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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.

HOW TO REACH US:

Email: westcoastwoman@comcast.net

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.

WCW

YEARS

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.

You can reach us at westcoastwoman@comcast.net. We’re on the web at www.WestCoastWoman.com.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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/

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

• 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

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.

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

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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

wear a mask.

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.

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.

• 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.

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

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.

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

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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10 WEST COAST WOMAN SEPTEMBER 2020

Celebrating

Ye ars of Caring

Our dedicated Nursing team remains

committed to providing the best in care.

Quality, personalized healthcare in your own home has never been more important.

Our team provides all levels of care—from skilled nursing to helping with groceries

and companionship—in any setting.

Take Care is locally nurse and family-owned with 25 years of experience meeting

your health care needs, from one hour of care as needed up to around-the-clock

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Voted Best in Home Health by the

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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.

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

West Coast Woman Sept. 2020 Issue

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