wcw NOVEMBER 2020

NOVEMBER 2020 

Wilmian 

Hernández 

Co-Founder, 

Sarasota Cuban Ballet School 

Also in this issue: 

in this issue: 

■ Choral Artists of Sarasota 

Presents “Spanish Flair” 

■ Arts News—comings, goings, 

changes & more 

■ Art & Design Show Sarasota 

Dec. 4-6 

■ Artist Derrick Adams at MFA, 

St. Petersburg 

■ Dining In: A Easy Plan for 

the Holidays 

■ WCW Foodie: restaurant news 

■ WCW Shopper: 

local holiday gifts

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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. 

November is our Arts Issue, 

Part 1 

In this issue we have a look at news in the arts, Choral Artists, 

Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Sarasota Art and Design 

show plus lots of events to enjoy live or virtual. 

focus on the arts 

Art & Design Show Sarasota returns to Robarts Arena 

December 4-6 and they offer free admission with indoor and 

outdoor booths. The longest-running indoor fine art and craft 

show in Florida returns with works in decorative fiber, wearable 

art, leather, jewelry, glass, ceramics, wood, painting, and 

sculpture by more than 75 of the nation’s top artists. 

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Choral Artists of Sarasota 

presents “Spanish Flair” 

November 15. The ensemble’s 

42nd season continues with this 

virtual concert of the sounds of 

Spain as realized by non-Spanish 

composers. Learn more on 

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n Mind/Body Calendar: health and 

wellness events, support groups, 

health lectures, seminars and 

screenings. 

n You’re News: job announcements, 

appointments and promotions, 

board news, business news and 

real estate news. 

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Contemporary artist Derrick Adams’s 

major solo museum exhibition debuts in 

Southeast at the Museum of Fine Arts, 

St. Petersburg. Adams’s work reveals 

the carefree, joyful leisure scenes of 

Black life that so often go unseen. 

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4 editor’s letter 

7 Out & About: listing for things 

to do live and/or online 

12 women’s health: 

Urology Treatment Center 

14 focus on the arts: 

Choral Artists next concert 

15 focus on the arts: 

Sarasota Art & Design Show 

16 west coast woman: Wilmian Hernandez, 

Co-founder of the Sarasota Cuban 

Ballet School 

18 dining in: holiday tips and recipes 

by Zildjian Catering 

19 women’s health: great American 

Smokeout Nov. 19 

20 focus on the arts: The art of Derrick 

Adams at the MFA in St. Pete 

on the cover: WCW Wilmian Hernandez, Co-founder of the Sarasota Cuban Ballet School. 

21 health feature: get to know 

Craniosacral Therapy 

23 wcw foodie: your source for 

restaurant news 

26 focus on the arts: arts news 

about people and 

organizations 

30 You’re News 

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just some 

thoughts 

Louise Bruderle 

Editor and Publisher 

Wilmian Hernandez 

Photo: Evelyn England 


Co-Founder 

Wilmian Hernandez 

These days, stories about women in the arts inevitably 

center on the struggle for viability during a pandemic. 

And that’s no exception with Wilmian Hernandez, 

co-founder with her husband, Ariel Serrano, of the 

Sarasota Cuban Ballet School. Like so many artforms 

that are performed in intimate spaces, the Sarasota 

Cuban Ballet School had to scuttle four performances 

including their popular “Nutcracker” that was set to 

run in December. Their school is open, but, as you’ll 

read in my profile on Wilmian, it’s challenging to teach ballet to children and 

young people given a pandemic. 


November is our Arts Issue… 

Since last month when we reported how schedules and seasons have changed 

for many arts organizations, things have changed again. We’re cautiously 

optimistic hearing that Venice Theatre (in person) and the Sarasota 

Orchestra (in-person audiences limited to 20% of Holley Hall; concerts will 

be streamed) and Sarasota Art & Design Show (in person with some modifications) 

are back in business. It’s not the same, but at least they’re back. 

Should the virus get under control and better still, headed for oblivion, we 

may see more arts and more events online and even in person (with precautions). 

I joke that we have edited, deleted, re-edited—several times in a 

month. But imagine coordinating artists from all over the world, rehearsing 

and then performing. By comparison, our work seems minor. 

Other news on the local arts scene: Sarasota Art Museum is open finally, 

and you can visit, eat and shop. Sarasota Opera has a series of performances 

including the first live-streamed concert from Sarasota Opera House and two 

live outdoor performances at the downtown 

Sarasota and Historic Spanish 

Point locations of Selby 

Gardens. Be on the lookout 

for their OperaMobile 

which has free 20-minute 

performances throughout 

the greater Sarasota area 

in early November. 

What’s nice about all 

these live-streamed performances 

is that you can still 

enjoy the performance for another 

couple of weeks online. 

Some Perspective on the Arts 

and the Economy 

Nationally, arts and culture adds $877 billion to the annual economy and 

supports 5.1 million American workers. The arts makeup 4.5 percent of our 

annual GDP. A study commissioned by the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota 

County shows the nonprofit arts and cultural community in Sarasota 

generates $295 million in total economic activity and employs 7,445 full-time 

jobs. However, nationally from April to July 2020, this sector lost about 2.7 

million jobs and $150 billion in revenue. 

Organizations have been forced to innovate to survive, but even though 

you can watch a performance online, it’s nothing like the revenue that 

normally comes with things like ticket (in person) sales, program books and 

since we’re talking Sarasota, galas and fundraisers. 

Recipes for Thanksgiving 

There’s a new twist on our very popular Dining In 

page. This month we have ace caterer and chef Alyson 

Zildjian of Zildjian Catering sharing great recipes and 

tips for a smooth Thanksgiving holiday. She suggests 

using e-vite and e-RSVP apps to help make it easier to 

manage guests and recommends taking your party 

outdoors to avoid health challenges with being inside. 

Check out her tested and tasty recipes in this issue, too. 

If you’d rather leave it to the experts, Zildjian 

Catering provides custom menus. They also offer fresh food to go with their 

chef-prepared meals and offer curbside pick up and delivery. Call (941) 363- 

1709 or visit www.zildjiancatering.com. 

All Faiths Food Bank Launches 

‘ThankFULL’ campaign 

All Faiths Food Bank is at the 

epicenter of the pandemic 

because they tackle hunger 

which has grown exponentially. 

Funds raised through 

‘ThankFULL Tummies 

and Hearts’ campaign will 

provide turkeys and holiday 

meals for children, families, 

seniors and veterans. 

Running through November, 

All Faiths’ “ThankFULL 

Tummies” campaign will 

help to provide holiday meals 

for Thanksgiving. Throughout 

the month of December, 

the “ThankFULL Hearts” 

campaign will raise funds to 

All Faiths Food Bank hopes to raise enough money through the 

‘ThankFULL’ campaign to provide 9,000 turkeys for Thanksgiving 

and 4 million meals for community members who are struggling 

to put food on the table. 

provide holiday meals for area children, families, seniors and veterans. 

With the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic continuing to 

be felt across our region, there will be even more empty plates this holiday 

season. Since mid-March, All Faiths Food Bank has seen an overall increase 

in need of approximately 120%, with new clients increasing 45% at mobile 

pantry events. All Faiths hopes that its holiday campaign can raise enough to 

provide 9,000 turkeys for Thanksgiving and 4 million meals for families who 

are facing hunger. 

“The holiday season is going to be very different this year and will likely 

change the way we celebrate. Needs will be different, too,” said All Faiths Food 

Bank CEO Sandra Frank. “How do you furnish a feast if your paycheck has vanished? 

With the help of our community, we can provide a holiday celebration 

and healthy meals for families who are struggling to put food on the table.” 

This is the fourth year of the ThankFULL campaign. To learn more about 

All Faiths or to help turn empty plates into ‘ThankFULL Tummies and Hearts’ 

by making a donation, go to allfaithsfoodbank.org or call 941-379-6333. 

Goodwill Donates Coats for Turning 

Points’ ‘One Warm Coat’ drive 

As part of the national “One Warm Coat” 

collection effort - which works to provide 

free coats to people in need - Goodwill 

Manasota has donated nearly 70 pounds 

of coats, hats, gloves and scarves to Turning 

Points in Bradenton. Turning Points 

is an official collection site for One Warm 

Coat; executive director Kathleen Cramer 

reports that all donations will stay local 

and be distributed to members of the 

community through multiple nonprofits 

in Manatee County. 

According to Goodwill leaders, Goodwill 

donates to Turning Points whenever 

they are low on specific items, such as 

jeans and shirts as well as sample-size 

toiletries. Additionally, non-perishable 

food items donated to Goodwill through 

collection bins in retail locations are 

delivered to the self-serve food pantry at 

Turning Points, which is run by its partner agency, Our Daily Bread. 

Coats and accessories can be dropped off at Turning Points (701 17th Ave. 

W., Bradenton) Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., through November 

25, with distribution starting the first weekend in December. Call 941-747- 

1509 for further information. 

Louise Bruderle | Editor and Publisher | 

westcoastwoman@comcast.net 

Goodwill Manasota team members Tara Phillips 

and Michael Underwood with two of the donated 

coats to be delivered to Turning Points. 

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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out& about 

Sarasota Opera 

Sarasota Opera will not be silent 

this fall, with a series of performances 

including the first live-streamed 

concert from Sarasota Opera House 

and two live outdoor performances at 

the downtown Sarasota and Historic 

Spanish Point locations of the Marie 

Selby Botanical Gardens. 

The concerts will feature sopranos 

Hanna Brammer, Anna Mandina, 

and Caitlin Crabill, tenors Andrew 

Surrena and Samuel Schlievert, baritone 

Alexander Boyd, and bass Young 

Bok Kim, accompanied by Jesse Martins 

and George Hemcher at the piano. 

In addition to these concerts, “HD 

at the Opera House” presentations 

are continuing, and the OperaMobile 

will roll again with free 20-minute 

performances throughout the greater 

Sarasota area in early November. 

Sarasota Opera’s first live-streamed 

performance is on Friday, November 

13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sarasota Opera 

House, featuring favorite opera selections 

by Verdi, Rossini, Puccini, Wagner, 

and Mozart, accompanied by piano. 

A limited number of tickets will be 

available for an in-person, distanced 

audience at $25-45. Tickets for the live 

stream are $10. The live stream will be 

available for viewing for two weeks. 

Two outdoor concerts featuring 

songs celebrating nature and accompanied 

by piano are on Tuesday, November 

17 at 5:30 p.m. at Marie Selby 

Botanical Gardens downtown Sarasota 

and on Thursday, November 19 

at 5:30 p.m. at Historic Spanish Point. 

The musical program will be identical 

at both garden locations. Attendance 

at each concert will be limited 

to 100 people, with tickets at $35. 

On November 9 and November 10, 

the Sarasota Opera will again bring 

beautiful music to the community via 

the OperaMobile, with two singers 

and a pianist who will perform a free 

20-minute concert at select locations 

throughout the Sarasota area. For 

locations, visit SarasotaOpera.org. 

To ensure the safety of all attendees 

of Sarasota Opera’s Fall Season events, 

all seats will be reserved and distanced. 

Face masks will be required at 

all performances, and attendees will 

be subject to a temperature check. 

Print-at-home and mobile tickets are 

now available and ticket buyers are 

encouraged to purchase tickets before 

arriving at the theater. Tickets will be 

self-scanned at the theater, limiting 

contact with ushers and staff. Concessions 

will be closed, but ticket holders 

may bring their own water bottle. 

Visitors to the Opera House will note 

enhanced safety and cleaning measures, 

as well as signage for traffic flow 

and distancing. The air conditioning 

system has been optimized for better 

air circulation and filtration. 

Sarasota Opera, 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, 

Sarasota. Visit SarasotaOpera. 

org or call the Box Office at (941) 328- 

1300 for tickets or more information. 

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The Artful Lobster is on Saturday, 

November 14, 11:30 am – 2 

pm. The 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 kick-off 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. 

Safe Place and Rape Crisis 

Center (SPARCC) is hosting its annual 

golf tournament, Scramble 

for SPARCC, at Longboat Key Club, 

Harbourside Golf Course on Monday, 

November 16. The tournament raises 

funds to help provide life-saving, 

free and confidential programs and 

services for survivors of domestic and 

sexual violence. 

Entry fee is $175 and includes 

green fees, individual carts, a boxed 

lunch, beverages and player awards. 

Registration opens at noon with a 

shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. to kick 

off the 18-hole scramble. In addition 

to the golf tournament, there is also 

a closet to the pin contest, longest 

drive contest for men and women, 

helicopter ball drop for 50/50, and an 

outdoor awards celebration. 

For registration and sponsorship 

opportunities, visit www.sparcc.net/ 

events or email Communications 

Manager Ning Qin at nqin@sparcc.net. 

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It’s time to enjoy life with friends at 

Glow Table Dinner, a sit down dinner 

at Lakewood Ranch on Friday, November 

6, 7-9:30 p.m. Enjoy a festive 

outdoor dining experience showcasing 

LED Glow Tables and quality food, 

drinks, and service from The Grove. 

Enjoy cirque performances rotating 

from table to table between meal 

courses and let the evening come 

alive with your friends.Tickets can be 

purchased in groups, by table size, to 

accommodate 4, 6, 8, or 10 people. A 

limited number of single tickets are 

also available and will be seated based 

on available capacity. Tickets are $160. 

Three course fine dining dinner 

with a selection of four entrees to 

choose from. Complimentary beer, 

wine and Champagne included. 

A delightful evening of entertainment 

including DJ service by SRQ 

Beats and a variety of talented cirque 

performers exhibiting their skills 

on a rotating basis between meal 

courses. Glow Table Dinner location: 

Just off Main Street in front of GROVE 

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On November 9 and November 10, the Sarasota Opera will again bring 

beautiful music to the community via the OperaMobile, with two singers 

and a pianist who will perform a free 20-minute concert at select locations 

throughout the Sarasota area. For locations, visit SarasotaOpera.org. 

Restaurant & Ballroom, 10670 Boardwalk 

Loop, Lakewood Ranch. Info: 

www.glowtabledinner.com 

The region’s new Thanksgiving family 

tradition is a go for this year with a 

few changes. The third annual Florida 

Turkey Trot, a community run/walk 

event at Sarasota-Bradenton’s Nathan 

Benderson Park, will be both a two-day, 

in-person run and a virtual event. 

Staggered starts for the on-site run/ 

walk will ensure social distancing 

and runner safety. Runners will select 

and schedule their start time from 

time blocks 4-5 p.m. Thanksgiving 

Eve—that’s Wednesday, Nov. 25— 

and 7-10 a.m. Thanksgiving morning. 

Participants are encouraged to register 

early and secure their preferred 

start time, since the number of participants 

per time block is capped. 

Virtual run/walk participants 

may choose their own time and 

place, then report their finish time 

afterward. All participants will receive 

a race shirt, runner’s face covering 

and finisher medal. Proceeds 

benefit the park. Registration is open 

at floridaturkeytrot.com. 

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Sarasota Out of The Darkness 

Walk is on Sunday, November 15, 6 

a.m. - 2 p.m. This is an event of the 

American Foundation for Suicide 

Prevention. When you walk in the 

Out of the Darkness Walks, you join 

the effort with hundreds of thousands 

of people to raise awareness 

and funds that allow the American 

Foundation for Suicide Prevention 

(AFSP) to invest in new research, create 

educational programs, advocate 

for public policy, and support survivors 

of suicide loss. Location is Nathan 

Benderson Regatta Island. For 

more info, email tsullivan@afsp.org. 

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UN Women USA Virtual Walk 

UNiTE to End Violence Against 

Women and Girls runs November 

25-December 5. This is an international 

fundraiser organized annually 

by the UN Women USA Gulf Coast 

Chapter, Sarasota. Walk with UN 

Women USA to raise funds and awareness 

about violence against women. 

Why walk? Because 

35 percent of 

all women worldwide 

experience 

physical or sexual 

intimate partner violence 

during their 

lifetimes. 

Register now on 

Rallybound as an 

individual or a 

team. Participate 

from Nov. 25 - Dec. 

5 in engaging and 

fun activities. Walk 

anytime and choose 

your distance. A 

couple of miles 

with your dog and a 

friend? With family 

after Thanksgiving 

dinner? A company 

team walking 

outdoors? 

End your successful 

campaign on Saturday, 

December 5, by joining them on 

Zoom. Learn about local efforts to 

combat violence, recognize all our 

walkers, and announce prizes for our 

top fundraisers. Each year, the Gulf 

Coast Chapter UN Women USA for 

UN Women walks to raise awareness 

about violence against women - and 

to raise funds for programs to combat 

the problem. For information, visit 

unwomenusa.org/gcc/winter-walk or 

contact Debby Jennings at debbyjennings@msn.com 

or 941-744-6419. 

The University of South Florida 

has the 27th annual Brunch on the 

Bay at the Sarasota-Manatee campus 

now on Jan. 24, 2021. Attendees 

will enjoy great cuisine, fellowship 

with friends and have the opportunity 

to invest in the future of the 

community by supporting student 

scholarships. Elizabeth Moore is 

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. 

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LWR 2nd Annual Mindful Triathlon 

is on November 14, 9:30-11:30 

a.m. at Bob Gardner Community Park. 

Join in for a re-imagined “Mindful 

Triathlon,” benefitting the Brain 

Health Initiative. Racers will complete 

a virtual ‘mindful’ morning of a 5k 

run/walk, followed by an upbeat yoga 

session, and guided meditation by The 

Yoga Shack. 

Schedule of events: 

• Nov. 12 and Nov. 13: Registration 

packet pick-ups (TBD) 

• Monday, Nov. 9-Saturday, Nov. 14: 

Complete your virtual 5k before 

meeting at the park for parts 2 and 3 

of the triathlon. 

Day of Event (Nov. 14) at Bob 

Gardner Park: 

• 9:30am- Bring your mat and join 

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us for some upbeat, socially distanced 

yoga 

• 10:15am- Find your inner peace 

with a guided meditation. 

• 10:45am- Event close and food 

trucks open for business 

$30 registration fee includes the 

virtual 5k, and in-person yoga and 

meditation, a t-shirt, and a medal. 

Wind down after your triathlon with 

a yummy snacks from food trucks Deli 

Deli Sandwich Co. and Bowl’d Life. 

Yoga and meditation flows will be 

socially distanced. Bring your own 

mat, towel, and water bottles. 

Hosted by Lakewood Ranch, The 

Brain Health Initiative Suncoast and 3 

others. Tickets: runsignup.com/Race/ 

FL/Bradenton/LWRMindfulTriathlon. 

Lectures 

and Classes 

The New College Foundation, offers 

New Topics, a lecture series showcasing 

national speakers from a broad 

range of disciplines exploring topical 

issues. To mark New College’s 60th 

anniversary, this year’s series features 

noteworthy alumni whose New College 

experience prepared them for 

lives of note and careers of impact. 

The series runs through March and 

will be presented via the Zoom platform. 

Each lecture will be presented at 

5 pm. Tickets are $10, and all proceeds 

go to fund student scholarships. 

Speakers Princeton University’s 

Center for Economic Policy Studios 

senior research scholar William 

Dudley speaking on “Challenge and 

Response: Facing Hard Choices in 

a Time of Economic Crisis” on November 

12, R. Derek Black, Allison 

Gornik and James Birmingham on 

the topic of “Inclusion at any Cost? 

When New College was ‘Home’ to a 

White Nationalist” on January 27, 

Cuban-American attorney, consultant, 

and human rights advocate Lincoln 

Rafael Diaz-Balart on the topic 

of “Reflections on a Congressional 

Career; Lessons for Today’s Politics” 

on February 18 and “ Cybersecurity 

and Civil Liberties” by the ACLU’s 

surveillance and cybersecurity counsel 

Jennifer Granick on March 18. 

Registration required. Go to ncf. 

edu/new-topics or call the New College 

events hotline at 941-487-4888. 

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 

at Ringling College has its 2020 

Fall Semester through November 

20. OLLI at Ringling College’s fall 

documentary film series, CONNEC- 

TIONS: Exploring Today’s Global 

Issues, is an opportunity for students 

to connect to many of today’s pressing 

global issues via the penetrating 

perspectives of contemporary documentary 

films. The moderator of the 

series is Julie Cotton, a member of the 

Advisory Council’s Strategic Program 

Committee, executive coach, and 

aficionado of documentary films. 

The last film that will be screened 

via Zoom is on November 10 (Liyana). 

Following the screening, participants 

can engage in a Zoom chat with the 

moderator and one another about the 

film’s content and impact, as well as 

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out and about continued 

raise questions. To register and for 

information, visit www.OlliatRinglingCollege.org 

or call 941-309-5111. 

At Bookstore1 

Sarasota 

Upcoming author events are 

presented via Zoom and registration 

is required. 

• Saturday, November 6 at 7 p.m. 

Herbert Woodward Martin will be 

live for a Zoom poetry reading and 

Q & A. He will be reading from his 

most recent collection of poems, The 

Shape of Regret. Martin is nationally 

recognized as a Paul Lawrence Dunbar 

scholar known for his readings of 

Dunbar’s poetry. There is a $7 charge 

for this event to help defray the cost. 

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• Wednesday, November 18 at 6 

p.m. Forbes and Garden & Gun journalist 

Monte Burke will have a Zoom 

book talk for his new book Lords of 

the Fly: Madness, Obsession and the 

Hunt for the World-Record Tarpon. 

There is a $7 charge for this event to 

help defray the cost. 

From the bestselling author of 

Saban, 4th and Goal, and Sowbelly 

comes the thrilling, untold story of the 

quest for the world record tarpon on 

a fly rod, a tale that reveals as much 

about Man as it does about the fish. In 

the late 1970s and early 1980s, something 

unique happened in the quiet 

little town on the west coast of Florida 

known as Homosassa. 

The best fly anglers in the world all 

gathered together to chase the same 

Holy Grail—the world record for the 

most glamorous and coveted fly rod 

species, the tarpon. 

• Upcoming Virtual Book Clubs at 

Bookstore1Sarasota: 

All book clubs presented via Zoom, 

registration is required. 

• Tuesday, November 10 at 2 p.m. 

The Mysteries to Die For Zoom Book 

Club led by Elsie Souza. This month 

they’re discussing The Guest List by 

Lucy Foley. A fee of $35 is required for 

participation. This includes a copy 

of The Guest List and the Zoom book 

club meeting. The book can be picked 

up curbside or in the store. The fee is 

$40.50 to have the book shipped. Ticket 

purchase required for Zoom link. 

• Wednesday, November 11 at 2 p.m. 

The Poetry Zoom Book Club led by 

Doug Knowlton meets online via 

Zoom. They’ll discuss In the Lateness 

of the World by Carolyn Forché. A fee 

of $31 is required. This includes a copy 

of In the Lateness of the World and the 

Zoom book club meeting. The book 

can be picked up curbside or in the 

store. The fee is $41.50 to have the 

book shipped. The book is a new poetry 

collection of uncanny grace and 

moral force from one of our country’s 

most celebrated poets. Ticket purchase 

required for Zoom link. 

To register: https://www.sarasotabooks.com/events. 

More event info 

at https://www.sarasotabooks.com/ 

bookclubs or call 941-365-7900. 

The store is open for browsing with 

masks and gloves and payment by 

credit card only from 10 am – 4 pm, 

Monday – Saturday. 

Side-door pick is 

also still available. 

At The 

Bishop 

They’re continuing 

a year-long celebration 

of Our Blue 

Planet with the current 

special exhibition: 

the Wyland-inspired 

Water’s 

Extreme Journey. 

This special exhibition 

in the Museum’s 

East Gallery 

transforms visitors 

into raindrops and 

sends them through 

a maze depicted as 

our watershed — a 

journey that takes 

them through mountains, streams, 

wetlands and even their own backyards 

— all while trying to steer clear 

of pollution and ultimately reach a 

healthy ocean. 

This experience engages visitors 

through play, scientific inquiry, art 

and action, illuminating human impacts 

great and small while teaching 

how to contribute to healthy, safe water 

in their community and beyond. 

Water’s Extreme Journey is included 

in the price of admission and open 

through Jan. 3, 2021. 

The Bishop Museum of Science 

and Nature, 201 10th St. W, Bradenton. 

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WBTT’s Soul 

in the Garden 

The event is on Friday, November 

13, 6-9 p.m. at Marie Selby Botanical 

Gardens (800 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota). 

Join Westcoast Black Theatre 

Troupe in a beautiful outdoor setting 

for cocktails, dinner, live auction and 

a show celebrating the Sixties, when 

sweet soul music was in full bloom. 

Songs will include megahits like 

“Dancing In the Street,” “Twistin’ the 

Night Away,” “Try a Little Tenderness” 

and “Your Love Keeps Lifting 

Me (Higher and Higher).” WBTT will 

honor longtime supporter and immediate 

past board chair, Marian Moss, 

as its 2020 Heart & Soul Philanthropy 

honoree. Delicious dinner catered by 

Michael’s On East. 

Limited to 150 guests to ensure 

safe social distancing; livestream 

option available for those not able to 

attend. Attire: cool and comfy with 

a groovy 1960’s flair. Tickets: $250/ 

in person, $100/livestream. For more 

information, contact Debra Flynt- 

Garrett at 941-366-1505 or dfgarrett@ 

westcoastblacktheatre.org. 

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Art Exhibits 

Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling 

College is open. The Museum 

Campus is open to all, including 

the new Bistro, the Shop, and the 

Grounds. On exhibit: Harmony Hammond, 

Material Witness, Five Decades 

of Art, Color. Theory. & (b/w), 

Vita in Motu, Worker by Barbara 

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Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College is open. The Museum Campus 

is open to all, including the new Bistro, the Shop, and the Grounds. On exhibit: 

Harmony Hammond, Material Witness, Five Decades of Art, Color. Theory. 

& (b/w), Vita in Motu, Worker by Barbara Banks and Vik Muniz. 

Visit www.sarasotaartmuseum.org. Sarasota Art Museum, Ringling College 

Museum Campus, 1001 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 

Banks and Vik Muniz. 

They offer a variety of online exhibits. 

Visit www.sarasotaartmuseum.org. 

Sarasota Art Museum, Ringling 

College Museum Campus, 1001 

South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 

The Annual Hotworks.org Sarasota 

Open Air Fine Art Show is at 

Philippi Park, 5500 S Tamiami Trail, 

Sarasota, November 14 and 15, 2020, 

10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 

Hot Works’ new Sarasota Open 

Air Fine Art Show is held outdoors 

at Phillippi Estate Park, located off 

of US-41 in south Sarasota; on the 

shores of Phillippi Creek, 60-acre 

natural area park south of downtown 

Sarasota and east of Siesta Key. 

The art show is held 100% outdoors 

and has plenty of room for booths to 

be six feet apart for social distancing. 

Face coverings are required, and other 

COVID safety precautions will be 

in place for this professionally juried 

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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 Saturday 10-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 

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At Dabbert Gallery: 

for November 

and December is 

“Contemporary 

Visions & Traditions.” 

Features 

18 gallery artists, 

some using traditional 

subject matter 

expressed with 

a contemporary 

flair, others creating 

abstraction 

with underlying 

traditional realism. 

Dabbert Gallery, 46 

S. Palm Ave., Sarasota. 

941-955-1315. 

Info: www.dabbertgallery.com. 

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ArtCenter 

Manatee welcomes 

a new season with 

an all media exhibit with a twist 

called Fishing For Diamonds. The 

twist is that every piece must include a 

representation of a diamond earring. 

Thanks to a partnership with Jess Jewelers, 

we are offering awards with a 

value over $5,000. In addition to cash 

awards, First, Second and Third place 

winners will also receive diamond 

earrings compliments of Jess Jewelers, 

a premier jewelry store in Bradenton. 

The exhibit, which will be in all 

three galleries, will include a special 

display of work by 6-15 year olds who 

will receive free entry and fun prizes. 

On display to November 20. 

Coming in November and December 

will be their second Ornament 

Extravaganza featuring thousands 

of ornaments made by over 50 local 

artists. Ornaments will be displayed 

on more than ten holiday trees in the 

Searle Gallery. 

The Kellogg and Reid Hodges 

Galleries will feature the all media 

work of members in their annual 

show, November 24 – December 31. 

COVID permitting, they are planning 

a reception and Artful Holidays party 

and sale on December 3. The sale 

in the LiveArtfully artisan boutique 

will continue on Friday, December 4 

and Saturday December 5. 

For information, visit ArtCenter- 

Manatee.org, or call 941-746-2862. 

They’re at 209 9th St W, Bradenton. 

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The Artists Guild of Anna Maria 

Island has window exhibits planned 

through December at the gallery located 

at 5414 Marina Drive in Holmes 

Beach on Anna Maria Island. 

• In November: 3D art, including 

textiles, jewelry, pottery, sculpture, 

mosaics and more 

• In December: Tree ornaments, 

specially designed for the holiday 

season by member artists 

AGAMI’s membership of about 

150 local artists and supporters of 

the arts—arrange exhibits, shows, 

and other means to further local art 

in the community. Their art gallery, 

the Guild’s largest program, has 50- 

plus displaying artists. Since 1989, 

these artists—Guild members—collectively 

show, sell, and run the nonprofit 

gallery, and serve as ambassadors 

for art in the community. 

Info: www.amiartistsguildgallery. 

com or call 941-778-6694. 

Elisabeth Trostli, Art Uptown’s 

November featured artist, connects 

imagination, visual vocabulary and 

technology as she transforms the 

centuries-old playing card template 

to a contemporary statement. The 

artist employs digital means to paint 

her highly original compositions 

inspired by vintage tattoos, acrobats, 

pinups, hearts and dragons. There’s 

a bit of magic included: Elisabeth’s 

whimsical artwork introduces sorcerers, 

mystical creatures, mermaids 

and clever monkeys. 

The Art Uptown exhibit features 

selected paintings from The Topsy/ 

Turvy Collection printed on glossy 

gallery-wrap canvas in medium and 

large sizes. Images can be custom 

printed and shipped by Art Uptown. 

Pick a card, any card at Art Uptown, 

located at 1367 Main Street, Sarasota, 

open Monday through Friday, 11 

am to 5 pm, Saturday, 11 am to 3 pm 

and Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm. Private 

appointments can be arranged by 

calling 941.955.5409. The gallery 

continues its commitment to visitor 

and staff safety by the use of masks, 

sanitizer, frequent cleaning and social 

distancing. Info: 941.955.5409 or visit 

www.artuptown.com. 

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2020 has been a difficult year 

for everyone and the staff of Fishermen’s 

Village is on a mission to 

bring joy to residents and visitors 

this holiday season. 

Preparation is well underway for 

the annual Festival of Lights Holiday 

Showcase. It truly “takes a Village” 

of dedicated employees who are 

responsible for organizing and implementing 

the installation of more 

than one million lights and themed 

holiday decorations which adorn the 

Village each year. 

Although an official Lighting of the 

Village Ceremony will not take place 

this year due to Covid-19, daily viewing 

of the Festival of Lights Holiday 

Showcase will be featured November 

15-December 31. 

Featuring an open-air environment 

with expansive walkways in a 

beautiful setting on Charlotte Harbor, 

Fishermen’s Village is home to more 

than 40 independently owned shops, 

boutiques, galleries and restaurants, 

vacation suites and a full-service Marina. 

For more information, visit www. 

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Theatre 

At Manatee Players: 

• You’re A Good Man, Charlie 

Brown runs to November 8 and is a 

fresh approach to the all-time 1967 

classic, based on the beloved comic 

strip by Charles Schultz. Sally Brown 

joins Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, 

Schroeder and Snoopy in this charming 

revue of vignettes and songs. Two 

new songs, “Beethoven Day” and “My 

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New Philosophy,’ have been added to 

the twelve numbers from the original 

version, which include “My Blanket 

and Me,” “The Baseball Game,” Little 

Known Facts,” “Suppertime,” and 

“Happiness”. 

Manatee Performing Arts Center, 

502 Third Avenue, W, Bradenton. 

At The Ringling: 

• Bard in the Yard runs to November 

8 is a fall dose of outdoor movie 

nights featuring films based on the 

plays of William Shakespeare. New 

classics or pop cult movie hits in their 

own right, these selected films are 

cinematic salutes to Romeo and Juliet, 

Hamlet, Othello, and Taming of 

the Shrew. All are held in the Historic 

Asolo Theater Benfer Courtyard on 

a large outdoor screen, weather permitting. 

Tickets are required. 

• Bard in the Yard: West Side Story 

on November 6, 6:30pm : This romantic 

musical update of ‘Romeo 

and Juliet’ is the tale of a turf war 

between rival teenage gangs in 

Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen and two 

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• Bard in the Yard: Rosencrantz & 

Guildenstern are Dead on November 

13, 6:30pm. Rosencrantz (Gary 

Oldman) and Guildenstern (Tim 

Roth) ramble obliviously through 

Elsinore Castle and its environs as 

the events of William Shakespeare’s 

“Hamlet” unfold around them. 

• Bard in the Yard: Othello on December 

4, 6:30pm. Moving the 

classic tale of “Othello” onto the 

basketball courts of a high school, 

the story focuses on a young black 

man named Odin (Mekhi Phifer) 

who is convinced by a conniving 

best friend, Hugo (Josh Hartnett) 

that his girlfriend (Julia Stiles) is 

cheating on him. 

• Bard in the Yard: Taming of the 

Shrew on December 11, 6:30pm. 

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton 

star in this film adaptation of the 

classic Shakespeare play, directed 

by Franco Zeffirelli. 

Tickets will be available starting 

30 days prior to the screening 

date. Available seating will be marked 

to ensure social distancing. For your 

protection from COVID-19 cloth face 

coverings will be required to enter the 

theater. Stay 6 feet away from people 

who are not in your household. Tickets: 

https://www.ringling.org/events/ 

series/bard-in-the-yard. 

Artist Series 

Concerts 

Their next concert is on Sunday, 

November 22, 5:30 p.m. at Historic 

Spanish Point, 337 N. Tamiami Trail, 

Osprey. 

The performance will be followed 

by a dessert reception celebrating both 

the 25th anniversary of Artist Series 

Concerts and a milestone birthday 

for ASC co-founder Jerry Ross. 

Coming up on Sunday, December 

6, 3:00 p.m., at Marie Selby Botanical 

Gardens, 900 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota, 

Dick Hyman And The Florida Jazz 

Masters featuring Dick Hyman, 

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piano; Peter BarenBregge, 

saxophones; Mark Neuenschwander, 

bass; Randy 

Sandke, trumpet; Mike Treni, 

trombone; percussionist 

to be announced: 

For Artist Series Concerts’ 

first ever outdoor concert, 

the Great Lawn of Marie 

Selby Botanical Gardens 

swings with the music of Irving 

Berlin, Duke Ellington, 

George Gershwin Benny 

Goodman, Thelonius Monk 

and many others; performed 

by six of Florida’s best jazz 

artists, including the incomparable 

Dick Hyman. 

Info/Tickets: https:// 

www.artistseriesconcerts. 

org or 941-306-1200. 

The Choral 

Artists of 

Sarasota 

Choral Artists of Sarasota’s 

42nd season, entitled 

“Rise Up!” features concerts 

in October, November, 

December, February, 

March, April, and July. Two 

of the concerts are planned 

for in-person events; three 

will be presented outdoors 

and all performances will include a 

virtual presentation. 

Choral Artists will also stage the 

long-awaited “Listen to the Earth” 

project—an ecological initiative 

commemorating Earth Day’s 50th 

anniversary last year—but postponed 

due to the pandemic. Artistic Director 

Joseph Holt will also illuminate 

the creative process during a series of 

virtual “Concert Insights,” throughout 

the season. Each will focus on 

the upcoming concert with a special 

guest joining the conversation. 

For information and tickets, visit 

www.ChoralArtistsSarasota.org or 

call 941-387-4900. 

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Sarasota Orchestra 

Announces 

Reimagined 

2020–2021 Season 

Sarasota Orchestra announced 

today a reimagined season that 

brings the joy and inspiration of 

classical and pops music to the community 

while maintaining health 

and safety for its patrons, musicians, 

staff and volunteers. 

Planned by Jeffrey Kahane, 

Sarasota Orchestra Artistic Advisor, 

the concerts will feature ensembles 

of no more than 15 musicians in 

order to ensure social distancing on 

the Holley Hall stage. 

To ensure audience safety, in-person 

audiences will be limited to 20% 

capacity of Holley Hall starting in November. 

To maintain delivery of the 

Orchestra’s mission to the broadest 

constituency possible, concerts will be 

streamed for home viewing. 

“Responsibility and flexibility guided 

the planning of our reimagined 

20/21 season. The health and safety 

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The Annual Hotworks.org Sarasota Open Air Fine Art 

Show is at Philippi Estate Park, 5500 S Tamiami Trail, 

Sarasota, November 14 and 15, 10 a.m.5 p.m. daily. 

The art show is held 100% outdoors and has plenty of 

room for booths to be six feet apart for social distancing. 

Face coverings are required, and other COVID safety 

precautions will be in place for this professionally juried 

fine art and fine craft show. 

Daily free admission with $5 parking. More info www. 

hotworks.org. 

of our audience, musicians, staff and 

volunteers was the focus of this pandemic-impacted 

season,” said Joseph 

McKenna, President and CEO. 

Each performance will be limited to 

an hour without intermission, with a 

socially distanced audience, required 

masks, contact-free ticket scanning 

and temperatures taken upon arrival 

for attendance. The facility will have 

a deep cleaning between performances 

and a new Needlepoint Bipolar 

Ionization air handling system was 

recently installed in Holley Hall. 

• Serenade for Strings: November 5-8. 

Includes BOLOGNE, Symphonie 

concertante No. 2 in G Major with 

soloists: Daniel Jordan, Concertmaster; 

Samantha Bennett, Principal 

Second Violin. TCHAIKOVSKY, 

Serenade for Strings 

• Heartstrings: November 19-22. 

SCHUBERT, String Quartet No. 12 

(Quartettsatz); BARBER, Adagio for 

Strings (String Quartet) and AREN- 

SKY, String Quartet No. 2 

• Beethoven @ 250: December 10-13. 

BEETHOVEN, String Quartet No. 4, 

Op. 18; BEETHOVEN, String Quartet 

No. 10, Op. 74, “The Harp” (featuring 

Sarasota String Quartet). 

Information about purchasing 

limited seating tickets and streaming 

concerts at home will be available 

at www.SarasotaOrchestra.org or by 

calling the Sarasota Orchestra Box 

Office at (941) 953-3434. 

Ballet and Dance: 

For the first time ever, The Sarasota 

Ballet will be offering specially 

filmed performances that ticket buyers 

can stream from the comfort of 

their homes. These digital experiences 

will replace in-theater performances 

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for the first three programs 

of the 30th Anniversary 

Season. The priority of The 

Sarasota Ballet is to safeguard 

audience members, 

dancers, and staff from the 

ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

Program 2, November 

20-21 at the Sarasota 

Opera House. 

• The Spider’s Feast; 

Choreography by Sir 

David Bintley; Music by 

Albert Roussel. Program 

includes: Dante Sonata 

with Choreography by 

Sir Frederick Ashton and 

Music by Franz Liszt; 

Birthday Offering with 

Choreography by Sir 

Frederick Ashton and 

Music by Alexander 

Glazunov, Arranged by 

Robert Irving 

More info at https:// 

www.sarasota ballet.org/ 

fall-digital-season. 

“Quinceañera” is a celebration 

of Sarasota Contemporary 

Dance’s 15th 

birthday. SCD is marking 

its passage from girlhood to 

womanhood and demonstrating 

once again that the 

company is here for the long run. 

The term “Quinceañera” has been 

chosen not only to honor company 

Co-Founder and Artistic Director 

Leymis Bolaños Wilmott’s Caribbean 

roots (Cuban American), but 

also to recognize and celebrate the 

momentous accomplishment 15 

years marks in la vida de Sarasota 

Contemporary Dance. 

Coming up: 

• SCD + Piazzolla Collaboration 

with Ann Pilot, November 19–22. 

Performances: 7:30 p.m., except 

Sunday at 2 p.m. 

Historic Asolo Theater, limited to 

50 seats per show with socially distant 

seating assignments. 

Tickets available with Live Streaming 

option: 941-260-8485. 

Back by popular demand, SCD 

continues to bring their collaborations 

to a nuevo level with renowned 

harpist, Ann Hobson Pilot. This performance 

is originally choreographed 

by Leymis Bolaños Wilmott, inspired 

by la música of Astor Pantaleon Piazzolla. 

Pilot’s arrangement for the harp, 

violin, and bandoneon, inspired by 

Piazzola’s compositions, infuses the 

composer’s melodías into a contemporary 

mix of música de tango with 

jazz and classical influences. Through 

an invigorating visual and emotional 

experience, SCD brings a passionate 

and poignant performance to the Historic 

Asolo Theater with Piazzolla. 

Info: (941) 260-8485 or visit www. 

sarasotacontemporarydance.org 

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Farmer’s Markets 

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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. 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. 

Vendors are offering produce, 

baked goods, 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 Avenue des 

Parques, located between City Hall 

and the Hecksher Park tennis courts. 

For information, go to www.the 

venicefarmersmarket.org. 

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The Newtown Farmer’s 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. 

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Bradenton Farmer’s Market 

opened 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 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 

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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. 

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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 


• SARASOTA • 

3325 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 200 

Sarasota, FL 34239 


• LAKEWOOD RANCH • 

6310 Health Parkway, Suite 210 

Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202 

Phone: (941) 917-8488 



pavilion, a skateboard park, an 

interactive splash pad, and much 

more. There are over 35 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. 

Why wait for Saturday? The Phillippi 

Farmhouse Market is Sarasota’s 

mid-week farmers market. The Farmhouse 

Market is open from 9 a.m. to 

2 p.m. every Wednesday, October 

through April, at Phillippi Estate Park, 

5500 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 

Over 50 vendors offer produce and 

plants from local growers and producers, 

as well as prepared foods, specialty 

and sustainable items, and Florida 

agriculturally-related products. Fruit 

and produce vendors at the Phillippi 

Farmhouse Market are required to be 

growers to support the market’s mission 

of promoting local agriculture. 

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At The Van Wezel 

The Van Wezel has digital presentations 

in 2020. This December, 

Jim Brickman and the Moscow Ballet’s 

Great Russian Nutcracker light 

up the holiday season with virtual 

performances that are perfect for the 

whole family. Tickets for the Great 

Russian Nutcracker and I Have a 

Song to Sing, O! are on sale now. 

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The Van Wezel changes to the 

2020-2021 season: 

• The new date for The Choir of 

Man’s Sarasota debut performance 

is January 30, 2022. 

• Renée Fleming’s performance on 

January 13, 2021 has been rescheduled 

to January 5, 2022. 

• The Russian National Ballet’s performance 

of Swan Lake on March 

22, 2021 has been canceled. 

• Future updates can be obtained 

from the Van Wezel’s website and 

social media accounts: 

www.VanWezel.org 

Get tickets for these future shows 

at the Van Wezel: 

• Cirque Dreams Holidaze – 

December 11, 2020 

• Menopause The Musical – 

January 12, 2021 

• Il Divo – January 15, 2021 

• Reza: Edge of Illusion – January 

25, 2021 

• An Intimate Evening with 

David Foster: HITMAN Tour 

Featuring Katharine McPhee – 

January 31, 2021 

• Neil Berg’s 112 Years of Broadway 

– February 2, 2021 

• Audra McDonald – February 13, 2021 

• Jay Leno – February 14, 2021 

• A Tribute to Aretha Franklin: The 

Queen of Soul featuring Damien 

Sneed with special guest, Karen 

Clark Sheard – February 18, 2021 

• STOMP returns to Sarasota comes 

to the Van Wezel on Sunday, 

March 7, 2021 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. 

• Itzhak Perlman in Recital – 

March 8, 2021 

• PROUD Tina: 

The Ultimate 

Tribute to Tina 

Turner – March 

9, 2021 

• America – 

March 10, 2021 

• An Evening 

with Chris 

Botti – March 

14, 2021 

• Engelbert 

Humperdinck: 

Reflections 

Tour – March 

18, 2021 

• South Pacific 

– March 29-30, 

2021 

• Kenny G – 

March 31, 2021 

• Neil Berg’s 50 

Years of Rock 

and Roll Part IV 

– April 1, 2021 

• Terry Fator: It Starts Tonight – 

April 2, 2021 

• Mansion of Dreams starring Illusionist 

Rick Thomas – April 8, 2021 

• Blue Man Group – April 12-13, 2021 

• Johnny Mathis 65 Years of 

Romance – April 14, 2021 

• Sweet Caroline – April 21, 2021 

• Riverdance 25th Anniversary 

Show – April 23-25, 2021 

• Fiddler on the Roof – April 27-29, 

2021 

• RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles – 

May 9, 2021 

• One Night of Queen performed by 

Gary Mullen and the Works – May 

15, 2021 

• Maks & Val LIVE: Motion Pictures 

Tour featuring special guests Jenna 

Johnson and Peta Murgatroyd 

– July 25, 2021 

• An Evening with Bruce Hornsby – 

November 11, 2021 

• Celtic Thunder: Ireland – 

November 17, 2021 

• Come From Away – November 

23-28, 2021 

• The Temptations and the Four 

Tops – December 2, 2021 

• Sarah Brightman – December 

14, 2021 

Tickets are on sale now at www. 

VanWezel.org, by calling the box office 

at 941-263-6799 or by visiting the 

box office Monday through Friday 

between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

Bradenton 

Blues Festival 

Local non-profit organization, 

Realize Bradenton, is planning to 

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 not at its normal location on the 

Riverwalk. The event will 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 

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Enjoy the fresh air, the change in the weather AND support local providers of 

food, produce, meat, seafood and crafts at area farmer’s markets. Full listing of 

area markets in this column 

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. 

Art Around 

the State 

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 exhibit runs to December 7. 

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• Also at USFCAM : Life During 

Wartime: Art In The Age Of The 

Coronavirus 

An Evolving Online Exhibition at 

https://lifeduringwartimeexhibition. 

org. Runs to December 12, 2020 

The virtual exhibition, Life 

During Wartime: Art in the Age of 

the Coronavirus engages a select 

company of international artists to 

respond to the overwhelming realities 

of the crisis that has gripped the 

planet since March 5, the date the 

World Health Organization declared 

COVID-19 a global pandemic. 

The exhibition 

takes full advantage 

of one of the 

few outlets artists 

still have—the 

Internet—during 

a public health 

emergency recently 

exacerbated 

by the wanton 

murder of George 

Floyd by police 

officers in Minneapolis. 

It aims 

to mobilize sentiment, 

thought 

and activity 

around art and 

its enduring possibilities: 

its role 

as a conceptual 

catalyst, its ability to trigger ideas, 

stories, conversations, emotions, feelings 

and mental states. 

Separately and together, each artist 

contribution provides a picture of a 

planet in crisis, now further enraged 

and victimized by violence, but also 

images of hope and optimism in the 

face of a global emergency. The exhibition 

will continue to evolve with the 

addition of new artists and materials. 

Boca Raton Museum of Art: 

• Jeff Whyman: Out of Nature runs 

to 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. 

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At Tampa Museum of Art: 

• 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. 

The Tampa Museum of Art continues 

to celebrate its 100th anniversary 

in 2020. To celebrate while social distancing, 

the Museum will host one big 

virtual evening of giving on November 

7, 2020, Centennial Celebration: 

Cheers for 100 Years. 

Supporters of the Centennial Celebration: 

Cheers for 100 Years virtual 

evening of giving will enjoy a fun 

night of virtual entertainment, with 

live performances, stories, interviews, 

and reflections on a century 

of accomplishments. 

Likewise, the funds raised will also 

support special outreach programs 

that provide art therapy interventions 

and meaningful modes of self-expression 

to vulnerable segments of the 

population. These groups include children 

and teens in foster care, children 

in domestic violence shelters, children 

of migrant communities, adults living 

with dementia, HIV/AIDs, Substance 

Use Disorder, and many more. 

Call 813-274-8130 or visit Tampa 

Museum.org. The Museum’s address 

is 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza. Tampa. 

The Museum of Fine Arts, St. 

Petersburg has contemporary artist 

Derrick Adams. Adams has observed 

that in art and in reality, images of 

Black people at play, being joyful, and 

simply enjoying life are not the norm. 

To fill this void, Adams created a 

painting series titled Floaters between 

2016–2019, where Black men, women 

and children lounged in or rested on 

novelty floaties in the pool. Please see 

the feature in this issue for more info. 

The MFA is located at 255 Beach 

Drive NE is St. Petersburg. For more 

information, visit mfastpete.org. 

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• The Baker Museum will celebrate 

its 20th anniversary season by reopening 

to the general public with 

timed entries and reduced capacity 

on November 1. American artist Dale 

Chihuly has long been associated 

with The Baker Museum, including 

an exhibition of his works that was 

featured when the museum opened 

in November 2000, with Chihuly himself 

attending the inaugural festivities. 

Dreaming Forms: Chihuly Then 

and Now, the third major Chihuly 

exhibition in the history of The Baker 

Museum, includes stunning artworks 

presented in The Baker Museum as 

well as around the cultural campus. 

In addition to the Chihuly exhibition, 

this fall The Baker Museum will 

also feature the exhibitions Subject 

Matters: Selections from the Permanent 

Collection, Rodin: Truth Form 

Life / Selections from the Iris & B. 

Gerald Cantor Collections and Magritte: 

Reflections of Another World – 

Paintings from the Van Parys Family. 

Artis—Naples, 5833 Pelican Bay 

Blvd., Naples. Info: 239-597-1900 or 

artisnaples.org. 

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CHORAL ARTISTS OF SARASOTA Presents 

“SPANISH FLAIR” NOV. 15 

A virtual concert of the sounds of Spain as realized by non-Spanish composers 

CHORAL ARTISTS 

OF SARASOTA’s 

42nd season, entitled 

“Rise Up!” continues with 

“Spanish Flair,” featuring the 

sounds of Spain as realized by 

non-Spanish composers, Sunday, 

November 15, at 4 p.m. The concert 

will be streamed online and 

features, among other works, 

Schumann’s Spanisches Liederspiel 

for vocal quartet and piano; 

songs by Emil Sjögren; and instrumental 

selections by Ravel, 

Dukas and Bosmans. 

A “Concert Insight,” 

featuring a live-streamed, 

informal chat about the 

music, composers and 

themes with Artistic Director 

Joseph Holt and guests is Thursday, 

November 5, 10 a.m. 

Spanish Flair features Nicole 

Smith, soprano; Hannah Boyd, alto; 

Baron Garriott, tenor; Timothy 

O’Connor, bass; Betsy Hudson 

Traba, flute; Natalie Helm, cello; 

Michael Stewart, piano; and Joseph 

Holt, piano and narrator. 

“The exotic sounds from Spain, 

influenced by gypsies, centuries 

of Moorish rule and Sephardic traditions, 

have inspired composers 

around the world,” says Holt. “In 

this performance, German, French, 

Dutch and Swedish composers 

portray the idiomatic sounds with 

authentic flair. Gaining perspective 

of another culture through different 

viewpoints follows the theme 

of ‘Rising Up,’ we have established 

for the entire season. This performance 

addresses the issue of how 

we view others and vice versa.” 

Choral Artists of Sarasota’s 42nd 

season features concerts in November, 

December, February, March, 

April, and July. Two of the concerts 

are planned for in-person events; 

three will be presented outdoors 

and all performances will include a 

virtual presentation. 

Choral Artists will also stage the 

long-awaited “Listen to the Earth” 

project—an ecological initiative 

commemorating Earth Day’s 

50th anniversary last year—but 

postponed due to the pandemic. 

Artistic Director Joseph Holt will 

also illuminate the creative process 

during a series of virtual “Concert 

Insights,” throughout the season. 

Each will focus on the upcoming 

concert with a special guest joining 

the conversation. 

The Choral Artists of 

Sarasota’s 2020-2021 season 

continues with: 

✱ Holiday Lights: Music of Christmas 

and Chanukah: A symbol 

of hope and peace, light plays a 

significant role in the music and 

traditions of Christmas and Chanukah. 

“Navidad Nuestra,” by Ariel 

Ramírez, is the centerpiece of this 

program—a work that illuminates 

the Christmas story through the 

eyes of indigenous people of Argentina. 

This concert features the 

stunning tenor Rafael Dávila with 

the Choral Artists. This virtual presentation 

is Wednesday, December 

23, 4 p.m. The “Concert Insight” for 

this concert is Thursday, December 

10, at 10 a.m. 

✱ Marching to Freedom: From the 

early days of slavery to the Civil War 

to Reconstruction and the Jim Crow 

laws, to the Civil Rights Era of the 

60s and even in our own time, the 

road to freedom for African-Americans 

has been long and arduous. 

Through gospel and spiritual pieces 

and art songs composed by Black 

Americans, the experience of liberty 

and justice for all paints a picture 

of the struggle that these Americans 

faced in history and continue to 

face in current society. This live performance 

is Wednesday, February 

3, 5 p.m., at Historic Spanish Point. 

The online replay of this concert is 

Sunday, February 14. The “Concert 

Insight” for this concert is Thursday, 

January 21, at 10 a.m. 

✱ You’ll Never Walk Alone: 

Through adversity, many characters 

of the Broadway musical “rise 

up” and successfully confront life 

challenges, inspiring and ennobling 

us by their courage. This uplifting 

Broadway revue features selections 

from Les Misérables, La Cage aux 

Folles, Carousel, A Chorus Line, 

Sound of Music, Wicked, and Sweet 

Charity - characters that inspire us 

through their perseverance. Guest 

soloist for this performance is Ann 

Morrison. This live performance 

is Sunday, February 28, 4 p.m., at 

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. 

The online replay of this concert 

is Thursday, March 11, 4 p.m. The 

“Concert Insight” for this concert is 

Thursday, February 18, at 10 a.m. 

✱ Love in the Air: Choral Artists 

of Sarasota teams up with choreographer 

and dancer Elizabeth 

Bergmann to present a newly choreographed 

work to the music of 

“Liebeslieder Walzer” by Johannes 

Brahms. With a stellar vocal quartet 

and piano four-hand accompaniment, 

this charming and endearing 

work springs to life. The charm continues 

with Brahms’ sequel, “Neue 

Liebeslieder.” This virtual presentation 

is Sunday, March 28, 4 p.m. The 


Thursday, March 18, at 10 a.m. 

✱ Listen to the Earth: Be the 

first to hear this stunning world 

premiere, commissioned by Choral 

Artists, to celebrate the 50th 

anniversary of Earth Day. “Listen to 

the Earth” is based on an original 

libretto written by James Grant and 

inspired by the writings of Apollo, 

Mercury, Gemini and Space Shuttle 

astronauts, and astronomer Carl Sagan. 

The libretto also includes texts 

by environmental philosopher 

John Muir and poet Robert W. Service, 

as well as the NASA transcript 

of the launch of Apollo 11. With 

Marcus DeLoach, baritone. This live 

performance is Sunday, April 25, 

4 p.m., at Sarasota Opera House. 

The online replay of this concert 

is Thursday, May 6, 4 p.m. The 


Thursday, April 15, at 10 a.m. 

✱ American Fanfare: Rousing 

patriotic anthems and stirring inspirational 

choral works celebrate another 

traditional Independence Day 

concert. Joining Choral Artists for 

the first time will be the Lakewood 

Ranch Wind Ensemble, performing 

Sousa marches and patriotic selections 

to complement the program. 

Musical fireworks abound in this 

annual salute to America! This live 

performance is Sunday, July 4, 4 

p.m., at Sarasota Opera House. 

The online replay of this concert is 

Sunday, July 18, 4 p.m. The “Concert 

Insight” for this concert is Thursday, 

June 24, at 10 a.m. 

The Choral Artists of Sarasota 

comprises 32 of the region’s most 

notable professional singers. Eight 

young singers, ages 16 to 22, are also 

invited to join the group each year, as 

part of the organization’s educational 

outreach. One of these gifted singers 

will be awarded the Barbara Diles 

Apprentice Scholarship, a funding 

program to support either private 

lessons or vocal training at an institution 

of higher learning. “Ensuring the 

future of choral music means investing 

in the next generation of music 

lovers,” says Susan Burke, executive 

director of Choral Artists of Sarasota. 

“That means engaging young people 

on their own terms.” 

Nicole 

Smith, 

soprano 

Betsy 

Hudson 

Traba, 

flute 

Joseph Holt, 

Artistic 

Director 

Natalie 

Helm, 

cello 

For more information and 

to purchase tickets, visit www. 

ChoralArtistsSarasota.org or call 

941-387-4900. 

About the 


The Choral Artists of Sarasota, entering 

its 42nd season, features 32 

of the region’s most notable professional 

singers and eight apprentice 

singers. The group celebrates the 

rich, artistic expressiveness of choral 

music through innovative repertoire, 

inspired performances and 

stimulating educational outreach. 

Under the artistic direction of Dr. 

Joseph Holt, Choral Artists of Sarasota 

performs a repertoire spanning 

four centuries, and includes 

symphonic choral works, intimate 

madrigals, folk songs, close-harmony 

jazz, and Broadway show 

music. The ensemble also specializes 

in premiere performances of 

lesser-known choral works—particularly 

music by living American 

composers. Choral Artists of Sarasota 

has performed premieres by 

René Clausen, Dick Hyman, Robert 

Levin, Gwyneth Walker and James 

Grant. As part of the organization’s 

educational outreach, eight young 

singers from area schools, colleges 

and universities, ages 16 to 22, are 

invited to join the group each year. 

For more information, visit www. 

ChoralArtistsSarasota.org. 




The longest-running indoor fine art and 

craft show in Florida returns to Robarts 

Arena with works in decorative fiber, 

wearable art, leather, jewelry, glass, 

ceramics, wood, painting, and sculpture 

by more than 75 of the nation’s top 

artists. Organizers stress that the health 

and safety of the show’s exhibitors, 

attendees, and staff is top priority. 

Winged 

Garden 

Spirit 

by 

Susan 

Gott 

Returns to 

Robarts Arena 

Dec. 4, 5, 6 

Free admission! Indoor and outdoor 

booths! Social distancing and facial 

coverings required 

The longest-running fine art and craft show in 

Florida returns December 4, 5, 6, to Robarts 

Arena in Sarasota. Now in its 12th year, the 

Art & Design Show Sarasota features work 

in decorative fiber, wearable art, leather, jewelry, 

glass, ceramics, wood, painting, and sculpture by 

more than 75 of the nation’s top artists. 

Booths are inside and outside. Social distancing 

and masks will be required. For safety purposes, 

attendance inside Robarts will be limited to one 

half the capacity of the area at any given time. 

General admission is free, but a $10 donation is 

required for guests attending “Preview Mornings,” 

9 to 11 a.m., each day. 

During this time, only 185 guests will be allowed 

into the show. Regular hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m., 

Friday and Saturday; and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday. 

To make a reservation to attend Preview 

Mornings or for more information about the 

show, visit www.artanddesignshowsarasota.com. 

The Art & Design Show Sarasota is produced by 

Richard Rothbard and his wife Joanna Rothbard, 

who are hailed as leaders in promoting artists 

and artisans working in the contemporary fine 

arts and crafts industry. 

Richard Rothbard stresses 

that the health and 

safety of the show’s exhibitors, 

attendees, and 

staff is their top priority 

this year. “No one will be 

admitted without facial 

coverings,” he says, adding 

that social distancing 

will be the rule and 

there will be sanitizing stations throughout the 

premises. “We’ll be going the extra mile with every 

protocol in place so that both the artists and 

our guests feel completely 

safe. And, every morning, 

between 9 and 11, we are 

accepting reservations 

for guests who want to 

attend our Preview Mornings, 

which limits attendance 

to only 185 people.” 

The Art & Design Show 

Sarasota may have 

changed its safety 

policies but the commitment 

behind it 

remains the same. 

Hand- 

Painted 

bags by 

Susan Tancer 


Leslie 

Emery 

Photos: All images courtesy of the artists. 

Human 

Heart by 

Alyssa Getz 

Steven Potts 

“We love bringing artists and art 

connoisseurs together,” says 

Rothbard. “Our artists count 

on Sarasota’s discriminating 

art market. Our show brings 

in some of the nation’s 

and the region’s best artists, 

and the Sarasota’s 

arts community knows it. 

They look forward to this show 

every year. It’s like a family reunion 

for creators and the people 

who value their work—a true 

meeting of the minds.” 

Last year’s three-day show 

attracted more than 4,000 visitors. 

Continuing to build on that success, 

Rothbard and his team have been 

busy with their rigorous process of selecting 

the 75+ artists and artisans for 

the 2020 show. “We are always excited 

to see the high caliber of work being 

produced by the participating artists 

from this area,” says Rothbard. 

FAST FACTS 

The Art & Design Show Sarasota is, December 4,5 6, 

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Hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, December 4, and 

Saturday, December 5, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, 

December 6. For more information about Art & 

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www.artanddesignshowsarasota.com. 

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Wilmian Hernández 

Co-Founder of the 


April 2020 seems so far away. 

It was then that the Sarasota 

Cuban Ballet School’s preprofessional 

dancers won top honors 

at Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) 

competitions in Salt Lake City, Denver, 

Indianapolis, and Toronto. 

But, like so many arts organizations, 

the Sarasota Cuban Ballet School had 

to shut down and regroup when the 

pandemic grew rapidly. 

They’re cautiously and safely back to 

teaching boys and girls from ages 3-23. 

The goal is to train aspiring dancers 

for major ballet companies as Wilmian, 

and her husband and co-founder Ariel 

Serrano, have done since 2012. 


pril 2020 seems so far 

away. It was then that the 

Sarasota Cuban Ballet 

School’s pre-professional 

dancers won top honors 

at Youth America 

Grand Prix (YAGP) competitions in Salt Lake 

City, Denver, Indianapolis, and Toronto. 

But April 2020 also had Covid-19 with 

200,000 cases and 4,076 deaths early in 

the month. By late April the U.S. had over 

one million cases and more than 57,000 

deaths as a result of the pandemic. 

Thus, like so many arts organizations 

as well as businesses, the Sarasota Cuban 

Ballet School (SCBS) had to shut down and 

regroup. At SCBS they teach boys and girls 

from ages 3-23 and many parents (especially 

those of the youngest ones), not knowing 

what to do simply removed their children 

from classes. Then SCBS had to cancel their 

four scheduled performances. 

Now, months later, older students still 

attend, but overall, the school that had 

80-90 students year round, now has 40-45. 

According to Wilmian, the students age 11 

and up are the ones taking classes and the 

school has put in place rigorous practices 

like masks and extensive cleaning—the 

barre, the studios and bathrooms — but 

also limiting class to just 10 students. 

Zoom has proven to be only a so-so way 

to teach with mixed results. Ballet instruction 

requires a teacher and a student to 

have close contact: adjusting the body or an 

arm for proper technique. And visualize a 

class of 3-5 year olds all online and you can 

imagine the challenge. 

As for so many arts organization in our 

area, it’s sad to see what was a great start 

to 2020 come to a painful, near full stop. 

Sad for SCBS because the students that did 

so well at those YAGP competitions were 

denied going to the International Competition 

in New York where ballet companies 

attend to spot talent for their companies. 

On the day of this interview, Wilmian 

was preparing to teach a class. Ariel Serrano, 

her husband, fellow dancer, and 

co-founder of SCBS, will be teaching a different 

class. The couple were born in Cuba 

and danced there professionally for ten 

years. They met at Ballet Camagüey which 

was under the direction of Fernando Alonso, 

who had danced with American Ballet 

Theater and with his wife Alicia Alonso 

co-founded the National Ballet of Cuba. 

They were on tour in Mexico and on the 

day they were set to return to Cuba, Ariel 

received an invitation from Anne Marie 

DeAngelo, artistic director of Mexico’s 

Ballet de Monterrey. Just married a few 

months, they parted. 

“I had to go back to Cuba to dance with the 

Cuban National Ballet. Ariel said he would 

send for me. We had to wait six months 

wondering if it would happen. Eventually, 

we found a way for me to return to Mexico 

where we had an opportunity to dance Swan 

Lake choreographed by Fernando Bujoñes. 

But our dream was to go the U.S. so we went 

to the U.S. Embassy and asked for asylum. 

They gave us a six months visa. We left with 

very little and moved to Miami. We danced 

in the Miami area doing some school shows 

and some guesting.We were in Miami for 

six months. We didn’t speak the language. 

We were desperate and scared. Then one of 

our friends told us about the Sarasota Ballet 

holding auditions in Boca Raton. We auditioned 

for the company’s founder, Jean Weidner 

Goldstein. We were offered contracts and 

joined the company in 1994,” (also the same 

year the company signed Robert deWarren 

as its artistic director). 

Wilmian took time off to have children 

and danced as a guest artist with various 

companies. When she had her daughter, 

she decided to retired from dancing and 

started teaching. Ariel suggested they open 

a school and they did so in 2012. He had 

also stopped dancing due to injuries. 

Their family includes a son, Francisco, 

age 24, who studied with his parents and is a 

rising star in London with The Royal Ballet. 

He’s in his third year in their corps de ballet 

at that esteemed company. Their daughter 

Camila, age 20, is also a dancer and has had 

to put her career on hold since auditions are 

not taking place. She helps out at the school. 

Ballet is a precise and demanding artform 

and thus as a teacher Wilmian explains 

she is strict in her classes, but more 

relaxed when working individually. By contrast, 

having attended the prestigious Ballet 

Nacional School in Cuba (still considered 

one of the best schools in the world), she 

says firmly, “In Cuba, you don’t relax. Ballet 

is hard, harder than sports. They [her students] 

need to be focused.” But it’s not strict 

for strictness sake. Teaching precisely and 

firmly also prevents injuries. 

She has a good relationship with her students 

and sees them more like family. Many 

are from around the USA and the world and 

are adjusting to a different culture. “Sometimes 

I’m like a mother,” she explains. 

The school has achieved success in that 

students have joined companies like the 

Birmingham Royal Ballet in England, Milwaukee 

Ballet, Ballet San Antonio and the 

Sarasota Ballet. Older students can rent 

their own apartment or can stay in the 

housing that the school offers and they’re 

transported to class by Wilmian’s sister. 

Students at the school may or may not 

have aspirations for a career in ballet. Career-oriented 

dancers—pre-professionals as 

they’re called—attend classes and train every 

day, often for four to five hours. The other 

students come in less frequently. The school 

has three other teachers who, as Wilmian 

says happen to be Cuban, but adds that you 

don’t have to be Cuban to teach at SCBS. 

So what is Cuban Ballet, anyway? She 

starts by stating that “technique is technique 

whether it’s Russian or English,” and 

explains, “It’s the way that we dance that’s 

different.” For example in turns - the pirouette 

- the goal is to stay “in balance” and 

she adds, “we turn a lot.” In the Cuban style, 

“we increase the difficulty of the classes.” 

Put simply, she adds a metaphor: “Cuban 

dance is like a flavor you add to dance.” 

Put another way, if you’ve ever seen José 

Manuel Carreño, a former principal dancer 

with the English National Ballet, Royal Ballet 

and American Ballet Theatre, dance, you 

get the idea easily. 

For now, it’s training the future stars of 

ballet at the Sarasota Cuban Ballet School. 

They offer a variety of opportunities for all 

ages interested in this beautiful artform: 

after-school study for students in elementary 

school includes study time along with homework 

help, as well as daily dance classes. 

Children’s classes for various ages such as 

ages 3-10 learn movement, self-expression, 

and creativity. Later, they’re introduced to 

ballet, modern dance and acrobatics. 

Ages 10 and older learn ballet technique, 

advance to pointe, and increase their repertoire. 

Pre-professionals ages 12 and older 

are interested in a serious dance program 

with the possibility of a dance career. Finally, 

adult classes are for those who have 

always wanted to take ballet or learn contemporary 

dance, or are returning after a 

hiatus, or are former dancers who want to 

take classes. Adult students are usually between 

20 and older than 80 years old. 

Wilmian’s face and voice express hope 

that maybe things will change for the better 

in January, “We’re taking it day by day.” 

For more information, visit srqcubanballet.com 

or call 941-365-8400. Consider 

a donation that will sustain these talented 

teachers as they guide students in the art 

and beauty of Cuban Ballet. 

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dining in 

Creating Your Perfect Plan for the Holidays 

With some adjustments, of course 

It’s that time of year when we look forward to celebrating the holidays with 

family and friends. With Thanksgiving, Christmas and Channakuh coming up, we 

look forward to the excitement that comes with holiday parties. This year, holiday 

party planning looks a little different. 

With the pandemic in full swing, the CDC and our state government officials have given 

us guidelines as to how to have a safe holiday, which adds a little more stress on top 

of the stress that typically comes with holiday party planning. 

This doesn’t diminish why we celebrate the holidays. This does however, present new 

opportunities to form new traditions. These are my top tips to planning your perfect 

holiday party to help reduce your stress levels and enjoy the process. 

■ TIMING IS EVERYTHING 

Give yourself time to plan your celebration. As you get busier, time seems to fly past 

you, and before you know it, you’re scrambling to create the perfect party. So start early 

and let your guests know early so that they can RSVP ASAP. 

Give yourself at least 6 to 8 weeks. The earlier you start planning the better. If you find 

yourself starting to plan closer to the holiday season you can still create something special. 

The key here is to KEEP IT SIMPLE. 

■ BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND 

Imagine that your party is complete. How do you imagine yourself feeling after the 

party? What kinds of compliments are your guests expressing about your party? For 

example, you could feel like your party was fun, stress free and joyful. 

By thinking about your party with the end in mind, you are giving yourself a frame of 

reference to focus on. You will be focusing on the end result of your party, which will be 

the foundation of the experience for you and your guests. 

d PRO TIP: Write your intention on a piece of paper and presence yourself to that piece 

of paper every time you feel overwhelmed. Not only will the party be exactly what you 

intended, the process of creating the party will be that too. For example, if you want 

your party to be fun, stress-free and joyful, look at that piece of paper to remind yourself 

to be fun, stress-free and joyful. 

■ THE INVITATION 

Create your invitation list at least 6-8 weeks ahead and use an online invitation app like 

EVITE or Punchbowl. 

Using an online invitation allows you to keep track of who is coming, while allowing 

you to send updates and messages. Some apps have features that allow guests to sign 

up to bring dishes or other items you may request. You also have the option to ask your 

guests some precautionary COVID questions such as “have you travelled outside of the 

state in the last month” or “have you or anyone you live with tested positive for covid.” 

Serves 4-6 

1 ½ pound butternut squash 

1 tbsp olive oil 

½ cup caramelized onions 

½ tsp ground cardamom 

¼ tsp ground nutmeg 

¼ tsp all spice 

1 tsp salt and pepper 

F Butternut Squash Soup 

Butternut Squash Soup T 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut the 

Butternut Squash in half and take out seeds. 

Leave the skin on. Drizzle the olive oil, salt 

and pepper on the meat of the squash and 

place on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes so it is cooked completely. 

Let the squash cool slightly and remove the skin 

Using a blender or Vitamix put the squash, one cup of water or veggie stock (if vegan) or 

chicken broth and caramelized onions and blend until smooth. 

Put the mixture in a pot on the stove and bring up to a simmer. Add spices. 

Simmer for 10-15 minutes until spices are blended. Best if cooled and let sit overnight and 

served the next day. 

F Siesta Key Rum Orange / Cranberry Sauce 

Siesta Key Rum Orange / Cranberry Sauce T 

Serves 6 

1 packages fresh cranberries 

- preferably organic 

¾ cups organic or raw granulated sugar 

½ fresh whole orange - grate the rind 

first, then juice 

2 shots Siesta Key Spiced Rum 

Add enough water to the orange juice to 

make 1½ cup of liquid. 

Add all of the above ingredients to a large 

enough sauce pan so it won’t boil over. 

Cook on medium heat until cranberries pop and it begins to thicken. Let cool and serve. 

You can adjust consistency with more water if necessary if you like a thinner sauce. 

Variation: Be creative. Add one teaspoon cinnamon. Finish off with spiced pecans. 

For a more traditional cranberry sauce: omit the rum and orange and follow same directions. 

■ CHOOSE THE THEME 

Choosing a theme is a fun way to create a central focus around your party. This could be as 

simple as a particular color, a favorite holiday flower, a dessert, or a memory of years past. 

A great way to get some inspiration is to look through your closets to see if you have 

any accent pieces, decorations, or cloth that spark your vision for your party. You can 

also choose a music genre to set the theme of your party. Set up a playlist on Pandora or 

Spotify prior to the party to keep the theme for your party going. Once you choose your 

theme, Stick With It. The idea is to create a central focus for yourself and your guests. 

■ THE VENUE 

To keep everyone safe, consider having your party outdoors. The CDC has shared with 

us that parties indoors increase the spread of COVID-19. An outdoor party will be 

perfect for this holiday season. Renting a pavilion at the beach or park definitely gives a 

Florida vibe. Plus, the air is cooler and Florida is simply more beautiful at night. 

If you’re not able to have your party outdoors, consider opening up your floorplan by 

moving furniture to a spare bedroom. This way you can encourage guests to practice 

social distancing at the party. 

■ BE REAL WITH YOUR TASK LIST 

Look at your schedule, and ask yourself how much time can you really devote to planning 

a party? Make a list of all the tasks that need to be completed in order to make 

this party happen (decorations, venue, music, food, clean up, etc). The list keeps you 

organized and will help with stress relief. After making your list, consider, who can I hire 

or ask for help? Is it a family or friend? Or perhaps you want to hire a professional. 

■ MENU - my favorite part 

If you are particular about what foods you want to serve at your party, (like I am) decide 

on your “must haves” and delegate the rest, this includes some or all of the cooking, 

serving and cleaning involved with your menu. 

Food is a time-consuming task, so consider hiring a caterer who can take some of that 

stress off your plate. You could plan for a signature dish and cocktails that match your 

theme, and ask others to bring their favorites too. 

A great caterer will be able to give you ideas to help enhance your space and keep your 

guests satiated throughout your event. 

With all of the planning, remember that the holidays are a time to reconnect with the 

people you care about. This holiday can be especially meaningful when you take a 

breath, and create a space for yourself and those around you to enjoy each other in new 

ways. Planning the perfect holiday doesn’t have to be stressful or costly. 

I hope this information will allow you to create your perfect holiday season. From my 

kitchen to your table, may the holiday season fill your home with joy, your table with 

abundance and your life with a healthy and happy New Year! 

— Chef Alyson Zildjian 

Serves 2-4 

1 whole acorn squash - Cut in half 

and remove seeds 

1 cup brown rice cooked 

according to directions 

½ cup quinoa cooked according 

to directions 

¼ cup golden raisins 

¼ bunch chopped fresh parsley 

⅓ cup cooked garbanzo beans 

¼ tsp cinnamon 

1 tsp salt & pepper 

olive oil 

F Stuffed Acorn Squash 

Stuffed Acorn Squash T 

½ cup caramelized onions 

1 tbls agave 

1 tsp granulated garlic 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut the acorn squash in half and take out the seeds. 

Leave the skin on drizzle the 1 tsp olive oil, salt and pepper on the meat of the Squash 

and place on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for about 15-20 minutes so it is cooked 

three quarters of the way. 

While the acorn squash is baking, add the carmelized onions to a saucepan, the brown 

rice and water and cook brown rice according to directions. 

In another pan cook your quinoa with 1 tsp of granulated garlic, salt and pepper cook 

according to directions 

Once the brown rice and quinoa is cooked - cool it down slightly and combine together 

with the golden raisins, fresh chopped parsley, cinnamon and agave. 

Taste for any additional salt and pepper needed. 

Take the cooked and cooled acorn squash and fill the squash with about 1 cup of the rice 

mixture filling it a good amount to around the rim of the squash. 

Put the stuffed acorn squash back in a 350 degree oven and finish baking another 15-25 

minutes until the squash is completely cooked and the filling is hot. 

This may also be made up a day ahead and reheated before serving. 

Recipes and advice courtesy of Chef/Owner Alyson Zildjian of 

Zildjian Catering and Consulting. They’re an Award-Winning 

Sarasota Catering and Events Company located in Sarasota. They 

also have fresh food to go, chef-prepared meals and peak performing 

catering where they feed athletes who train and compete locally. 

They’re located at 6986 Beneva Road, Sarasota. Call (941) 363-1709 or 

visit www.zildjiancatering.com or www.peakperformancecatering.net 


happenings 

Great American Smokeout ® 

is on Nov. 19 

It’s an opportunity to commit to smoke-free lives: 

not just for a day, but year round 

On November 19 th of this year Gulfcoast South 

Area Health Education Center (GSAHEC) will 

celebrate another Great American Smokeout ® , a 

national holiday hosted by the American Cancer 

Society that provides an opportunity for people 

who smoke to commit to healthy, smoke-free lives: not 

just for a day, but year round. 

The Great American Smokeout® 

also provides an opportunity for 

individuals, community groups, 

businesses, healthcare providers, and 

others to encourage people to plan to 

quit on the date, or plan in advance 

and initiate a smoking cessation plan 

on the day of the event. This event 

not only challenges people to stop 

smoking, but it also educates people 

about the many tools they can use to 

help them quit and stay quit. 1 

Despite what you may think, it is 

never too late to quit smoking. In 

fact, you can experience several benefits 

of quitting smoking within minutes 

of cessation and can enjoy the 

benefits of quitting for years to come. 

As soon as a person quits, his or her 

body begins to heal: 2 

■ 20 minutes after quitting: heart rate 

and blood pressure drop 

■ 12 hours after quitting: the carbon 

monoxide level in blood drops to normal 

■ 2 weeks to 3 months after quitting: 

blood circulation improves and lung 

function increases 

■ 1 to 9 months after quitting: coughing 

and shortness of breath decrease. 

Structures in the lungs begin to heal and 

clean the lungs, reducing that person’s 

risk of infection. This is critical in fighting 

illnesses that threaten lung health, such as 

bronchitis and COVID. 

■ 1 year after quitting: the risk of coronary 

heart diseases is half that of 

someone who smokes. Risk of heart 

attack decreases significantly. 

■ 5 years after quitting: risk of mouth, 

throat, esophagus, and bladder cancer 

is cut in half. Cervical cancer risk is now 

that of a nonsmoker. 

Risk of 

stroke falls to that 

of a non-smoker 

after 2-5 years. 

■ 10 years after 

quitting: risk of 

dying from lung 

cancer is half that 

of a smoker. 

■ 15 years after 

quitting: risk of 

coronary heart disease is the same as 

a nonsmoker. 

Along with these great benefits, 

quitting smoking also reduces the 

risk of diabetes and improves the 

health of blood vessels, the heart and 

the lungs.2 

If you or a loved one are looking 

to quit smoking (or all tobacco use), 

or if you want to promote The Great 

American Smokeout ® to your business, 

community groups, or patients, 

many free resources are available to 

help someone quit! GSAHEC offers 

free cessation classes—sponsored by 

the Florida Department of Health’s 

Tobacco Free Florida program—that 

are available to help someone quit all 

forms of tobacco. These virtual cessation 

classes provide information 

about the effects of tobacco use, the 

benefits of quitting, and will assist 

you with developing your own customized 

quit plan. 

Free nicotine replacement therapy 

in the form of patches, gum or lozenges 

(if medically appropriate and 

while supplies last) are provided with 

the class. Attendees will also receive 

a participant workbook, quit kit materials, 

and follow up support from a 

trained tobacco treatment specialist. 

Contact us today at 866-534-7909 

or visit www.ahectobacco.com to 

schedule a class or learn more about 

the program! 

1 https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-awayfrom-tobacco/great-american-smokeout/ 

history-of-the-great-american-smokeout.html 

2 https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-awayfrom-tobacco/benefits-of-quitting-smokingover-time.html 

UNiTE to End Violence 

Against Women and Girls: 

UN Women 

USA 

Virtual Walk 

November 25 – 

December 5 

International Fundraiser Organized Annually 

by the UN Women USA Gulf Coast Chapter 

of Sarasota, Florida 

Walk with UN Women USA to raise funds and 

awareness about violence against women. Why do 

we walk? Because 35% of all women worldwide 

experience physical or sexual intimate partner 

violence during their lifetimes. 

We need your help to increase awareness of this 

issue and support UN Women programs. 

Where do your donations go? 

• $30 provides two women with post-rape medical care 

• $50 helps survivors of sexual violence access counseling 

• $100 funds a “One Stop Crisis Center” providing care to victims 

of violence 

• $150 helps survivors of sexual violence receive legal assistance 

What actions can you take? 

• Register now on Rallybound as an individual or a team. 

• Set a fundraising goal. 

• Participate from Nov. 25 - Dec. 5 in engaging and fun activities. 

Details soon on this page. 

• Walk anytime and choose your distance! A couple of miles 

with your dog and a friend? With family after Thanksgiving 

dinner? A company team walking outdoors? 

• Share your Rallybound link with your network. Invite them to 

donate to you or to register their own teams. 

• End your successful campaign on Saturday, December 5, by 

joining us on Zoom! We will learn about local efforts to combat 

violence, recognize all our walkers, and announce prizes for 

our top fundraisers! 

For information, visit unwomenusa.org/gcc/winter-walk 

or contact Debby Jennings at debbyjennings@msn.com or 

+1 941-744-6419 

How can you help in the work toward gender equality? 

Get involved and support UN Women USA Gulf Coast Chapter 

All funds support UN Women progams that prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls 




DERRICK ADAMS: 

Buoyant reveals the carefree, joyful leisure scenes of Black life 

that so often go unseen 

Major Solo Exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg 

ABlack man in a red, 

white, and blue swimsuit 

drifts on a sunny yellow 

pool float. He stares off 

into the calm, azure 

water that surrounds him. He’s on his 

stomach, one leg fully submerged in 

the water, the other half way in. The 

pool is his world in this moment. He’s 

content and at peace, relaxing. 

Contemporary artist Derrick Adams 

has observed that in art and in reality, 

images of Black people at play, being 

joyful, and simply enjoying life are 

not the norm. To fill this void, Adams 

created a painting series titled Floaters 

between 2016–2019, where Black 

men, women and children lounged 

in or rested on novelty floaties in the 

pool. He wanted to share these images 

with the world, and for Blacks to see 

themselves through a lens of freedom, 

fun, and leisure. 

In the exhibition, Derrick Adams: 

Buoyant, 12 of these mixed-media 

works come together in a dynamic, 

vibrant presentation at the Museum 

of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, through 

November 29, 2020. In the gallery, 

the large-scale paintings are complemented 

by beach chairs and giant 

pool floats, along with one of the inspirations 

for the idea of the show: a 1967 

Ebony magazine article and photo 

spread on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 

vacation in Jamaica. Also included in 

the exhibition is a woodblock print 

the MFA purchased in 2019, based on 

one of the paintings in the exhibition, Self-Portrait 

on Float (2019). 

The painting-and-collage works are grand in size, 

popping with bright colors and bold patterns on the 

surface, but they also brim with an undercurrent 

of contextual depth. In the midst of headlines and 

hashtags about the struggle for racial justice and 

equality for Black Americans, Adams uses his art to 

reclaim and celebrate joy, pleasure, and respite for 

the Black image and spirit. With Black pain, there is 

also space for Black joy. In a February 2020 artnet 

News interview, Adams said his work is “a testament 

of perseverance.” 

“We have to represent a certain sense of normalcy 

in order to stabilize the culture so that young 

people who are coming after us can look at themselves 

as fully dimensional humans—not always 

pushing against something, but basically just 

existing in a way that’s unapologetic and natural,” 

Adams said in the article. 

“That’s what I’m thinking about in my studio: 

What can I reveal that has not been shown?” Adams 

continued. “And it always goes back to the simplest 

of things, like normalcy. Black people — not entertaining, 

just being, living. Letting people deal with 

that as reality.” 

Adams, a Baltimore native, received his MFA from 

Columbia University, BFA from Pratt Institute, and is 

a Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and 

Marie Walsh Sharpe alumnus. He is also the recipient 

of the 2018 American Family Fellowship from 

the Gordon Parks Foundation, a 2009 Louis Comfort 

Tiffany Award, and the 2014 S.J. Weiler Award. His 

artwork is in the permanent collections of public institutions 

including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 

NY; Studio Museum, NY; Virginia Museum of Fine 

Arts; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY. 

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accordance with the Museum’s COVID-19 safety 

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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 

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 

causing numbness in my extremities. I have 

been impressed by his intuitive nature and 

his ability to listen to my body and focus in 

on specific issues and pain points. The therapist 

who referred me to him was right…he 

is a gifted healer.” —Nicole M. 


treatment room that destroys bacteria and viruses. 

● All surfaces will be disinfected between treatments. 

● All clients will be questioned about self isolation and having 

followed safety precautions such wearing a face mask in public 

as well as being free of any symptoms. 

The physical stress in bodies caused by 

shortened fascia (connective tissue) shuts 

down energy flows to certain organs. Short 

leg syndrome by ½ to 1 in (where one leg is 

pulled up by shortened fascia) shuts down 

energy flow to the spleen (an important part of 

your immune system) and the small and large 

intestine. With the release of that shortened 

fascia, energy returns to these organs. 

the dural tube that encases the spinal cord 

into the lower and upper back, the neck, 

the cranium and the brain. Headaches, migraines, 

TMJ and neck problems can originate 

from the fascial stress in the sacrum. 

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 

me for various problems are also shallow 

breathers. Fascial stress in the diaphragm restricts 

the depth of breathing by restricting 

energy flow to the lungs, the pericardium 

■ Chronic Pain: Sciatic, Back, 

Neck and TMJ 

advanced craniosacral therapy 

■ Migraines, Foggy Brain and 

Lack of Concentration 

■ Sight and Eye Problems 

■ Asthma, Bronchitis, COPD 

Terrence Grywinski 

of Advanced 

Craniosacral Therapy, 

B.A., B.ED., LMT #MA 6049 

SOURCE: 

■ Terrence Grywinski of Advanced Craniosacral Therapy, 

B.A., B.ED., LMT #MA 6049. Terry has specialized in Craniosacral 

Therapy since 1994 when he began his training at the Upledger 

Institute. Described by his teachers, clients and colleagues 

as a “gifted healer”, Terry’s intuitive sense and healing energy 

provides immediate and lasting relief from injury, pain, mobility 

issues as well as dysfunctions of the body and the brain. Part 

of Terry’s ongoing education, he has completed 4 craniosacral 

brain and peripheral nervous system classes which 

enables him to work at 

a cellular level and with 

brain dysfunctions. 

Call 941-321-8757 

for more information, 

Google Craniosacral 

Therapy Sarasota. 

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 



wcw shopper 

Sarasota 

Statue 

Exclusively at Shelly’s Gift 

and Christmas Boutique 

in Sarasota is a 5 inch 

ornament depicting 

the Sarasota landmark 

“Unconditional 

Surrender.” Cost: $12. 

Shipping is available, 

but you will be 

amazed at the ornament 

selection at Shelly’s Gifts 

& Christmas Boutique 

located at 4420 South 

Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 

Call 941-260-8905 

or visit www.shellysgiftandchristmasboutique.com. 

Local Cookbook 

Just in time for holiday cooking and 

gift giving, a Cortez cookbook is 

available for sale. “What’s Cooking in 

Cortez” is a collection of recipes by 

Cortez natives, featuring hundreds of 

time-tested recipes, ranging from dips 

to desserts. 

Two favorites are by Cortez Grande 

Dame, Dr. Mary Fulford Green, 

shrimp dressing, and one by Jane 

Evers, late wife of Bradenton Mayor, 

for mac ’n cheese. 

The cookbook features lovely photos 

by Cortez artist Linda Molto, and, 

with three rings, is conveniently 

expandable, hardcover volume. 

It’s available at the Cortez Cultural 

Center, November 21, 1-3 p.m. 

Price for one is $15; two for $25. Proceeds benefit the Center at 11655 

Cortez Rd West. For more info, email: cortezbell@tampabay.rr.com. 

For the Bird Lover 

Birding took off as a hobby as an unlikely byproduct of the pandemic 

as so many were staying home or, if venturing out, people wanted to be 

with nature. 

So if you are someone on your gift list is interested in birding, consider 

a member in the Sarasota Audubon Society. Your money supports 

education, meaningful experiences in nature and perhaps most 

importantly, conservation of our local birds and wildlife. 

The Sarasota Audubon Local Membership- is $30/year and provides 

direct financial support for the Sarasota Audubon local chapter. You’ll 

receive The Brown Pelican newsletter, activity schedule and member 

invitations to unadvertised events. 

For more information about Local Membership, contact membership@ 

sarasotaaudubon.org. 

Adopt an Animal at 

Mote Marine 

Looking to give a meaningful gift that gives back? Or looking 

for a fun, easy way to support Mote? Check out their Adopt 

an Animal program. Pick from an alligator, jellyfish, manatee, 

octopus, otter, seahorse, sea turtle and shark. 

Mote’s Adopt an Animal program offers two adoption levels: 

$30 entry level is ideal for individuals looking to give back. 

Includes an adoption certificate, a letter from the animal’s 

caregiver and a photo sent to you via email. 

$100 level is the perfect gift for a loved one, complete 

with an adoption kit that includes a personalized adoption 

certificate, a letter from the animal’s caregiver, a photo of the 

animal with a fact sheet, an Adopt and Animal window cling 

and a plush animal toy. 

All money raised directly benefits Mote Aquarium and the 

animals inside it. Questions? Call membership at (941) 388- 

4441 ext. 373. 

Membership Benefits: 

Enhance efforts to preserve natural resources in Sarasota County 

Support partnerships between other nonprofit environmental groups, 

citizens and local government to shape the health of our community 

Receive first notice of special trips, activities and opportunities, 

mailed to your home 

Receive member-only invitations to special events 


“Bars, Pubs and Nightclubs Bars, 

pubs, and nightclubs that derive 

more than 50 percent of sales 

from alcohol should operate at 

full capacity with limited social 

distancing protocols. Businesses 

should maintain adequate sanitation 

practices among employees 

and patrons during all hours of 

operation. Restaurants and food 

service establishments may operate 

at full capacity with limited 

social distancing protocols.” 

—Florida Governor’s Office 

Good Deeds 

• Mellow Mushroom Sarasota and 

Project PRIDE SRQ delivered 50 pizzas 

to Pines of Sarasota and Donna Albano 

to support the staff and senior residents 

during isolation. Kudos to Karen Atwood, 

Project PRIDE SRQ Board Member, and 

Arthur Boyce for organizing this outreach 

event. The mission of Sarasota’s Project 

Pride is to bring together members of the 

lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender 

community, their friends, allies, and supporters 

in celebration of the unique spirit 

and culture of our LGBTQ community. 

Project Pride organizes safe, quality 

events that are open to everyone. 

Additionally, Project Pride produces educational, 

cultural and entertainment events 

and activities throughout the year in order 

to create a truly celebratory experience for 

the whole community. 

■ Visit www.projectpridesrq.org. 

Events 

• Motorworks Brewing has a Beer 

Garden Bazaar through December 25, 

6-11pm. Join them in the Beer Garden 

every last Friday for a Night Market featuring 

local makers showcasing their original 

arts, handmade crafts and one-of-a-kind 

goods, plus live music from 7-11pm, food 

tree. Family and pet friendly free event. 

■ Motorworks Brewing, 1014 9th Street 

West Bradenton. 

Artful Museum 

Food 

• The Ringling has launched a new food 

service company and opened the Ringling 

Grillroom, which replaces the former 

Muse restaurant. 

They also opened Mable’s Coffee and 

Tea inside the museum’s McKay Visitor’s 

Pavilion. Managed by Metz Culinary, the 

coffee shop serves Starbucks products and 

includes full barista service in addition to a 

menu of various pastries, snacks and treats. 

The Ringling Grillroom, also located 

inside the McKay Visitor’s Pavilion, replaces 

Muse and provides fine dining and 

upscale beverages and opened in October. 

The Banyan Garden Bistro, a more casual 

dining spot, is expected to open on the 

Ringling grounds before the end of the year. 

■ The Grillroom is open daily from 11 a.m. 

- 7 p.m. For reservations call 941-302-6985. 

• There’s a new restaurant in the 

Sarasota Art Museum that opened in 

October called Bistro. The menu at Bistro 

will include soups, tartines, salads, sandwiches, 

charcuterie and cheese platters, 

breads and pastries. The new eatery is 

part of the Constellation Culinary Group, 

Sarasota Art Museum’s Bistro 

variety of coffee options. Bistro will offer 

both indoor dining, or outdoor service in 

the museum plaza. You don’t need to purchase 

a ticket to the museum to eat there. 

Executive chef Kaytlin Dangaran, a Tampa 

native, has trained at The French Culinary 

Institute and worked in restaurants in 

New York, San Francisco and Miami. 

Menu items include a watercress and 

Florida citrus salad, an heirloom tomato 

salad with quinoa and a lemon basil pesto, 

a Niçoise salad, a grilled cheese with 

tomato jam, roasted chicken salad with 

pickled peppers and a garlic aioli, and 

more. Tartines will be made with baguettes 

from C’est La Vie! and flavored with things 

like house-made ricotta, jam and local 

honey; a roasted mushroom spread; avocado, 

preserved lemon and radishes; and 

house-cured salmon. 

■ Bistro is located in the Sarasota Art 

Museum, 1001 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, 

and is open 9 a.m.-3 p.m. daily. 

Restaurant 

News 

• Sage Restaurant reopened October 

14 with a new fall menu from Executive 

Chef Christopher Covelli showcasing 

globally inspired autumn flavors and seasonal 

cocktails—as well as some exciting 

new developments coming in the very 

near future. 

The restaurant will be implementing extensive 

COVID safety procedures in line with 

guidelines from the CDC and local officials, 

including temperature checks, socially 

distanced tables, numerous sanitation stations, 

no-touch QR code menu options, and 

ServSafe certifications for all employees. 

Sage’s latest menu represents the 

downtown Sarasota restaurant’s ongoing 

commitment to exploring seasonal ingredients 

through an international lens, with 

an increasing emphasis on sustainable 

sourcing. Fall flavors like root vegetables, 

pumpkin and yucca shine in dishes 

inspired by the cuisines of Italy, China, 

Mexico, India and more. 

“Fall is an exciting time for root vegetables. 

It’s actually that time of year where the 

colors match the flavors and you can taste 

them when you see them,” says Chef Covelli. 

Featured items include spicy pumpkin 

soup, duck consommé, a salt-roasted 

beet steak, foie gras Asian-style dumplings, 

as well as Sage’s popular and 

ever-evolving Thai bouillabaisse. The 

Sage bar team are contributing to the fall 

menu as well with seasonal flavors like a 

Fig Sherry Cobbler using brûléed mission 

figs and a gin-forward Neptune’s Revenge 

with spirulina-infused gomme syrup. 

■ Sage is located at 1216 1st St, Sarasota. 

www.sagesrq.com. 

• Love to dine at Tommy Bahama on 

St. Armands? Now Tommy B offers 

delivery and pick up for the foreseeable 

future. Select offerings from the Tommy 

Bahama signature menu are available 

for online ordering for delivery or pickup. 

Choices include fan favorites like 

the Tommy Bahama World Famous 

Coconut Shrimp, Blackened Mahi Mahi 

Tacos, Grilled Chicken Mango Salad and 

their signature Pina Colada Cake, among 

other popular items. 

New to the menu are meal packages 

that feed two people and includes 

entrées, sides and Key Lime Pie for dessert. 

Choices range from Sliders and Taco 

Packs to Kona Coffee Crusted Ribeye and 

Parmesan Crusted Sanibel Chicken Dinners, 

among other family friendly meals. 

■ Order online at tommybahama.com. 

Sage Restaurant 

Motorworks Brewing’s Beer Garden 

trucks, delicious craft brews (of course) 

and extensive wine and cocktail offerings. 

Mingle with a drink in hand while perusing 

tons of awesome local wares. Eat, shop 

and drink the night away under the glow 

of the moon and beautifully lit old oak 

which operates restaurants in museums 

in Miami and West Palm Beach and in 

other locations around the country. 

Bistro’s food will combine seasonal 

Florida ingredients and traditional French 

preparations. An espresso bar will offer a 

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foodie events continued 

Chef Dave Shiplett’s new Cottonmouth Restaurant 

• Chef Dave Shiplett, owner of Birdrock 

Taco Shack, has opened his second 

restaurant in the Village of the Arts. 

David has deep Southern roots that 

include growing up in Bradenton with 

foods like fried green tomatoes, collard 

greens and black-eyed peas. And it’s 

those Southern culinary staples that are 

showcased at Cottonmouth Restaurant 

in Bradenton’s Village of the Arts. 

After attending the California Culinary 

Academy in San Francisco, Shiplett 

returned to the Sarasota-Manatee area 

to work at fine-dining restaurants such as 

the old Poseidon on Longboat Key before 

opening West Bradenton Ezra in the early 

2000s, followed by two Soma restaurants in 

Bradenton. Five years ago, Shiplett opened 

the popular Birdrock Taco Shack at 1004 

10th Ave W. in the Village of the Arts. 

Cottonmouth is located at 1114 12th Street 

West and will serve favorites like shrimp and 

grits, chicken and dumplings, collard greens, 

pork belly, okra and fried oysters, as well as 

desserts like red velvet cupcakes, caramel 

salt brownies and cobblers. 

Cottonmouth will seat 30 inside and 

60 outside and features folk art for sale. 

Cottonmouth will host live music. 

■ Cottonmouth is located at 1114 12th 

St W, Bradenton. Info: 941-243-3735. 

• Not a restaurant, but Wandering Whale 

is a wandering Trailer Mobile Bar. The Wandering 

Whale mobile bar is run by Jill Martini 

Wandering Whale Trailer Mobile Bar 

who turned an old 1971 double horse trailer 

into a charming instagram/party trailer. 

Jill is a Ringling alumna and has a degree 

in interior design and a minor in photography. 

She has been in business as Wandering 

Whale for 2 years now. Her business 

brings the bar, certified bartenders, decor, 

ice, cups, napkins, coolers, mixers, drink 

garnishes and all equipment. General and 

liquor liability insurance included. 

You can even rent one of those cute 

bars as long as they are operated by a 

catering company. 

■ Call (941) 650-9950. 

Stress-Free 

Holidays 

• Holiday cooking got you stress out? 

Not sure where to find some of the ingredients 

you are looking for? Shopping 

can be stressful, lines, traffic and still you 

cannot find those vanilla beans, vanilla 

extract or other specialty spices you are 

looking for. What to do? 

The team at Slofoodgroup can 

help. They can answer your questions, 

deliver your products and their blog has 

great ideas for your next cooking project. 

It doesn’t matter if you’re a trained 

Michelin chef or the most kitchen training 

you have had is watching Ratatouille with 

the kids - they can help. 

Who is Slofoodgroup? They’re an online 

vanilla bean, spice and flavor shop located 

in Sarasota. Their team of flavor and hospitality 

professionals picks, packs and delivers 

spices and flavor products to customers 

across the United States as well as Canada, 

Europe, Singapore, and Japan. They offer 

free domestic shipping on all products with 

a variety of world class flavors that are hard 

to find and second to none. 

Slofoodgroup celebrates a simple 

passion – for long, plump, fragrant and 

intoxicating vanilla beans, exquisite saffron, 

quality cinnamon, spices and cooking 

products. Their mission is to connect chefs 

wholesalers, foodies, and gourmets alike 

with the best vanilla beans, gourmet spices, 

flavor products and cooking tools online. 

Find them at www.slofoodgroup.com/ 

Daniela Pinheiro of Slofoodgroup 

Daniela Pinheiro has been a food a 

beverage professional her whole life. After 

graduating from Florida International University, 

Daniela joined Starwood hotels, 

now owned by Marriott to hone her people 

skills. She has had the opportunity to 

work in the luxury hotel market for brands 

such as St. Regis hotels and Resorts and 

now holds the reins of Slofoodgroup. 

Daniela uses her experience in hospitality 

and love for food to leverage a servicebased 

experience.. 

■ Call (941)953-1493. 

Tealightful 

Claudia and Jessica of Two Sisters Tea 

• Growing up in Guatemala Claudia 

Maria and Jessica Michelle would 

spend hot summers on the shores of 

Lake Atitlan—surrounded by volcanoes 

and sipping on iced Rosa de Jamaica 

(Jamaican Rose tea, or hibiscus iced 

tea). Claudia and Jessica each eventually 

became a mother of three and found 

themselves making pitcher after pitcher 

of the refreshing treat to enjoy with their 

kids as they did as kids. When the women 

moved from Guatemala to Birmingham, 

they brought with them the tropical version 

of their favorite ice tea to enjoy in the 

southern Alabama sun. 

According to the sisters, hibiscus encompasses 

natural refrigerant properties 

that have a way of keeping the body cool 

and refreshed on blistering days. “As more 

and more evidence of Rosa de Jamaica’s 

amazing health benefits became available, 

my sister Claudia Maria and I found ourselves 

needing to make Rosa de Jamaica 

available to everyone,” says Jessica. 

“The one problem we both had with 

Rosa de Jamaica was the unpractical way 

of preparing it.” Enter Two Sisters Tea. 

Through trial and error, the sisters were 

able to figure out how to simplify the making 

of Rosa de Jamaica tea so it’s as easy 

as making America’s classic sweet iced 

tea. “As mothers, we know that a parent’s 

time is of the essence,” they say. Making 

fresh-brewed, naturally-infused hibiscus 

iced tea has never been easier than with 

Two Sisters’ teabags, which cut the preparation 

time by more than half—lessening 

time spent in t he kitchen and increasing 

time spent enjoying the tea and sunshine. 

One of the beauties, they say, of Rosa 

de Jamaica is its versatility. “You can 

brew it light or strong, enjoy it sweet or 

unsweet, no matter your preference the 

one constant is the wonderful vitamins, 

minerals, and antioxidants you are adding 

to your diet.” Amid the rich flora of the 

tropics, the hibiscus flower produces a salubrious, 

caffeine-free herbal tea—chock 

full of vitamin A and C, iron, calcium, and 

an innate ability to help reduce anxiety, 

inflammation and high blood pressure. 

Claudia and Jessica now reside here 

in Sarasota with their families and have 

garnered a loyal following through social 

media and word of mouth of Two Sisters’ 

bold teabags filled with whole hibiscus 

flowers. Available to shop online through 

Amazon or their website are four different 

tea flavors including cinnamon, cardamom, 

dried pineapple and the original hibiscus. 

■ Visit www.twosisterstea.com. 


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News, comings, goings, 

changes and more 

People in the Arts 

✪ The Perlman Music Program/ 

Suncoast (“Perlman Suncoast”) has 

announced that Lisa Berger has been 

named the organization’s new Executive 

Director. Prior to joining Perlman Suncoast, 

Berger was affiliated with Art Center 

Sarasota for twelve years – serving on 

the Board of Directors; as Development 

and Marketing Director; and, for the last 

eight years, as Executive Director. 

Lisa Berger 

As Executive Director of Art Center 

Sarasota, Berger was instrumental in 

expanding the organizational growth 

and outreach within our local community. 

During her tenure, she was integral 

to important advances, including an 

increase in revenue and donations, as 

well as an expansion of the organization’s 

engagement with artists, students, 

and a broader, more diverse audience. 

✪ Joy McIntyre, board president of the 

Sarasota Concert Association (SCA), 

announced that the organization has 

added Linda Moxley as its executive 

director. 

Linda Moxley 

“Linda has served in arts leadership 

positions for over 30 years,” says McIntyre. 

“She comes to us with extensive, 

hands-on executive experience and a 

profound grasp of the transformative 

impact the arts can have on a region’s 

cultural and economic foundation.” 

McIntyre adds that Moxley will serve 

as SCA’s first executive director. The 

organization has been run by a volunteer 

board of musicians, educators and 

business people throughout its 76-year 

history. Why change now? 

“The 75th anniversary season was 

a milestone event for SCA,” explains 

McIntyre. “As we embark on our next era, 

we sought a seasoned leader with savvy 

business and marketing experience who 

can oversee our administrative process, 

programs, marketing, and strategic plans.” 

Before her tenure with the Baltimore 

Symphony Orchestra, Linda Moxley 

served as executive director of the 

Baltimore Choral Arts Society; was the 

marketing and public relations director 

with the Atlanta Symphony; and associate 

director of marketing and public 

relations, and Pops coordinator with the 

San Francisco Symphony. She was also 

president of Moxley Communications, 

providing marketing, fundraising, and 

PR consultation to regional and national 

clients, including performing arts organizations, 

museums, and universities. 

The Sarasota Concert Association is 

celebrating its 76th anniversary with a 

lineup of classical artists and ensembles 

as part of its Great Performers Series, 

which runs January through March. For 

information, visit www.SCAsarasota.org. 

✪ Hermitage Artist Retreat has 

added Elizabeth Power to the newly 

created role of deputy director/operations 

manager, working closely with 

CEO Andy Sandberg. Power joins a 

team that also includes Patricia Caswell 

(Hermitage co-founder and program 

director), as well as fellow new hire 

Michael Salimbene (executive assistant/ 

program coordinator). 

Prior to joining the Hermitage this 

month, Power served 16 years as executive 

director of The Perlman Music 

Program/Suncoast (PMP/Suncoast) and 

brings more than 20 years of experience 

in arts education and administration. 

In her role as PMP/Suncoast’s first 

executive director, Power expanded its 

annual programs to include multiple 

weeklong residences for Perlman Music 

Program graduates, who perform in 

Elizabeth Power 

schools and throughout the community. 

Power also established a unique 

partnership with the University of South 

Florida Sarasota-Manatee to present 

programs on its campus, and designed 

and launched the PMP/Suncoast Super 

Strings program, offering Florida-based 

string students the opportunity to perform 

on stage with PMP string students 

under the baton of concert violinist and 

conductor Itzhak Perlman. 

The Hermitage also welcomed Michael 

Salimbene as executive assistant and 

program coordinator. Salimbene has 

a track record in performing arts and 

talent management, having worked his 

way up from the mailroom at Innovative 

Artists to one of the top desks in the 

theatrical department of William Morris 

Endeavor Agency. He recently moved to 

Sarasota County following his years at 

WME in New York. 

To learn more, visit HermitageArtist 

Retreat.org. 

✪ Marco Nisticò is the new 

Artistic Administrator of Sarasota 

Opera beginning December 1. Nisticò 

will fill the position held by the recently 

deceased Greg Trupiano, who had 

worked for Sarasota Opera since 1987. 

Since 2019, Nisticò has been the 

General Director of Opera on the 

James in Lynchburg, Virginia. Nisticò 

is well-versed with the workings of the 

Sarasota Opera, having first joined the 

company in 2008 as a principal artist, 

singing the role of Francesco Foscari in 

Verdi’s I due Foscari. 

With Sarasota Opera he has also performed 

principal roles in The Barber of 

Seville, (2008, 2014), Don Carlos (2009, 

2015), La Traviata (2009, 2017), Giovanna 

d’Arco (2010), Madame Butterfly 

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The Love of Three Kings (2017), Susanna’s 

Secret, and Rita (2019), and most 

recently was stage director of Donizetti’s 

The Elixir of Love, performed during the 

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Marco Nisticò 

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Anniversaries 

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Sarasota Contemporary Dance’s 15th 

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birthday. SCD is marking its passage 

from girlhood to womanhood and 

demonstrating once again that the company 

is here for the long run. 

The term “Quinceañera” has been 

chosen not only to honor company 

Co-Founder and Artistic Director 

Leymis Bolaños Wilmott’s Caribbean 

roots (Cuban American), but also to 

recognize and celebrate the momentous 

accomplishment 15 years marks in la 

vida de Sarasota Contemporary Dance. 

Congratulations, Leymos! 

Innovation 

✪ La Musica International Chamber 

Music Festival, in collaboration 

with Harbour Productions and 

Mark of Man Films, launched “La 

Musica at Home,” a monthly series 

of documentaries exploring the 

personal lives, musical passions and 

performances of its renowned musician 

artists. The series will be available 

through multiple online platforms, 

including YouTube and La Musica’s 

website, LaMusicaFestival.org. 

Along the way, she made more 

than beautiful music, she wrote the 

soundtrack to a generation. 

In the premiere episode that was on October 

30, viewers got a peek into the world 

of orchestral bassist Dee Moses through 

traditional and contemporary performances 

captured in the recording studio, and 

candid reflections on his life, work, and 

collaboration with his dancer/choreographer 

wife Elsa Valbuena. The episode was 

co-produced by Jerry H. Bilik and John 

Moffitt, La Musica board members who 

also conceived “La Musica at Home.” 

Subsequent episodes will feature La 

Musica artistic director and celebrated 

pianist Derek Han; Ann Hobson Pilot, 

former principal harpist of the Boston 

Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration 

with Sarasota Contemporary Dance; 

and young piano virtuoso and Yamaha 

artist Steven Lin, with a special look at 

the custom piano work of Justin Elliott. 

Award-winning artist/filmmakers 

Shawn Convey and Alexander Berne 

co-directed these vignettes from across 

the world: Convey is in Sri Lanka working 

on his next film; and Berne is in Florida, 

waiting to return to Rome where he is 

producing the feature, “The Last Supper.” 

Convey remotely directs and edits “La 

Musica at Home,” while Berne, in addition 

to his sound engineering work, is 

producing, directing, and filming each of 

the artists featured in the series. Harold J. 

Bott is the executive producer and musical 

director for Harbour Productions. 

“I wanted to bring the best to La Musica, 

so a necessary ingredient for my participation 

in ‘La Musica at Home’ was a focus 

on audio fidelity,” says Berne. “We have 

all been grateful for the use of technology 

in this ‘staying at home’ time – seeing and 

hearing artists in their living rooms is 

intimate and reassuring in difficult times. 

Yet for me, in these ‘La Musica at Home’ 

performances, the goal was to present the 

musicians with the highest possible respect 

for the sounds they can create. We 

are fortunate to have legendary sound engineer 

Gary Baldassari joining us on this 

project. His decades of experience, and 

passion for technical and aesthetic brilliance, 

are indispensable.” 

To learn more about La Musica and 

“La Musica at Home,” visit LaMusicaFestival.org. 

La Musica will present its 35th 

concert season in April 2021; tickets go 

on sale in January. 

Changes/ 

Postponements 

✪ 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. For more 

information contact info@amicco.org. 

✪ The Perlman Music Program/ 

Suncoast (“Perlman Suncoast”) won’t 

present its annual PMP Winter Residency 

and Celebration Concert this Season. 

“The health and safety of our staff and the 

community is our first priority,” said Fran 

Lambert, Perlman Suncoast Board President. 

“While we are not able to substitute 

the musical events and experiences 

everyone has grown to love each winter, 

we are working on some special programming 

for the holiday season that we 

hope will continue to educate and inspire 

- from the comfort of your own home.” 

Amidst the pandemic, Perlman Suncoast 

is forging ahead with its 2020-2021 

Season by presenting PMP Alumni: At 

Home, a series of free virtual concerts 

featuring alumni of The Perlman Music 

Program. Throughout the Season, Perlman 

Suncoast will engage audiences 

with performances that can be viewed 

online at PerlmanSuncoast.org and on 

the Perlman Suncoast YouTube channel 

at https://youtu.be/WEGyj071jBQ. 

✪ For 47 years The Venice Symphony’s 

mission has been to share the power, 

inspiration, and joy of live symphonic 

music with our community. However, 

in concern for the health and safety 

of their patrons, musicians, staff and 

guest artists and other factors related to 

COVID-19, The Venice Symphony Board 

of Trustees made the decision to postpone 

the November 2020 to April 2021 

concert season to 2021-22. 

Songs From the Stage and Screen 

with Linda Eder and Patriotic Pops at 

CoolToday Park are scheduled to take 

place in May 2021. 2020-21 

The Venice Symphony also participated 

in an in-depth survey of VPAC 

patrons conducted by the Venice 

Institute of Performing Arts which found 

that the majority of respondents were 

hesitant about returning to the hall 

until a COVID-19 vaccine was available, 

data that backs up surveys conducted 

throughout the industry. 

Making this decision at this time has 

allowed The Venice Symphony to retain 

this season’s scheduled renowned 

guest artists for next season. Patrons 

who have subscribed to the 2020-21 

season will have the opportunity to 

retain their seats for 2021-22, request a 

refund or to donate their ticket purchase 

back to the Symphony. 

Music Director/Conductor Troy Quinn 

has announced a “reimagined season” 

of virtual concerts including “The Venice 

Symphony at Home for the Holidays.” 

This series will premiere in November 

2020 and will be offered at no charge to 

all, with enhanced virtual experiences 

provided to Symphony subscribers. 

Said Quinn, “I am excited to work with 

our Venice Symphony musicians in a 

safe setting where we can share music 

with a greater and more diverse audience. 

These intimate concerts put you 

right in front of the action and give listeners 

the opportunity to hear and see 

the musicians play thrilling works from 

Copland and Strauss to “West Side Story” 

and “The Night Before Christmas.” 

The Venice Symphony will also continue 

to present its free online Meet the 

Musicians and Behind the Baton video 

series. Those series and the summer-long 

Education Spotlight series are available on 

The Venice Symphony’s YouTube channels 

and at the thevenicesymphony.org. 

Symphony administration and the 

Board remain hopeful that the current 

crisis will improve to where The Venice 

Symphony can present chamber group 

and smaller performances safely in 

venues in Sarasota County. The Venice 

Symphony Youth Orchestra will 

continue its socially-distanced outdoor 

rehearsals, and also hopes to perform in 

concert for the community. 

On a Positive Note: 

✪ Sarah Brightman, the world’s 

best-selling soprano, makes her Sarasota 

debut with Hymn: Sarah Brightman 

in Concert on Tuesday, December 14, 

2021 at 8 p.m. (note the 2021). 

Brightman is known for her three-octave 

range and for pioneering the classical-crossover 

music movement, amassing 

global sales of over 30 million units. 

Sarah Brightman 

Tickets for the multiplatinum Grammy-nominated 

artist’s performance went 

on sale already so you better hurry. 

Sarah Brightman released her fifteenth 

full-length album, HYMN, and HYMN: 

Sarah Brightman In Concert DVD, Blu Ray, 

Deluxe CD/DVD and CD/BR Special Editions 

in 2018. “HYMN is excitingly eclectic, 

encompassing many different styles, and 

I’m looking forward to performing the new 

songs on my world tour. Every project I’ve 

done has come from an emotional place, 

and I wanted to make something that 

sounded very beautiful and uplifting. To 

me, HYMN suggests joy — a feeling of hope 

and light, something that is familiar and 

secure, and I hope that sentiment resonates 

through the music,” said Brightman. 

Sarah Brightman says fans can 

“expect the unexpected!” from her 

world tour. To enhance her world of 

enchantment, she has partnered with 

Swarovski. Her elaborate costumes and 

dazzling tiaras will be composed of 

over 600,000 Swarovski crystals. 

HYMN’s mystical, uplifting tone is set 

with its title track — a song by British 

prog-rock band Barclay James Harvest. 

The release also encompasses songs 

by such modern composers as Eric 

Whitacre (“Fly to Paradise”), Japanese 

superstar musician and songwriter 

Yoshiki (“Miracle”) and German DJ Paul 

Kalkbrenner (“Sky and Sand”). The 

album closes with a new rendition of 

Brightman’s signature smash duet with 

Andrea Bocelli, “Time to Say Goodbye,” 

singing lyrics that she wrote herself and 

sung in English for the first time. 

The only artist to have simultaneously 

topped Billboard’s dance and classical 

music charts, Brightman has earned over 

180 gold and platinum awards in over 

40 countries. She is also known for her 

iconic star turn in The Phantom of the 

Opera, whose soundtrack has sold more 

than 40 million copies worldwide. Her 

duet with Bocelli, “Time to Say Goodbye,” 

became an international success selling 

12 million copies around the globe. 

Tickets can be purchased at www. 

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at 941-263-6799. 


you’re news 

Accolades 

■ Fawley Bryant Architecture 

has promoted Amanda Parrish 

to Chief Administrative Officer. 

The full-service architecture 

firm with offices in 

Sarasota and Bradenton also welcomed 

new Senior Project Manager 

Nicholas (Nick) E. Carolla, 

who will 

be 

responsible 

for 

managing 

all aspects 

of multiple 

midsized 

to large 

projects. 

Amanda Parrish 

As 

chief administrative 

officer, Parrish 

serves as a trusted advisor 

and manager of day-to-day 

operations, including team 

management, human resources, 

and building business 

partnerships and community 

relationships. She is also responsible 

for oversight and 

strategic planning for key administrative 

support elements 

of the organization, including 

technology, facilities, and 

marketing initiatives. Prior to 

her promotion, Parrish was the 

firm’s director of business. 

Parrish is on the board of 

the Lakewood Ranch Business 

Alliance and a member of the Executive 

Committee. She recently 

graduated with a master’s 

in Organizational Leadership 

from Jacksonville University. 

Since 1994, Fawley Bryant 

Architecture has served clients 

throughout southwest Florida 

and has offices located in Sarasota 

and Bradenton. To learn more, 

visit www.fawleybryant.com. 

Appointments 

■ Dr. Brenda Pinkney has been 

named director of diversity and 

inclusion, a newly created position 

at State College of Florida, 

Manatee-Sarasota (SCF), that 

reflects the college’s long-term 

commitment 

to 

an inclusive 

environment 

for all 

students, 

faculty 

and staff 

members. 

Dr. 

Dr. Brenda Pinkney 

Pinkney, 

who has 

a doctorate in educational 

leadership from Argosy University 

and who has served as an 

academic adviser and diversity 

representative with the College, 

will create a comprehensive 

strategic vision and effort to address 

a diversity and inclusion 

strategy and program plan. 

“I am encouraged by the vision 

of Dr. Probstfeld and SCF’s 

administration to move SCF in 

a direction that not only talks 

about but also walks in diversity 

and inclusion by embedding 

both into the college’s policies 

and practices,” commented Dr. 

Pinkney. “As Director of Diversity 

and Inclusion, I will serve 

a deliberate role as a champion 

for a diverse and inclusive 

institution, as I believe that all 

people should be treated with 

dignity and respect.” 

SCF is committed to expanding 

opportunities to 

underrepresented populations 

in its community. Initiatives 

including the SCF Collegiate 

School, Bridge to Baccalaureate 

Program, College Reach-Out 

Program (CROP), Summer 

Bridge Programs, Expanding 

Our Boundaries Task Force, 

Career Employee Promotion 

Process and the SCF Leadership 

Academy are ongoing initiatives 

aimed at inclusion, diversity 

and impact through community 

engagement. 

Business News 

■ Born and raised in Sarasota, 

Marissa Churchill is the new 

owner of The Little Salon, located 

on Main Street in Sarasota. 

Following a path of success that 

led from 

receptionist 

at the salon 

7 years ago 

to training 

and gaining 

experience 

as a stylist, 

and then 

taking on 

manager 

Marissa Churchill 

responsibilities, 

Churchill developed a new 

dream and then a plan to buy 

the salon. 

A business student at State 

College of Florida when she 

started at The Little Salon, Churchill 

pursued training at Vidal 

Sassoon, Chicago, and Elevation 

H International. With years of 

experience working as a stylist 

alongside past owner of The 

Little Salon and Master Stylist 

Renee Wunderli, Churchill 

managed a smooth transition of 

ownership, with only a slight delay 

due to COVID-19 shutdown. 

“I am excited to take ownership 

of this successful salon and 

help it continue to grow,” Churchill 

said. “Good things are happening 

in downtown Sarasota, 

and I am happy to be able to work 

in my profession and contribute 

to the business community here 

in my home town.” 

At 29, Churchill is older 

than Wunderli was when she 

opened her first salon at 21, in 

St. Joseph, Michigan. Wunderli 

opened The Little Salon in the 

year 2000 and will be staying on 

as a stylist at the salon. “Being 

able to sell the business I grew 

for 20 years to such a remarkable 

and capable young woman 

and former employee is a dream 

come true,” Wunderli said. 

The Little Salon’s business has 

bounced back after shutdown 

with robust Health Safety measures 

in place, which are listed 

on Safety4SRQ.com. The Little 

Salon carries Oway organic hair 

care and styling products for 

women and men in eco-friendly, 

refillable glass containers. For 

more information, call 941-955- 

4691 or visit www.thelittlesalon. 

net. The salon is located at 1776 

Main St., Sarasota. 

■ Maid Brigade , a customer-centric 

maid service franchise, 

has opened its newest location 

in Lakewood Ranch this 

past October. Owner and President, 

Emily Sarid is excited 

to bring a trusted and reliable 

cleaning service to Lakewood 

Ranch, Sarasota, Bradenton and 

surrounding areas across Sarasota 

and Manatee Counties. 

“We are proud to be a part of 

a company that cares so deeply 

for its customers and employees,” 

says franchise owner 

Emily Sarid. “We were also 

impressed with Maid Brigade’s 

long history of providing safe 

and effective home cleaning 

for its customers. We are 

excited to offer the company’s 

new cleaning and disinfection 

system, PUREcleaning ® , to our 

customers.” 

PUREcleaning ® , Maid 

Brigade’s latest advancement 

in cleaning technology, is a 

powerful, non-toxic system that 

extends the Maid Brigade commitment 

by using electrolyzed 

water and electrostatic technology 

to truly clean and disinfect 

high-touch areas in the home. 

Maid Brigade of Sarasota-Manatee 

offers one time and 

recurring house cleaning, as 

well as move in/move out and 

seasonal deep cleans. All Maid 

Brigade of Sarasota-Manatee 

employees are trained, uniformed, 

background checked 

and carry all appropriate 

licenses and insurance. 

Maid Brigade is located at 

9015 Town Center Parkway, 

Suite 125, Lakewood Ranch. For 

information, call 941-777-1277 

or visit www.maidbrigade.com/ 

fl/sarasota-manatee. 

Board News 

■ Luz Corcuera and Braulio 

Colón have joined Florida 

Policy Institute’s (FPI’s) Board 

of Directors. “We are thrilled to 

welcome Luz and Braulio,” said 

Robert C. Osborne Sr., chair of 

FPI’s Board. “Their vast experience 

in education, health, and 

community engagement will 

help steer FPI as we continue 

our push toward the ultimate 

goal of shared prosperity for all 

Floridians.” 

Luz Corcuera is the executive 

director of UnidosNow, a nonprofit 

organization 

committed 

to empowering 

Hispanic/ 

Latinos to 

achieve the 

American 

dream 

through 

Luz Corcuera 

education, 

integration, 

and civic engagement. Luz has a 

proven track record in community-building 

and engagement. 

She previously served as program 

director for Healthy Start 

Manatee and as a community 

health director for the Florida 

Department of Health in Manatee. 

Luz is passionate about 

education, health, and cultural 

competency. Her significant 

work includes developing and 

overseeing diverse community-based 

initiatives to empower 

underserved and at-promise 

communities via prevention 

and education. 

She has been recognized 

with numerous awards for 

building strong relationships 

in the Manasota region with 

private, public, faith-based, and 

civic organizations to close the 

education achievement gap, reversing 

negative health trends, 

and empowering people to civic 

integration. 

Luz was born in Peru and 

emigrated to Canada where she 

practiced as a psychotherapist 

for 16 years, before moving to 

Florida in 2000. She remains a 

clinical member of the Ontario 

Society of Registered Psychotherapists. 

She earned a bachelor’s 

in Clinical Psychology and 

a master’s in Pastoral Ministry. 

“The COVID-19 pandemic has 

only exacerbated the need for 

common-sense state policies 

that ensure economic security 

for all Floridians,” added 

Knight. “We look forward to 

working with our new board 

members on pushing for state 

and federal policies that reduce 

health and other disparities 

that have only grown since the 

onset of this crisis.” 

FPI is an independent, nonpartisan 

and nonprofit organization 

dedicated to advancing state 

policies and budgets that improve 

the economic mobility and 

quality of life for all Floridians. 

■ Healthy Start Coalition of 

Sarasota County, Inc. has announced 

its 2020-2021 Volunteer 

Executive Board, including 

two new At-Large members: 

Victoria Kasdan has had a 

successful 

career 

spanning 

30+ years 

serving 

nonprofit, 

medical, insurance 

and 

healthcare 

entities. 

Recognizing 

that 

Victoria Kasdan others 

could benefit from her pragmatic 

approach, unique skill set, 

and ability to turn challenges 

into opportunities, she founded 

Mission Made Possible, LLC, 

an agency dedicated to helping 

organizations bridge the gap and 

overcome barriers to achieve their 

goals. Prior to that, she served 

as Executive Director at We Care 

Manatee, Inc. (2015-2019) a local 

nonprofit, she coordinated more 

than $1.3 million in free medical 

care donated by a network of 80 

volunteer physicians and serving 

nearly 1000 patients annually. Ms. 

Kasdan holds an RN degree from 

Cook County School of Nursing; 

both a Bachelor of Science in 

Nursing and Masters in Public 

Health Management from University 

of Illinois, Chicago; and 

is a licensed insurance agent for 

health, life and variable annuities. 

■ Mona Herman, BA, MLS, JD, 

practiced law in the Juvenile 

Courts of Connecticut for many 

years, serving as counsel for 

those in need and guardian ad 

litem for minor 

children 

and legally 

incompetent 

parents. She 

represented 

all phases 

of child 

protection 

including 

neglect, 

abuse, abandonment, 

Mona Herman 

emancipation, and delinquency 

proceedings. She often met with 

children and their families in 

their homes or their foster care 

placement. Since moving to 

Florida 4 years ago, she has been 

working part-time as a Trainer 

for the 12th Judicial Circuit, 

Office of the Guardian Ad Litem 

here in Sarasota. 

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