• LAKEWOOD RANCH •
6310 Health Parkway, Suite 210
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
Phone: (941) 917-8488
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health feature
Terrence Grywinski and Advanced Craniosacral Therapy has reopened for a limited number of sessions per week.
Craniosacral Therapy Can Be Life Changing
CST treats the whole body physically, physiologically, mentally, emotionally and energetically
Clients come to me because they are in physical
pain such as neck, back, pain and TMJ as well as
for chronic headaches and migraines.
● Both myself and all clients will be provided with Face Masks.
● Appointments will allow the client to come directly into my
office from their cars avoiding time in the waiting room.
● Hand disinfectant will be provided.
● An excellent air filtration system has been installed in the
Pain and stress caused by
shortened Fascia
Fascia (strong connective tissue) encases
all our muscles, organs, brain and spinal
cord. Whenever fascia shortens any place
in the body, the entire network of fascia
creates an increased tension affecting the
functioning of our physical body as well as
our organs, our brain and spinal cord.
Our body is the history of every major
trauma we have experienced physically
and emotionally beginning with birth
issues, falls, head trauma, car accidents,
childhood abuse issues, death, divorce
and other emotional issues. Our body tries
to minimize each trauma by shortening
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fascia to isolate the energy coming into the
body from that trauma. Shortened fascia
results in pain, loss of mobility and range
of motion, organs becoming less efficient
and with parts of the brain and spinal cord
becoming stressed.
To keep the brain functioning, the body
transfers some of your functional work play
energy (7:00 AM-10:00 PM) to the brain
resulting in less energy to make it through
each day. As we age, the accumulation of
all the tightened fascia, from every major
trauma in life, begins to restrict every
aspect of our body’s functions resulting
in pain, loss of mobility, mis-functioning
organs, loss of energy, as well as our brain
losing some its sharpness.
How Craniosacral
Therapy Works
The Craniosacral Therapist creates a safe
place, with gentle holding techniques, that
engages your body’s ability to self correct,
reorganize and heal itself with the release
of some of that tightened fascia during
each session. As the Craniosacral Therapist
engages your body, you will feel fascia releasing.
As the fascia releases, pain begins to
decrease, range of motion and mobility improve,
organs begin functioning better and
with less stress on the brain feels, it returns
the energy it borrowed at the time of each
trauma resulting in an immediate increase in
your energy levels. Rarely does anyone leave
from my first session not feeling better.
Short Leg Syndrome
Eighty-five percent of my clients have one
of their legs pulled up 1/2 to 1 by shortened
fascia. The tension from short leg syndrome
on the sacrum (5 fused vertebrae
at bottom of the spine) is transferred up
Testimonials from Clients
■ “On a recent vacation to Siesta Key, I
re-injured my back. I found Terry online. I
can say with complete joy that was the best
decision I made in the history of my back
pain. I have sought many modalities and
visit a CST regularly and never have I had
such a healing in my entire body.
After 3 sessions, I made a 16-hour drive
home with no pain or discomfort in my
entire body. Unbelievable. My body has
a sense of moving freely and that is completely
new. I’m so grateful to Terry for his
knowledge, for his sensitivity to my needs
and his kind generosity in healing my body.
I will see him when I return next year.”
—Caroline M.
■ “I am a snowbird who spends 7 months
in Sarasota. I have had back problems for
25 years. Terry’s techniques have led to a
great deal of release and relief in areas that
have been problematic. I have been seeing
him over the years when my body says ”it’s
time”. Usually after a few sessions, I can tell
a huge difference.” —Lana S.
■ “I was introduced to Terry and Craniosacral
Therapy by a Neuromuscular
massage therapist who thought I needed
higher level of care. I found Terry to be
IN CONSIDERATION OF COVID-19
kind, empathetic and he genuinely seemed
to take an interest in my challenges. I have
a mild Chiari malformation (part of the
brain protrudes and puts pressure on the
spinal cord) I had been experiencing vertigo,
extreme pain in my neck combined
with a limited range of motion (I could not
turn my neck right or left) I tried both traditional
and holistic modalities including
chiropractic and acupuncture with limited
success. So I did not have lofty expectations
(unrealistic) going into my first session, but
was pleasantly surprised in the immediate
difference I experienced in my entire body.
There was less pain in my back and
shoulders, but also in my diaphragm and
rib cage area. I was able to breathe more
deeply, felt more limber and overall more
relaxed. With additional sessions, Terry
was able to relieve the burning sensation
in my shoulders that would radiate into
my lower neck and down my arms which
had been plaguing me for a long time and
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The physical stress in bodies caused by
shortened fascia (connective tissue) shuts
down energy flows to certain organs. Short
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pulled up by shortened fascia) shuts down
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the dural tube that encases the spinal cord
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Releasing this sacral stress increases
energy in the bladder, sex organs, kidneys
and the chakras as well as releasing major
stress in the upper part of the body.
Cause of Shallow Breathing
A great majority of the clients who come to
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breathers. Fascial stress in the diaphragm restricts
the depth of breathing by restricting
energy flow to the lungs, the pericardium
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and the heart. With the release of fascial
diaphragm restriction, the client immediately
starts breathing deeply and energy is
restored to the pericardium and the heart.
Shoulder blades that are cemented to
the body also restricts how much the rib
cage can open and thereby also restricting
depth of breath. Without proper breathing,
your cells do not get enough oxygen.
Everyone, especially people suffering from
bronchitis, asthma and COPD as well as
shallow breathing can benefit when the
fascial stress is released.
Specialized Training
to work with Brain
Dysfunctions
Just as the body physically gets stressed
from physical and emotional trauma, the
functioning of the brain is also affected
by fascial stress. For our brains to remain
healthy, we need dynamic production
of craniosacral fluid which performs the
important function of bringing nourishment
to all the cells in the brain and spinal
cord as well as cleansing all the metabolic
wastes given off by those same cells.
Once the craniosacral fluid cleanses these
metabolic wastes, efficient drainage of these
metabolic wastes into the lymph system is
absolutely necessary. Research has shown,
that at night, craniosacral fluid cleanses amyloid
plaques from the brain. If the drainage
is inefficient, then the brain is being bathed
in a toxic slurry. How does 15 or 20 years
of your brain being bathed in a toxic slurry
affect you: senile dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s
and other brain dysfunctions?
A Craniosacral Therapist, who has
received training in working with the
brain, can reverse that stress on the brain
that eventually can result in those brain
dysfunctions. As we all know, the proper
functioning of the body is dependent on a
healthy functioning brain.
What conditions does
CranioSacral Therapy address?
Immediate Relief Beginning with the First Session:
■ Shallow Breathing
■ Digestive and Constipation Issues
■ Leaky Gut and Autoimmune Problems
■ Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia and Depression
■ Concussions, Brain and Spinal Cord Health
■ Mobility and Energy Issues for Seniors
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women’s health
Functional Genomics –
Kara’s Road Back to Health
The shortcomings of contemporary medicine
“Contemporary views of human
disease are based on simple
correlations between clinical
syndromes and pathological
analysis which date back to
the late 19th century. While this
approach to disease diagnosis,
prognosis, and treatment
has served the medical
establishment and society well
for many years, it has serious shortcomings for the modern era,” says
Dr. Joseph Loscalzo, Professor of Medicine, Harvard.
— The Dawn of Personalized Medicine — Functional Genomics
Kara B, a married business consultant
and mother of three high
school-aged children, was the
picture of health until she reached
55. Her wellbeing, vim and vigor
started to deteriorate: joint aches and pains,
trouble maintaining weight, cognition problems,
heart irregularities, anxiety and sleep
issues. She was diagnosed with fibromyalgia,
depression/anxiety, and paroxysmal atrial
fibrillation and subsequently prescribed pain
meds, antidepressants, and blood thinner.
“Where to turn?” she wondered. Hoping
that Functional and Integrative Therapy
might offer some clues, she sought the help
of The Renewal Point. When Kara met with
me in my office for a New Patient Consultation,
she said her goal was to get back to her
original good health without requiring so
much pharmaceutical medication. I promised
her we would look for answers.
Her initial lab work demonstrated low
levels of gonadal and thyroid hormones.
While natural hormone therapy helped considerably,
she still felt as if she were unable
to maintain the high energy and competency
level she expected from herself with her
family and work.
Fortunately for Kara, our practice now
offers a new Genomic profile of 160 genes,
called the MaxGen; a gene study directed
at the interaction between her unique genome,
environment, and lifestyle. Personalized
gene studies, such as this, are truly a
breakthrough in Integrative and Functional
Medicine in two ways such as…
Genomics Profiles:
1. Shed light on the root cause of physical
problems
2. Offer keys in developing a personalized
intervention program
Kara’s Personalized Program… her
Genomic Makeover Plan
Adjusting for 160 genes, practitioners at The
Renewal Point were able to optimize Kara’s
diet, exercise, nutrition, supplements and
sleep patterns. Her genetic profile revealed,
among many other things, that; 1) Kara
would lose weight more easily on a low
glycemic diet rather than the intermittent
fasting she had been trying for years. 2)
Over two cups of coffee may be adding
to her heart problems (she was drinking
around five cups a day). 3) Certain genetic
methylation defects added to her anxiety
and sleep problems, and could be corrected
with the right B vitamins. 4) A gene affecting
vitamin D receptors increased the incidence
of Fibromyalgia…we can target the root
problem 5) She was more able to gain muscle
and lose fat with a specialized Closed Kinetic
Chain exercise program (CKC Fitness) than
the aerobic program she had been doing for
years while seeing no improvement.
Following her Genomic Makeover Plan,
Kara was able to get her health and mojo
back. She lost the weight that had plagued
her for years, firmed up her body with her
new personalized exercise plan and was
able to go off her pain meds prescribed for
Fibromyalgia, her Psych meds for depression
and sleep, and her blood thinner medication.
According to her doctors, she no
longer needed them.
–——————————————
About The Renewal Point
With over 30 years of experience and numerous
board certifications and credentials, Dr.
Watts, MD, ND, MSNM and Helena Williams,
ARNP, MS are experts in the Science and Art
of Functional Medicine. Genomics is only
one of the many types of 21st Century medical
breakthroughs offered at The Renewal
Point; and, the GenMax profile mentioned
above is only one of the many genomics
profiles we use. In Personalized, Functional
medicine we match the test/profile to your
symptoms, and then we use that to learn
about the root cause of the problem(s) and
create a personalized plan. We encourage you
to visit our website
(www.TheRenewal-
Point.com) or give us
call (941-926-4905) to
learn more.
We offer
TeleMedicine, and
have been to patients
around the globe,
for over a decade now.
We have extended our
TeleMedicine services
to all new patients
as well.
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MD, ND, MSMN
The Renewal Point
FOUNDER/DIRECTOR
4905 Clark Road, Sarasota
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usiness spotlight
THINK DONSON,
a digital marketing agency, helps their clients adapt
to the new realities of online marketing
Online marketing was already
a challenge pre-pandemic.
Since mid-March of this year
small business owners were
forced to adapt to an environment
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communicating new Covid-19
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what are you doing to keep customers
and staff safe, what is your
mask and social distancing policy,
what extra steps are you taking?
As we are all aware the answers
to these questions evolved over time
requiring constant communication.
This communication was done
through a website, social media,
blogs, Google Business Page, email
marketing, and signage. In some
cases, we were updating policies
weekly across all channels. Having
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travel news
We know you’re limiting your travel these days, but these news items keep
you up to date for when it’s safe to travel again. Plus, it’s fun to read…
LaGuardia Airport’s remodeled and
upgraded terminal B now open
LaGuardia Airport has been the bane
of many a traveler for years. LaGuardia
Airport ranked worst among
medium-size airports, based on statistical
analysis and reader comments.
The long-awaited renovation of
LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B culminated
in a reopening on June 13. The
revamped arrivals and departures hall,
designed and built by Skanska USA, total
850,000 square feet across four levels—
roughly 50 percent bigger than the space
that it replaced. It’ll also be disinfected
regularly up to CDC standards and
Margaritaville
Hotel in
Manatee
County open
Now we can all waste away in
Margaritaville on Anna Maria
Island. The new Compass by
Margaritaville resort on Perico Island
officially opened in July.
The six-story, 123-room hotel has Margaritaville
bedding, oversized bathrooms
with rainfall showers, smart TVs,
complimentary daily breakfast, Wi-
Fi, a living lounge where guests can
hang out, a welcome cabana stocked
with snacks throughout the day, a
grab-and-go retail store and water
views from each and every angle.
The elephant in the room, of
course, is the global COVID-19
pandemic. Vacations are not happening
the way they once were, as
COVID-19 cases are rising in Florida
and airlines continue to operate
at limited capacity. Steve Mullen
of Sarasota-based hotel developer
Floridays Development Co. said
that the pandemic does make the
opening challenging. However, he
did say that business at Floridays’
other local hotels — such as the Hilton
Home2 Suites Casey Key in Nokomis — is
pretty strong on the weekends. The issue
is the weekdays.
“The Home2 Suites does really well on
the weekends, but during the week it’s
running at 40-50% (occupancy),” he said.
“It’s getting better at the resort locations.
We’re anticipating weekends will be
feature signage that reminds travelers to
wear face masks,
The new arrivals and departures hall
at LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B is a
850,000-square-foot, four-level space measures
roughly 50 percent bigger than the
hall it replaces and comes equipped with
more check-in kiosks, security lines, and
new screening systems, all aimed at improving
efficiency and reducing crowds.
The new hall is part of the ongoing
reconstruction of LaGuardia, an $8 billion
project which first broke ground in 2016.
The new hall serves American Airlines,
strong, but we’re in the dark as to what
will happen during the week.”
Mullen said cleaning protocols are
stringent, plexiglass has been installed at
service desks and staff gets their temperatures
taken as they come in. The hotel
employs more than 90 people. It’s managed
by Hostmark Hospitality Group. The
hotel’s restaurant, Floridays Woodfire Grill
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and
Air Canada. Terminal B departures level
includes four check-in islands with 75
self-service kiosks. New digital signs in
the security line will display wait times
for passengers. At the arrivals level,
there are nine new baggage carrousels.
A centralized food hall offers 17
retail, food, and beverage shops, including
local city favorites like Junior’s
Cheesecake, Eli Zabar, and Think
Coffee. There are also four permanent
Public Art fund-commissioned installations
by artists Jeppe Hein, Sabine
Hornig, Laura Owens, and Sarah Sze.
The opening of Terminal B’s arrivals
and departures hall is the biggest milestone
for the project since the new
Delta concourse opened last October.
Signs will remind customers to wear
a face mask, keep six feet from others,
and to wash hands frequently. “The
terminal features spacious, centralized
check-in, state-of-the-art security
technology that has been integrated
from curbside to gate, and modern
concessions, shopping and art,” Kevin
O’Toole, chair of the Port Authority of
New York and New Jersey, said.
When the 2.7 million-square-foot
project is complete it will contain 72
new gates across six concourses, two
new connected arrival and departure
halls, and new roadways.
& Bar, has about 300 seats
and about 100 of those seats
are outside. “Fortunately a
lot of the venue is outside.
There’s a big resort pool, and
we can accommodate people
dining outside,” he said.
The hotel is the first under
the Compass by Margaritaville
brand. It’s designed to
adapt to a more boutique-like
format compared to other
Margaritaville properties,
according to the company.
Compass Anna Maria
Sound is situated on a 220-
acre private island community
just 10 miles from Sarasota
Bradenton International Airport. With
six stories and 123 rooms overlooking
Anna Maria Sound, each room offers
a modern, nature-inspired design and
premium amenities including Margaritaville
bedding, rainfall showers and
smart TVs. Ten suites are also available.
Explore more at www.compasshotel.com/AnnaMariaSound.
The Museum
of Modern Art
Reopens
Late August, most museums
in New York City have
reopened. The Museum
of Modern Art reopened
August 27 with new hours
through September 27:
from 10:30 a.m. until 5:30
p.m. Tuesday through Sunday
to the public; and from 10:30
a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on Mondays
for MoMA members only.
Admission will be free to all
visitors Tuesday through Sunday,
through September 27.
The Museum’s Flagship
Store on 53rd Street and the MoMA
Design Stores in Midtown and Soho are
also open. Changes include encouraging
visitors to reserve timed-entry tickets
in advance via the Museum’s website
MoMA.org. Tickets will be available in
30-minute slots and will be released one
week in advance, in one-week blocks,
every Friday at 10 a.m.
MOMA will limit entry to no more
than 100 visitors per hour, with no time
constraint on how long visitors can stay
during open hours. This restricts the total
number of visitors on site to 25% or less
of the Museum’s full capacity at all times.
Visitors older than the age of two to
wear face coverings at all times; complimentary
face masks will be available.
They will have contactless temperature
checks and bag checks for all visitors.
Visitors should leave at home backpacks,
umbrellas, and bags over the size of 11 ×
17 × 5 inches (28 × 43 × 13 cm). To protect
visitor and staff health, there will be
no bag or coat check services.
Signs and staff will offer guidance
to enforce a socially-distanced visitor
experience. Hand-sanitizer dispensers
are available throughout the Museum.
Plexiglass barriers are in place at ticketing,
Membership, and MoMA Design
Store desks and points of sale.
As the Museum will no longer hand
out physical audio guides, visitors can enjoy
the Museum’s audio guide and digital
content on their personal devices via the
Museum’s website or app. On-site dining
options will remain temporarily closed.
Visitors returning to the Museum will
be greeted by a special installation of
the iconic “I ♥ NY” logo (1976), designed
by Milton Glaser (1929–2020),
mounted inside the west end of MoMA’s
lobby and visible from 53rd street.
Glaser’s design, the concept sketch and
layouts for which are in MoMA’s collection,
was conceived during multiple
crises occurring throughout 1975 and
has become a symbol of hope and enduring
love for New York City and State
throughout the last 45 years.
For those who are unable to visit
in person, MoMA’s digital offerings,
including online film programming and
the virtual Heyman Family Art Lab, will
continue on the Museum’s website, You-
Tube, and social media channels. Magazine,
Virtual Views, free massive open
online courses on Coursera, the MoMA
Learning website, and the Museum’s
Education department Twitter feed, @
MoMALearning, will remain active with
resources, activities, and information.
18 WEST COAST WOMAN SEPTEMBER 2020

travel news continued
Florida Resident Rates, Coast to Coast
As travel restrictions are eased,
Florida residents in need of a break
are finding an array of discounts
and special offers this summer at some
of the state’s most spectacular resorts and
destinations. In addition to being easy on
the wallet, these offers give families plenty
of room to spread out, relax and enjoy
outdoor adventure and spacious accommodations.
Here is a summery sample
of available offers stretching from the
Atlantic shoreline to Gulf coast beaches.
Amelia Island
Consistently voted a Top Island in Conde
Nast Traveler’s Reader’s Choice Awards,
Amelia Island rests just off Florida’s northernmost
Atlantic coastline. Treasured for
its long stretches of quiet beaches, natural
beauty and unique history, the island is
home to an irresistible mix of outdoor
and upscale pleasures. Amelia Island is
also home to Fernandina Beach, once a
vibrant Victorian seaport village, and now
a charming downtown district of eclectic
shops and eateries.
Florida residents may now enjoy up
to 30% off best available rates at the
Omni Amelia Island Resort. Stretching
over 1,350 acres at the tip of this barrier
island, the resort offers luxurious oceanfront
accommodations with views of the
Atlantic Ocean, pools, championship
golf, and a full-service spa. To book a
reservation, visit OmniHotels.com or call
(904) 261-6161 and use the promo code
“RESIDENT.” AmeliaIsland.com.
Barbary Beach House
Key West
Set amid a lush topical haven, the
oceanfront Barbary Beach House Key
West offers guests an array of amenities,
including a lagoon-style pool with private
cabanas; secluded lounging hammocks;
bicycles; complimentary shuttle service to
Duval Street and the Downtown Seaport
Harbor; and full-service restaurant with
indoor and outdoor seating and pool bar.
Across the street at the Barbary Beach
Club, guests enjoy complimentary use of
Hobie Cats, paddleboards, and kayaks, as
well as a half-mile stretch of sandy shoreline
for strolling and sunning at Smathers
Beach. Having recently completed a topto-bottom,
resort-wide conversion, the
resort boasts mostly suite-style accommodations.
Florida residents may now enjoy
up to a 15% discount* on overnight
stays. BarbaryBeachHouseKeyWest.com
*Based on availability. Certain restrictions
and blackout dates may apply. Discount
applies to room rate only. Not valid on existing
reservations. Valid Florida ID must be
presented upon arrival.
Epicurean Hotel – Tampa
Experience the best of South Tampa at the
boutique, food-focused Epicurean Hotel,
a member of the Autograph Collection of
Marriott International, Inc. This 137-room
property is inviting Florida residents with
a special offer of up to 30% off* room
rates, along with two complimentary
glasses of house wine or beer and bike
rentals for two to explore Bayshore Boulevard
and Hyde Park Village.
Rates start at just $160 per night.
Overnight guests may enjoy dinner at
the hotel’s signature Élevage restaurant,
or take advantage of takeout from the
award-winning Bern’s Steak House, right
next door. For reservations, call 855-829-
2536 or visit EpicureanHotel.com.
St. Pete Pier Reopens
Since we’ve been quarantined, you may
have missed this item. The long-awaited
St. Pete Pier and the St. Pete Pier
District opened to the public in July.
The 26-acre engineering feat is designed
to celebrate the city’s historic
connection to the waterfront and the
city’s downtown.
This entertainment district is an extension
of St. Pete’s city center, offering
a picturesque urban beach area, a
children’s playground, variety of dining
spots, seasonal marketplace with local
vendors, tree-laden walkways and hidden
copses, an ecotourism center and
more. “St. Petersburg’s icon has long
been our public waterfront,
one of the largest in North
America. The new pier is an
extension of our icon and is
sure to draw both residents
and visitors from all over the
world” said Mayor Rick Kriseman,
City of St. Petersburg.
“Further, it is truly a pier for
all people, with so much to
enjoy regardless of income. It
is a gift to our residents and
future generations.”From its
earliest days in the late 1800s,
St. Petersburg and its pier have been intricately
linked. There have been many
iterations of a pier over the years. St.
Petersburg has changed and is moving
away from its “Golden Girls” image as a
retirement community. Downtown St.
Pete is its epicenter featuring museums
devoted to artistic legends like Dalí and
Chihuly and street after street adorned
by colorful murals both large and small.
The pier hosts installations from four
internationally renowned artists: Janet
Echelman, Xenobia Bailey, Nick Ervinck
and Nathan Mabry. More info at
https://stpetepier.org/.
Amelia Island
*Proof of Florida residency required at check
in. Tax is additional. Offer does not apply to
groups of 10 or more rooms and cannot be
combined with other promotions. Blackout
dates may apply.
Havana Cabana at Key West
Located just minutes from Key West’s historic
Old Town, the 106-room, waterfront
Havana Cabana at Key West Hotel invites
visitors to experience Florida’s southernmost
tropical paradise in a new kind of
way. The Cuban-themed hotel features
a tropical décor and a host of boutique
amenities. Guest rooms feature pool and
gulf views, with family suites also available,
and the resort is also pet-friendly.
The hotel’s own Floridita Food Truck
serves an authentic Cuban-inspired menu,
including café con leche, pastries and Cuban
sandwiches. Havana Cabana is home
to Key West’s largest pool, with plenty of
room the spread out and soak up the sun.
Florida residents can save up to 15%* on
overnight stays through December. Visit
HavanaCabanaKeyWestHotel.com
*Based on availability. Certain restrictions
and blackout dates may apply. Discount
applies to room rate only. Not valid on existing
reservations. Valid Florida ID must be
presented upon arrival.
Hilton Sandestin Beach
Golf Resort & Spa –
Miramar Beach
Northwest Florida’s premier full-service
beachfront resort is spreading a little
sunshine by offering a 5% discount to
its Hilton Honor members. This special
offer gives Florida residents another reason
to experience the beauty of Northwest Florida’s
Gulf Coast and all that Hilton Sandestin
Beach Golf Resort & Spa has to offer
– breathtaking sunsets over sugar-white
beaches, spacious accommodations, delectable
on-site dining options, a full-service
spa, a multitude of family-friendly recreational
options, access to championship
golf, and more. For reservations, call (800)
559-1805 and use code “RPFLH4.” Book
online at HiltonSandestinBeach.com.
The Inn on Fifth and Club
Level Suites – Naples
At the center of Fifth Avenue’s celebrated
collection of restaurants, sidewalk cafes,
upscale boutiques, and one-of-a-kind galleries
sits the Inn on Fifth and Club Level
Suites. A landmark of luxury in downtown
Naples and just blocks from the
Gulf of Mexico, the Inn is home to the
Spa on Fifth, Truluck’s Seafood Steak and
Crab House, and Ocean Prime Naples.
Through October 30, the Inn on Fifth
and Club Level Suites will offer Florida
residents 25% off* best available rates
Sunday through Thursday nights and
20% off* best available rates Friday and
Saturday nights. For more information or
to make reservations, call (888) 403-8778
or visit InnOnFifth.com.
*Subject to availability. Valid Florida ID
required at check-in. Cannot be combined
with other offers. Not valid for groups or
other contracted rates. Offer excludes taxes,
gratuities, and resort fees.
Plantation on Crystal River
– Crystal River
The Plantation on Crystal River is surrounded
by the natural springs of King’s
Bay and pristine lakes and rivers, as well
as wildlife refuges and state parks. The
Plantation features a full-service marina,
18-hole golf course, 9-hole executive
course, dining, inviting accommodations
and plenty of outdoor lawn space for
personal yard games. Guests can enjoy
manatee snorkeling tours, as well as
guided scalloping tours for the summer
scalloping season. Through Sept. 24, Florida
residents can enjoy a 10% discount on
best available room rates* Sunday through
Thursday. Rates during this timeframe begin
at just $109. For more information or
to make reservations, call (800) 632-6262
or visit PlantationOnCrystalRiver.com.
*Subject to availability. Blackout dates apply.
Reunion Resort & Golf Club
– Central Florida
Reunion Resort features 360 resort-style
accommodations ranging from luxury
multi-room villas to private three- to
13-bedroom vacation homes. Reunion is
the only location in the world featuring
three signature championship golf courses
designed by golfing legends Jack Nicklaus,
Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson. The
resort’s expansive 2,300 acres offer plenty
of outdoor options in addition to golf,
including meandering walkways and bike
paths, tennis and pickle ball courts, a fiveacre
water park, footgolf and more.
Florida residents may now receive a 10%
discount off one-, two- and two-bedroom
villas. For more information, or to book a
reservation, visit ReunionResort.com.
*Subject to availability. Valid Florida ID
required at check-in. Cannot be combined
with other offers. Not valid for groups or
other contracted rates. Offer excludes taxes,
gratuities, and resort fees.
TradeWinds Island Resorts
– St. Pete Beach
The TradeWinds Island Grand and
RumFish Beach Resort on St. Pete Beach
are offering Florida residents 15% off*
the best available rate through Aug. 31,
with rates starting at just $169. A visit
to the TradeWinds always includes lots
of value-added items with the Resort
Amenity Fee (additional), including the
all-you-can-ride High Tide Slide (located
at Island Grand), Surf WipeOut ride, daily
cushioned beach cabana for two, guest
room Wi-Fi, one parking pass per room,
fitness center, campfire s’mores, Touch
Tank Experience, and beach games, such
as volleyball, bocce ball and cornhole.
There are also tennis courts, minigolf,
a Family Pirate Show (Wed. & Sat.
nights), Dive-In Movies, and paddleboats
along the waterway at Island
Grand. TradeWindsResort.com.
*Offer price is for two adults. 13% tax
applies. Rates and dates subject to change,
based on availability. Minimum night
stays may be required. Promotion cannot be
combined with any other special offers or
discount. Blackout dates may apply. Must
show valid Florida ID at check-in.
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dining in
Imposters? Substitutes? New “Classics”?
New takes on old standbys with all-new ingredients
Apple nachos? It’s a trend for sure - taking classic dishes and
reinventing them with new flavor combinations to experience.
Many of these changes are no doubt an answer to our
seemingly endless quest for new flavor sensations or, at the
least, updating classics like nachos - a staple of TV watching, parties, and
served as an appetizer in restaurants.
Many revised recipes also reflect changing dietary needs particularly the
growth of vegan dining. Chickpea fritters (as opposed to traditional corn
fritters) are perfect for vegans, but using chickpeas is not new. Chickpea
seeds are one of the earliest cultivated legumes, and 7500-year-old remains
have been found in the Middle East. They also have lots of protein
which is important for vegans. And, they’re sautéed, not deep-fried. And
be sure to check out the “crab cakes” to see about that “crab” part. Enjoy!
F Apple Nachos T
F No-Fry Fritters T
Butternut squash and chickpeas are the perfect combination for this vegetarian
entrée. Legumes like chickpeas pack protein and the B vitamin folate, and winter
squash is rich in carotenoids, a group of phytochemicals. Both are also rich in
fiber, which has been shown to support growth of health-promoting bacteria in
the gut and reduce risk for colorectal cancer. Plus these healthy fritters are lightly
sautéed instead of deep-fat fried, cutting down on calories and fat.
Chickpea and Butternut Squash Fritters — ——————— ——————
2 cups (10 oz.) cubed butternut
squash
1 can (15.5 oz.) chickpeas, drained
3 Tbsp. whole-wheat flour
1 large egg
4 scallions, coarsely chopped
1 large clove garlic, minced
2 tsp. chopped fresh sage leaves
Yogurt Dill Sauce ———————
1 cup low-fat plain Greek yogurt
2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh dill
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. lemon zest
1 tsp. lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground white or black pepper
1/4 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
Coarse salt and freshly ground
pepper to taste
2 Tbsp. canola oil or extra virgin
olive oil, divided
8 cups field greens (5 oz. pkg.)
1/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted
skinless hazelnuts
Salad Dressing —————————
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For Yogurt Dill Sauce, in small bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. Pour into
small serving bowl and set aside.
For Salad Dressing, in small bowl, combine lemon juice and oil, season to taste with
salt and pepper and set aside.
1 medium apple, sliced
1/2 cup plain reduced-fat Greek yogurt
1 tsp. honey
1 Tbsp. almond butter
3 Tbsp. water
1 Tbsp. salted pumpkin seeds
1 tsp. chia seeds
1 Tbsp. granola chunks
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
Slice apple into thin slices (about 25 slices) and arrange on a plate.
Mix yogurt, honey, almond butter and water together and drizzle over apples. If
yogurt dip is too thick to drizzle, add more water to thin out.
Sprinkle pumpkin seeds, chia seeds and granola chunks on top of yogurt layer.
To finish, sprinkle cinnamon over entire dish and serve immediately.
SOURCE: AICR, The American Institute for Cancer Research.
Makes 2 servings. Per serving: 200 calories, 9 g total fat (2 g saturated fat, 0 g trans
fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 24 g carbohydrates, 10 g protein, 4 g dietary fiber, 55 mg
sodium, 16 g sugar, 4 g added sugar.
For Chickpea and Butternut Squash Fritters, in large saucepan with a steamer basket,
steam squash until tender, about 10-12 minutes. Transfer squash to food processor.
Add chickpeas, flour, egg, scallions, garlic, sage, cumin and pepper flakes. Pulse until
blended yet slightly chunky. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Gently drop six scant
1/4-cup portions of mixture into pan and gently press into round patties with back of
measuring cup or spatula. Don’t over crowd skillet. Sauté fritters until golden brown
on bottom, about 3-4 minutes. Heat may need to be adjusted for optimal browning.
Carefully turn over each fritter and sauté until other side is golden brown, about 3-4
minutes. Transfer fritters to plate and cover with foil to keep warm. Use remaining oil
to sauté remaining six fritters. There should be 12 fritters in total.
In large bowl, add salad greens. Stir salad dressing and pour over greens. Add
hazelnuts and gently toss together.
Arrange greens on large serving platter or four individual dinner plates. Arrange all
fritters on top of greens if serving on platter or 3 fritters on each individual plate.
Serve with Yogurt Dill Dressing on the side or drizzle on fritters and serve.
Makes 4 (three fritters each) servings. Per serving: 400 calories, 18 g total fat (2 g
saturated fat), 47 g carbohydrate, 17 g protein, 10 g dietary fiber, 392 mg sodium.
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TRY A THERAPY
THAT WORKS!
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with the First Session:
dining in continued
F Hearts of Baltimore “Crab Cakes”
Hearts of Baltimore “Crab Cakes” T
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These unique “crab cakes” use chopped hearts of palm instead of crab, but
otherwise feature the same flavors of the classic dish. This recipe comes
from Ayinde Howell and Zoe Eisenberg, authors of The Lusty Vegan: A Cookbook
and Relationship Manifesto for Vegans and Those Who Love Them.
For the Garlicky Dill Aioli — ———
1/2 cup vegan mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Garlicky Dill Aioli:
Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl. Mix well and add salt and pepper to
taste. Set in the fridge to keep cool.
To make the Crab Cakes:
Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the
hearts of palm and sauté for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent
sticking. Cook until golden brown on all sides. Set aside to cool. Add the celery
and peppers and mix well.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a skillet over medium-heat heat. Add the onions
and sauté until translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for 1
minute. Remove from the heat, add to the hearts of palm, and mix well. Add the
seafood seasoning, cornstarch, and mayo. Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl
and mix well. Set aside to cool to room temperature, then shape the mixture into
four round patties.
Breading: In a shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs and seafood seasoning,
stirring to mix. Coat the patties with the breadcrumb mixture and refrigerate for
20 minutes.
Heat about 3 tablespoons oil in a medium skillet over medium- high heat until hot
and shimmering. Carefully place the patties in the skillet and cook until golden
brown on each side, approximately 2 minutes per side. Watch closely to prevent
burning. Transfer the cooked patties to a plate lined with paper towels to drain
any excess oil. Serve hot, topped with the aïoli, with lemon wedges on the side.
Makes 2 servings.
For the Breading — ——————
1/2 cup gluten-free bread crumbs,
or more
1 tablespoon seafood seasoning
Lemon wedges, to serve
For the Crab Cakes — ——————— ————————— ——————
3 tablespoons grapeseed or safflower
oil, divided, plus more for frying
1 (14-ounce) can hearts of palm, (not
packed in sugar), roughly chopped
to the consistency of crab meat
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 teaspoons seafood seasoning
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 cup vegan mayonnaise
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Appointments
■ Ryntal Property Management
has added a new employee. Ryntal
Property Management Leasing
Manager, Colbey Amspaugh
stated, “On behalf of Ryntal, we’re
pleased
that Kayla
Beiser has
accepted
her new
role as a
Leasing
Specialist.
Her experience
and
communication
Kayla Beiser
skills will
enhance
and build upon Ryntal’s exceptional
customer service.”
Kayla has three years’ experience
in customer service and administration
and is currently enrolled
at State College of Florida
working towards her Bachelor’s
Degree in English. After spending
much of her life traveling and
settling down in Colorado, Kayla
has made Sarasota her home for
the past three years.
Ryntal Property Management
(www.ryntal.com) is a privately-owned
company founded in
2008 whose owners have over 40
years of property management
experience. Ryntal has approximately
500 properties under
management.
They have a broker, accountant,
realtors, leasing agents, maintenance
and cleaning on staff to
handle any property management
needs. They also have multilingual
support staff. Ryntal has an
“A” rating from the Better Business
Bureau and are members of
Sarasota and Manatee County
Chamber of Commerce, Realtor
Association of Sarasota and
Manatee Association of Realtors,
National Association of Realtors.
■ The Florida Center for Early
Childhood’s Board of Directors
has selected
Dr.
Kristie
Skoglund,
Chief
Operating
Officer of
the organization,
to
lead the
agency.
She will
Kristie Skoglund
replace
longtime
Chief Executive Officer Kathryn
Shea next month.
“There is no one more deserving
of this position,” said Jeff
Woodin, Board Chair. “Kristie
has worked for The Florida Center
for more than 20 years, climbing
the ranks from counselor to early
childhood expert.”
The Board of Directors unanimously
voted to promote Skoglund
on August 13, after determining
she was best suited for the
position. “I truly love the work of
The Florida Center and I am humbled
and honored to be chosen as
the next CEO,” Skoglund said.
Skoglund has a master’s degree
in counseling and psychology
and a doctorate degree in counseling.
She has expertise in the
areas of infant/young children’s
mental health, trauma informed
care practices and fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASD) and
has presented workshops on various
related topics at local, state
and national conferences.
In 2019, Skoglund became one
of the first people in the State of
Florida to be endorsed as and
Early Childhood Mental Health
Expert through the Florida Association
for Infant Mental Health.
Skoglund also made history in
1997, when Sarasota became the
first county in Florida to privatize
child welfare. She was hired
as one of the first mental health
counselors to work with young
children in a foster care system.
She completed the 18-month
infant mental health training
through Florida State University’s
Harris Institute, and in 2003 she
received specialized fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders diagnostic
training through the University
of Washington.
Skoglund will officially start
in her new capacity on September
14. Shea will stay on as a
part-time consultant to ensure a
smooth transition.
“While I am about to retire and
enter the next chapter of my life,
I go knowing that The Florida
Center is in great hands with Dr.
Kristie Skoglund,” said Shea. “Her
vast knowledge and experience
prepares her well to be the agency’s
next CEO.”.
■ The Music Compound, a place
where students of all ages can
pursue their love of music, will
debut its Show Choir & Musical
Theatre program in September
at its Cattlemen studio (1751 Cattlemen
Rd.,
Sarasota).
Leading the
program is
noted longtime
Sarasota
educator,
Julie Rohr
McHugh.
McHugh
received her
Bachelor’s
Julie Rohr McHugh
degree in
Music Education
and her Master’s degree
in Vocal Performance from the
University of Miami, and performed
professionally. After a
teaching post in Fort Lauderdale,
she and her family moved back to
Sarasota in 1976 so that she could
work as principal and a music
teacher at Julie Rohr Academy.
She has been music director
for four Sarasota Players productions,
33 Julie Rohr Academy productions,
and over 100 Sarasota
Academy of the Arts productions
as well as taught Changing Tide
Show Choir and Singing Sailors
chorus at Sarasota High School
for 12 years and Sonic Boom
Show Choir at Sarasota Military
Academy for seven years. In June,
after 51 years, she retired from
full-time teaching.
The Show Choir is for middle
and high school students; the
Musical Theatre program, for
elementary school students. For
more information, call 941-379-
9100 or go to musiccompound.
com/lessons/show-choir-andmusical-theatre.
■ Sandra S. Stone has been
appointed assistant dean of graduate
studies at the University of
South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
campus. She began her new position
on July 1.
Stone is
former chair
of the campus’
Social
Sciences
Department
and regional
chancellor
of the USF
Sarasota-Manatee
campus
Sandra S. Stone
(2014-2017).
She previously
served as vice president of
academic affairs at Dalton State
College (Georgia). She earned a
doctoral degree in sociology from
Emory University in Atlanta.
“This is a very exciting opportunity,
personally, professionally
and for the campus as a whole,
and I am delighted to serve in this
capacity,” Stone said.
A newly created position, the
assistant dean of graduate studies
is responsible for promoting, expanding
and enhancing the campus’
graduate-degree programs.
The position is closely aligned
with the campus’ Office of
Academic Affairs and Student
Success and USF’s Office of
Graduate Studies. Stone expects
also to work closely with campus
deans and department heads and
continue to serve as a professor,
teaching criminology.
The Sarasota-Manatee campus
offers master’s degrees in business
administration, criminal justice,
educational leadership, elementary
education, hospitality management
and social work. Courses
are offered both on campus and
through distance learning.
■ State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
(SCF) has named
Terri Clark as dean of lifelong
learning and workforce development.
Clark is responsible for
advancing the college’s commitment
to continuing education
through noncredit programs,
community services and other
workforce-related activities.
“Terri Clark’s experience is a
tremendous asset as SCF remains
flexible and responsive to the
needs of our community’s workforce
and residents of all ages,”
said Executive Vice President and
Provost Todd G. Fritch.
Prior to joining SCF, Clark
served as dean of workforce and
community development at
Pearl River Community College
in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She
oversaw
successful
collaborations
among
business,
industry,
government
and military
partners,
resulting in
programs
and courses
Terri Clark
that were
responsive
to the needs of the local, regional
and statewide economies.
Clark earned a master’s degree
in counseling psychology from
William Carey University and a
bachelor’s degree in family and
consumer sciences from University
of Southern Mississippi. In
2018, she received the Adult Education
Director of the Year award
from the Mississippi Community
College Board.
For more information, email
visit www.SCF.edu.
Accolades
■ “You are braver than you
believe, stronger than you seem,
smarter than you think and
loved more than you know.” This
beloved quote from A.A. Milne
is captured on a trio of canvases
gracing the walls of the waiting
area in All Star Children’s Foundation’s
Children’s Center.
The Sarasota-based artist who
donated the work is Meg Krakowiak.
She met All Star founder
Graci McGillicuddy over a year
ago and
was
immediately
captivated
by her
vision
and mission
for
All Star
Children’s
Foundation. Krakowiak
decided on the spot to make it her
personal charity.
“Graci’s passion for kids comes
from her heart. Every square inch
of the campus contributes to
their well-being, from the careful
design of the homes to the vegetable
garden and more,” she says.
“All Star’s model lifts them up—
and it truly makes a difference.”
According to Krakowiak, the
quote she celebrates in her triptych
is all about self-worth. “Every
child has incredible value,”
she says.
“This quote
speaks a
truth over
every child,
whether
they believe
it now or
not. I think
Milne’s
words offer
a beautiful
All Star founder
Graci McGillicuddy
affirmation
of their true
Sarasota-based artist
Meg Krakowiak
potential.”
Krakowiak
also
generously
donated her
painting,
“Heart of
Sailing,” to
All Star. In
addition,
she has
volunteered
to care for
the children
of All Star
campus’ foster parents. “Meg’s
art inspires feelings of hope and
healing for all who see it,” says
McGillicuddy. “We are so grateful
to be the recipients of Meg’s
beautiful, heartfelt and inspirational
artwork.”
Krakowiak exhibits her work at
the Meg Krakowiak Gallery & Studio,
60 S. Palm Avenue, Sarasota;
www.megkrakowiakstudios.com.
All Star has completed its
“Campus of Hope and Healing,”
which includes the All Star
Children’s Center, where trauma-focused
clinical services are
offered. The campus also features
six foster family homes that
provide children, ages 0-18, with
a nurturing, family-style home
environment and comprehensive,
trauma-sensitive treatment. Siblings
are kept together, and parents
and caregivers are offered
a range of services. All Star also
serves children in the region’s
child welfare system and their
families on an outpatient basis.
According to McGillicuddy,
All Star has implemented a
trauma-informed program that
Meg Krakowiak’s artwork “Heart of Sailing”
delivers the latest evidence-based
protocols and treatments for foster
children and their biological
families. Partnering with leaders
across the child welfare system,
the non-profit organization has
tapped best-in-class partners to
assist in their mission.
For more information about All
Star Children’s Foundation, visit
www.allstarchildrensfoundation.
org. The campus is located at
3300 17th St, Sarasota.
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Looking for things to do but want to be safe and cautious? Many of these
events are taking place online unless otherwise noted. A few are in person
however, so be sure to contact them or go to their website to make sure.
WCW PICK
Free Livestream
Health Seminar
n On October 29, 6-6:30 p.m., The
Renewal Point has a livestream
event on Facebook called “Bio-identical
Hormone Balancing.” It will be
presented by Dr. Dan Watts, Founder/Director
of The Renewal Point
Age Management Center. Attend
the event at https://www.facebook.
com/therenewalpoint.
The Renewal Point, 4905 Clark
Rd., Sarasota. Call 941-926-4905
for more info.
At The Libraries
n Sarasota Libraries:
Seating in the library is limited to
promote social distancing and to
allow others to safely navigate the
facility and access the resources.
• Public computers are spaced 6 feet
apart with disposable covers for
keyboards. Access will be limited
to one hour per day per person.
• Plexiglass barriers will be installed
at service points, and service
points will temporarily be limited.
• Stacks will have one-way aisles for
browsing with appropriate markings/guidelines
for the public.
• Social distancing markers will be
placed at service points.
• Additional sanitation stations will
be available.
• Toys, puzzles, board books, and
other high touch items have been
removed.
• AWE early literacy stations will be
out of service.
• Reading gardens will be closed.
• Water fountains will be covered;
bottle filling stations will remain
in service.
• Charging stations will be removed.
Customers will still be able to pick
up held items through curbside pick
up service. Once you receive your
hold pickup notification, contact
them to schedule your pickup. You
will also have the option to come
inside to retrieve and check out your
reserved items. For more information
on Curbside Pickup Services,
visit www.scgov.net/government/
libraries/curbside-pick-up.
Yin Yoga Class at Wild Ginger
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in Yoga Class with Zahir is being
offered at Wild Ginger Apothecary
on Monday, September 28, 7-8 p.m.
Originating from the Taoist philosophy, yin
yoga’s lineage weaves traditional Chinese
mind and body energetics with an anatomical
awareness that centers healthy alignment for
each individual.
In this class, you can expect a meditative practice
that focuses on stillness, silent presence, breath,
and connection to both your inner world, and the
natural world. Long held floor based postures
using the support of yoga props will be practiced
to calm the nervous system, release tension
held within the body, and maintain healthy and
lubricated connective tissues.
Join Zahir for weekly Yin Yoga class, every Monday
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Bring your own yoga mat, a blanket and blocks if you have
them. Studio supplies will not be available due to CV safety.
Questions, call Zahir: 410-961-2769. More classes are
available at http://www.wildgingerapothecary.com/ or
call 941-312-5630.
They will have hand sanitation
stations placed around the library
buildings. They encourage mask
wearing and social distancing
during visits to the library.
To provide safe interactions
during your library visit, markers will
be placed on the floors in high traffic
areas to facilitate social distancing.
Seating will be limited and we ask
that you is keep your visit brief so
more people can access the library.
n Upcoming Event (online):
n Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune
Comes to Life (Live) on Thursday,
September 24, 6-7:30pm.
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-
1955) was the founder of Bethune-
Cookman University. She served as
a New Deal government official —
she was one of the 20 highest-level
offices held by women in the administration,
and the highest held by an
African American woman. She was
the founder of FDR’s “black cabinet.”
She served as president of the
National Association of Colored
Women. She founded and served
as president of the National
Council of Negro Women. Ersula
Odom’s in-character performance
brings Dr. Bethune to life before your
eyes. “Dr. Bethune” shares impactful
moments of her extraordinary life.
The program will be via
ClickMeeting. To register: https://
scgovlibrary.librarymarket.com/
events/dr-mary-mcleod-bethunecomes-life-live.
n Our Voices Count: Women and
the Right to Vote in Sarasota County
(Live) on Thursday, September
17, 3-4 pm
Historical Resources Collections
Curator Lindsay Ogles ties Women’s
Suffrage to Sarasota County through
early voter records and local media
coverage. This program is through
ClickMeeting. To register https://
scgovlibrary.librarymarket.com/
events/our-voices-count-womenand-right-vote-sarasota-county-live.
There’s more programming -
online and in person at Selby Library,
1331 First St. Sarasota. Info: (941)
861-1100. Visit https://scgovlibrary.
librarymarket.com/events/month.
Clubs
n The next Venice Area Women’s
College Club event is a luncheon on
October 13, 11:30 - 2 pm at Plantation
Golf & Country Club, 500 Rockley
Blvd, Venice. The speaker will be
Harry Klinkhamer, City of Venice
Historical Resources Manager,
talking about the History & Preservation
Coalition of Sarasota County.
This is the first monthly meeting for
the new 2020-2021 season and social
distancing will be observed. Call 941-
202-4034 for lunch reservations ($22).
n The Central West Coast Chapter
of the Florida Public Relations
Association meets monthly for professional
development luncheons
and networking.
The Central West Coast Chapter is
a network of more than 100 public
relations, marketing and communications
professionals from Sarasota,
Manatee and Desoto counties who
come together for professional
development and to build a network
of peers. The mission of the Florida
Public Relations Association is
dedicated to developing public
relations practitioners who, through
ethical and standardized practices,
enhance the public relations profession
in Florida. Visit www.cwcfpra.
com for more information.
At The Women’s
Resource Center
n The Women’s Resource Center has
the 2020 Women in Business Virtual
Forum on September 23 as a free
virtual event. There will be successful
business women joining the program
who are sharing their experiences
and expertise. You’ll discover greater
resiliency, be inspired to move forward,
and expand belief in your own
capabilities. Call 941- 256-9721 or
visit https://www.mywrc.org.
Yoga, Yoga
and more Yoga…
n Operation Warrior Resolution offers
free yoga classes for active-duty
and retired military personnel.
Classes are held twice a week at
MindSpa located off Bee Ridge Road.
The classes are called “Combat Conscience
Yoga” and are lead by U.S.
Army veteran Kendra Simpkins.
“Operation Warrior resolution is an
organization is about providing holistic
and alternative treatments to veterans
and their families. To address any
mental health issues post traumatic
stress, anxiety, and depression. It’s really
about finding a sense of purpose
and hope again,” says Simpkins.
Veterans can suffer from Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
or have high anxiety. Classes are at
MindSpa Integrative Wellness Center,
5632 Bee Ridge Rd. Sarasota, and are
held every Sunday at 10:30am and
Thursday at 7 pm. Instructor: Kendra
Simpkins. Info: 941-504-3040.
n Yoga@The Ringling continues.
Yoga Instructor Ashley Stewart will
lead a yoga session the front lawn
of Ca’ d’Zan. With your health and
safety as a top priority, these classes
are limited to 50 participants and at
least 7 feet of distance will be maintained
between people.
Yoga@The Ringling
Next yoga sessions are on September
17 at 7 p.m. and September 25,
10 a.m. Tickets must be purchased
in advance. https://www.ringling.
org/events/yoga-ringling-1
n All Laughter Yoga Venice: All
sessions are free. No registration
is necessary. There are three free
Laughter Yoga sessions a week. They
host two laughter yoga sessions on
ZOOM and one in the park.
On ZOOM, they practice Laughter
on Wednesdays at 9:30am and
Saturdays at 10am. The ZOOM link
is: in: https://us04web.zoom.us/
j/698695527?pwd=dGhLMVNjK0JJM-
3dxNzgvZTE3K3VlUT09 (no password
required). If you want to type in the
number on ZOOM use: 698 695 527
And should it ask for a password
use: 084 270. When ZOOMing in, dress
as you would for a regular session.
On M-W-F mornings, ZOOM to
India and laugh with the originator of
Laughter Yoga, Dr. Madan Kataria at
8:15am. Here is the zoom linkhttps://
us02web.zoom.us/j/9533064234 (no
password required)
You can LAUGH with ALEXA on
Sunday afternoons at 2pm and Mondays
at 5:45pm. The ZOOM meeting
ID for Sunday is https://us02web.
zoom.us/j/88399186739 or copy and
past these #’s into the ‘join meeting’
box 883 9918 6739. The ZOOM meeting
ID for Monday is: 891 2943 9297
New to Zoom? All you need to
do is download a free app called
ZOOM on your computer, tablet or
smart phone. Find it at zoom.us.
Info: 203-856-6427 or visit https://
laughteryogavenice.com.
n Free Beach Yoga With Elin. Balance,
breathe, strengthen and at the same
time, relax on Venice Beach. Yoga
brings you to your full range of motion
– not pushing beyond your limits.
Move the way your body is designed
to move. Learn to safely maneuver
through your back, shoulder, and
knee issues. Yoga is for all abilities.
Elin, a certified yoga instructor,
offers Yoga on the Venice Beach for
free seven days a week. No reservations
needed. Bring water and your
mat to the Venice Beach Pavilion.
Venice Beach has no mirrors because
yoga is not about how you look but
how you feel, but will take you on an
exploration of your inner world.
Meets 8 am every morning and 7
pm Monday- Thursday. Info: 941-408-
9642 or email: elin@yogawithelin.us.
Love Gardening?
n Monthly guided tours of the
Manatee Educational Gardens and
Greenhouse will be held on the 3rd
Tuesday of each month at 10am.
Guided tours are with certified Extension
Master Gardener Volunteers
lasting approximately one hour. Call
the Master Gardener Plant Diagnostic
Clinic to register 941-722-4524.
The gardens illustrate a variety
of garden styles and techniques,
demonstrate Florida-Friendly Landscaping
principles, educate residents
about plants that perform well in
Florida landscapes, and inspire garden
visitors to follow recommended
gardening practices at home.
Visit the Extension Master Gardener
Volunteer Information table and get
answers to your gardening questions.
• 1st Saturday: Island Library
located at 5701 Marina Drive,
Holmes Beach 10am-1pm
• 2nd Saturday: South Manatee
Library located at 6081 26th Street
West, Bradenton. 10am-1pm
• 3rd Saturday: Central Library located
at 1301 Barcarrota Blvd. West,
Bradenton 11:30am-2:30pm.
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