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FEBRUARY 2022 

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Gonce 

Executive Director, 

Humane Society 

of Sarasota County 

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■ Dining In: Valentine’s 

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■ Take a hike! Local options 

■ Outdoor Art: Embracing 

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Editor and Publisher 

Louise M. Bruderle 

Email: westcoastwoman@comcast.net 

Contributing Writer 

Carol Darling 

Contributing Photographer 

Evelyn England 

focus on the arts 

Circus Sarasota, is ready to bring chills, thrills and 

laughs aplenty to audiences of all ages from February 

11 through March 6. We’ve got a preview… 

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The American Watercolor Society exhibit 

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Choral Artists of Sarasota’ season continues 

with “A Night at the Opera,” Sunday, February 

20, 5 p.m., at Church of the Palms. The 

concert features favorite arias, duets, and 

choruses performed with a full orchestra. 

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4 editor’s letter 

7 Out & About: listing for things 

to do live and/or online 

14 focus on the arts: The Circus is back! 

15 health feature: Craniosacral therapy 

16 west coast woman: 

Anna Gonce, Executive Director 

of the Humane Society of 

Sarasota County 

18 focus on the arts: Watercolor 

show at Art Center Manatee 

20 focus on the arts: 

Choral Artists’s concert 

21 healthier you: make it your goal 

to stop smoking - here’s how 

22 you’re news 


Embracing Our Differences 

outdoor fun 

The weather is perfect for a guided hike. EcoWalks 

are a great way to discover plants, nature and gain 

serenity. We’ve got upcoming walks here. 

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Sarasota Opera Season 

27 health and wellness: 

Take a hike - and feel better 

29 dining in: Valentine’s day goodies 

to make - and enjoy 

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on the cover: WCW photo of West Coast Woman Anna Gonce, Executive Director of the Humane Society of Sarasota County at their shiny new updated 

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thoughts 

Louise Bruderle 

Editor and Publisher 

West Coast Woman Anna Gonce 

Anna Gonce 

Photo by Evelyn England 

We love our pets. Make that we LOVE our pets. 

Seventy percent of U.S. households, or about 90.5 

million families, own a pet, according to the 2021- 

2022 National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the 

American Pet Products Association (APPA). 

We dislike, however, animal cruelty in any form 

be they puppy mills, abuse or neglect. While the 

bulk of the work at the Humane Society of Sarasota 

County (HSSC) is adoptions, they offer services 

and opportunities such as education, training, 

volunteer opportunities, veterinary services (even 

if you didn’t get your pet there) and handling pet 

surrenders. But they have other services you may 

not know about like pet food assistance, a teen 

program, fun fur camps for kids, placing pets with special needs, pet therapy 

teams and so much more. There’s even a memorial garden where you can sit 

and reflect after losing a pet. 

Anna Gonce, the nonprofit’s executive director, came to the HSSC with extensive 

experience in animal welfare having worked two decades in the field. 

Even so, nothing 

could have prepared 

her for completing a 

major remodeling of 

the HSSC property 

all while working 

through COVID challenges. 

And, shelters 

simply do not close 

- they’re considered 

essential services 

which, of course, 

they are. Read more 

about how Anna is 

leading the HSSC as it 

enters its 70th year of 

service. 

And, if you really love animals, consider adopting a cat or dog like this 

couple who came to pick up their new family addition while we were taking 

photos. https://www.hssc.org/. 

Emphasis on Outdoors 

Prefer to enjoy outdoor 

activities? We hear you. We’re 

publishing more events and 

activities that you can do 

outdoors. In this month’s 

issue, we have a feature on 

nature experience offered 

by the UF/IFAS Sarasota 

County Extension Service 

that includes EcoWalk at 

Pinecraft Park Preserves of 

Sarasota County, Manasota 

Scrub South, Venice Lemon 

Bay Preserve, Sleeping Turtles 

Preserve South and more. 

Update: the 2022 

Sarasota Film Festival 

The SFF is back and scheduled to take place 

Friday, April 1 and run to Sunday, April 10. Look for 

extensive coverage in future issues of WCW. 

Youth helping to end hunger 

in our community 

The launch of All Faiths Food Bank’s High School Hunger Heroes program 

in January of 2021 has been an unqualified success, as numerous Food Bank 

mobile pantry sites have enjoyed a major boost of volunteer support with the 

assistance of approximately 200 student participants. 

A former 

Food Bank 

volunteer, 

Carol 

Hubbard, 

is a retired 

Sarasota 

County 

Schools 

employee 

who came 

up with 

the idea to 

establish a 

formalized 

program 

to recruit 

high school 

students 

and provide 

consistent 

volunteer 

Volunteering at a recent food distribution were High School Hunger Heroes 

(in no particular order) Joseph Afflerbach, Lea Hernandez Bower, Chris 

Jimenez-Romero, Connor King, Gwendolyn Mizak, Geneva Pobjoy, Graham 

Pobjoy, Noah Tonneson and Leah Wojtaszek. 

opportunities for them. While still working for the school district, Hubbard 

was instrumental in recruiting students to volunteer with All Faiths. 

The goal of creating a more structured program was to provide teens with 

more opportunities to reach their community service requirement for the 

Florida Bright Futures scholarship as well as to introduce them to the importance 

– and fulfillment – of giving back to the community. 

Students can volunteer at mobile pantry sites or pack boxes of food at the 

Food Bank’s warehouse. Over the summer, they also volunteer in All Faiths’ 

warehouse packing food for distribution into the community and “Backpacks” 

with healthy snacks for children. The student volunteers hail from the 

following high schools: Booker, Cardinal Mooney, Lakewood Ranch, Pine 

View, Riverview, Sarasota and Venice. 

Area students are encouraged to accumulate 120 hours of community 

service throughout their high school career. The High School Hunger Heroes 

program gives students the opportunity to use their time and talents to not 

only complete volunteer hours but also to make a lasting difference in their 

community. 

To learn more about the High School Hunger Heroes program, contact 

Hasselbring at 941-549-8156 or vhasselbring@allfaithsfoodbank.org. For 

more about All Faiths Food Bank, visit AllFaithsFoodBank.org. 

Focus on Life Enrichment at 

Women’s Resource Center 

The Women’s Resource Center has a new program that 

focuses on life enrichment. “You Are Worthy” is an eightweek 

series moderated by Chris Florand and Denise Whalin. 

This in-person series is at WRC’s Sarasota office at 340 S. 

Tuttle Ave. 

In “You Are Worthy,” Chris Florand and Denise 

Whalin will help participants develop skills for improved 

self-confidence, assertiveness, boundary setting, and 

negotiation. The weekly program has sessions focusing on 

developing self-awareness skills, the building block where 

real personal growth and power to change lives starts. 

Florand and Whalin help participants stop habits that 

hinder healthy self-esteem and replace self-defeating 

thoughts and behaviors with positive views. The “You 

Are Worthy” two-hour workshops help attendees develop 

healthy actions and boundaries for an improved life 

experience. 

This program meets every Thursday, 6-8 p.m. and consists 

of eight weekly sessions starting on February 10. There is 

a $25 flat registration fee for all eight sessions. For more 

information, visit www.mywrc.org or call (941) 256-9721. 

Chris Florand 

Denise Whalin 

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Special Events 

On February 27, Temple Emanu-El 

will present its 65th anniversary 

Sapphire Celebration, honoring 

Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman for her 

contributions to the temple’s growth. 

The goal for the fundraising event is 

to raise $150,000; proceeds will be 

used for the Religious School, Susan 

Schwaid Early Learning Center and 

temple enhancements. 

Since the Glickmans arrived in 

Sarasota in 2006, as Rabbi Brenner 

Glickman assumed the post of Senior 

Rabbi, Rabbi Elaine Glickman has 

contributed tremendously to the 

building of community – particularly 

among the fast-growing family population 

– among the congregation, 

presented innumerable parent and 

adult education offerings, greatly expanded 

community service offerings, 

and provided skilled and effective 

public relations services on behalf of 

the congregation. 

Her efforts are a significant part 

of the reason Temple Emanu-El was 

recently named one of the friendliest 

and most welcoming congregations in 

North America by Reform Judaism 

magazine. She has also been recognized 

among our community’s rabbinic 

leadership, serving as a member 

and a past president of the Sarasota-Manatee 

Rabbinical Association. 

The Sapphire Celebration takes 

place on February 27, 11am at the 

Benderson Family Hall of Temple 

Emanu-El (151 McIntosh Rd., 

Sarasota). Brunch will be catered by 

Michael’s On East. Tickets are $75. 

Visit sarasotatemple.org for tickets. 

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The 24th Annual Thunder By The 

Bay Music & Motorcycle Festival 

is scheduled for Feb. 18-20 at the 

Sarasota Fairgrounds to benefit Suncoast 

Charities for Children. Bring 

your lawn chair and enjoy continuous 

live music all weekend. The 24th Annual 

Festival will include a charity 

motorcycle ride, over 100 vendors, 

Chopper Town, two bike shows, burnout 

competition, great food, and much 

more. On site full hookup and dry 

camping available. Daily gate admission: 

$5 (12 years and under free). For 

details, visit thunderbythebay.org. 

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Choral Artists 

Next up: A Night at the Opera: 

The soaring melodies of Grand Opera 

take audiences on a musical journey 

with favorite opera arias, duets and 

choruses. The husband and wife 

team of Adelaide Boedecker, soprano, 

and Calvin Griffin, bass, will sing 

duets from “Don Pasquale,” “Elixir 

of Love,” “Don Giovanni,” and “Marriage 

of Figaro,” along with solo arias 

and choruses with the Choral Artists’ 

singers. Even the Phantom of the 

Opera might make an appearance. 

Date: Sunday, February 20, 5 p.m., at 

Church of the Palms, Sarasota. Concert 

Insight is on February 10, 10 a.m. 

Coming up in March: She is the 

Music: Female composers throughout 

history take the stage front and 

center. Celebrate Women’s History 

Month with this unique program devoted 

solely to works by female composers. 

Mendelssohn, Schumann, 

Hildegarde and many others are 

featured in this program with Thea 

Lobo, mezzo-soprano. March 20, 5 

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p.m., at First 

Presbyterian 

Church, 

Sarasota. Concert 

Insight 

is March 10, 

2022, 10 a.m. 

For more information, 

visit 

www.ChoralArtistsSarasota.org. 

At The 

Van 

Wezel 

Coming 

up…(this is a 

partial list) 

• The Simon 

and Garfunkel 

Story 

Story (February 

12) 

• The Four 

Phantoms in 

Concert (February 14) 

• Dancing with the Stars – LIVE! 2022 

Tour (February 17) 

• Itzhak Perlman in Recital (March 8) 

• Neil Berg’s 112 Years of Broadway 

(March 9) 

• Sarasota premiere of Sheléa: Natural 

Woman, A Night Of Soul (March 16). 

• Anastasia (March 18-20) 

• An Officer and a Gentleman 

(April 6-7) 

• South Pacific (April 14-15) 

• Fiddler on the Roof (April 19-21) 

• Diana Krall (April 23) 

• The January 6 concert of Il Divo’s 

2022 tour has been postponed to 

April 22, 2022. 

Tickets can be purchased at www. 

VanWezel.org, by calling the box office 

at 941-263-6799. 

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Lots of Fun 

Outdoor Events 

The City of Sarasota and the 

Downtown Improvement District 

has a Fresh Fridays series — pedestrian-only 

events serve to showcase 

all the dining options, merchants, 

and recreational assets located within 

the city. These events are inclusive 

and always free, providing an opportunity 

for all members of our community 

to connect, socialize, and enjoy 

their city in new and dynamic ways. 

For more information, visit www. 

FreshFridaysSarasota.comAmple 

parking is available in the Palm 

Avenue parking garage and State 

Street parking garage, as well as streetside 

on Palm Avenue, Gulfstream 

Avenue, Main Street, Pineapple 

Avenue, and Cocoanut Avenue. 

First Friday dates are February 

4, March 4 and April 1. The location 

for each Fresh Friday event is 

subject to change. Visit https:// 

freshfridayssarasota.com/ for details. 

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The Palm Avenue First Friday 

Walks in downtown Sarasota gives 

art lovers a backdoor peek without 

the hustle and bustle of the crowds 

but with the cool breeze and moonlight 

sky the evening brings. The 

event is held the first Friday of every 

month, running 6-9 p.m.. The next 

ones are on February 4 and March 4. 

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Info: https://palmave.com/ 

For information, visit https:// 

starmandscircleassoc.com/sol-ofthe-circle/. 

Start your Saturday with a sunrise 

stretch at The Sarasota Farmers Market. 

They’ve partnered with Pineapple 

Yoga Studio to bring free, weekly 

Sunrise Yoga to downtown Sarasota. 

Participants meet at the Mermaid 

Fountain in Paul Thorpe Park, near 

the Intersection of Pineapple and 

Lemon Avenues. Starting at 7 am, 

participants will enjoy a gentle yoga 

flow suitable for all ages and levels. 

The weekly 45-minute yoga practice 

will focus on movements that foster 

inner and outer balance. 

The practice is led by Claudia Baeza, 

a Kripalu trained yoga instructor 

and the owner of Pineapple Yoga + 

Cycling Studio, located nearby in 

Burns Court. For information, call 

941-225-9256 or visit sarasotafarmersmarket.org/yoga. 

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Morning Paddles with Mote— 

Start your day off right with a guided 

kayak tour of Sarasota Bay. Paddle 

across shallow seagrass beds and take 

in the wildlife that depends on this 

ecosystem. Soak up some sun as you 

look for dolphins, manatees, birds 

and more.Offered on February 6, 20; 

March 6, 20; April 3, 17 and May 1. 

More info at: https://mote. 

org/experiences/details/kayaking-with-mote. 

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On the Lawn: Bay Park Yoga is 

held every Saturday morning 9-10 

a.m. on the lawn outside of the Van 

Wezel. Relax, stretch and enjoy a 

fulfilling yoga session on the Sarasota’s 

scenic bayfront while instructor 

Erin Hurter guides you. Participants 

should bring their own yoga mat. 

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The John and Mable Ringling 

Museum of Art offers guided tours of 

the Bayfront Gardens through March 

28 and are available Saturdays, Sundays 

and Mondays, beginning at 

10:30 a.m. 

This walking tour led by volunteer 

guides will introduce guests to 

botanical specimens on the 66-acre 

campus while providing a historic 

overview of the development of the 

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estate. The 

Ringling’s 

grounds have 

been accredited 

as a Level 

II Arboretum 

through Arb- 

Net. The property 

boasts 

over 2350 trees 

within the 

arboretum 

representing 

native, exotic, 

historical and 

culturally significant 

trees. 

Tickets will 

be available 

30 days before 

each tour. 

Price: $15 / 

$10 for members. 

More 

information 

and tickets 

are available 

at: https:// 

www.ringling.org/events/bayfront-garden-tour. 

Venice Theatre’s Stage 2 Series continues Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and 

Grill through Sunday Feb. 20. DaNiesha Carr plays Holiday. Tickets at VeniceTheatre. 

org or call 941-488-1115. 

Arts Advocates has a new series 

of walking tours that will introduce 

participants to some of Sarasota’s 

public art. Sarasota is a 24/7 

museum with more than 80 pieces 

of public art continuously on display 

for everyone to enjoy. These works 

are found everywhere – from parks 

to intersections, from the bayfront to 

downtown. Chances are these sculptures 

and murals are passed every 

day without thinking much about it. 

The Arts Advocates walking tours, 

organized and led by art lovers and 

docents Judy Levine, Stephenie 

Frasher and Nanette Crist, offer participants 

an opportunity to learn 

about Sarasota’s public art legacy, individual 

works, and the artists who 

created them. 

Each tour is different and highlights 

a variety of artwork and artists, 

from a sculpture inspired by a childhood 

experience with Hurricane Andrew, 

to a mural by a Brazilian street 

artist who has painted more than 

3,000 murals across five continents, 

and works by a New College professor 

who made copper look like bronze. 

The three tours being offered are: 

Downtown Sarasota Five Points Park 

Area Walking Tour, Friday, January 

14, 11 am-12:30 pm; Sarasota City 

Hall Area Walking Tour, Monday, February 

14, 11 am-12:30 pm and Rosemary 

District Walking Tour, Friday, 

March 11, 11 am-12:30 pm. 

Reservations are required: $28 per 

tour for Arts Advocates members, 

$30 per tour for non-members. To 

register for a tour, learn more about 

Arts Advocates, or become a member, 

visit ArtsAdvocates.org. 

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Marie Selby 

Botanical Gardens 

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 

is one of 12 participating gardens 

across six countries offering “Seeing 

the Invisible” which features works 

by more than a dozen international 

artists such as Ai Weiwei, Refik 

Anadol, El Anatsui, Isaac Julien CBE, 

Mohammed Kazem, Sigalit Landau, 

Sarah Meyohas, Pamela Rosenkranz, 

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and Timur Si-Qin—including several 

artists’ first work in AR. 

Visitors will engage with “Seeing 

the Invisible” via an app designed 

for the exhibition downloadable to 

smartphones and tablets. Forging 

new links between botanical gardens 

located in diverse biomes around the 

globe, the exhibition fosters collaboration 

between institutions, artists, 

and audiences, highlighting the power 

of art to connect people around the 

world. “Seeing the Invisible” runs to 

August 31, 2022 at the Historic Spanish 

Point campus. 

Information: www.selby.org. 

Live Music 

ensembleNewSRQ (enSRQ), en- 

SRQ + Chroma Trio. enSRQ’s second 

commission of the season is a team 

effort with the Boston-based Chroma 

Trio, which shares founding member 

Samantha Bennett. The concert will 

bring to life a new work by Tyson 

Gholston Davis, “String Trio.” 

Art-inspired works for strings flesh 

out this collaboration, including a 

duo from enSRQ favorite, Andreia 

Pinto Correia’s “Três quadros de Vieira 

da Silva/Fragmentos Múltiplos,” 

Du Yun’s string quartet, “I Am My 

Own Achilles Heel,” and Freya Waley-Cohen’s 

trio, “Conjure.” February 

21, 8 p.m., at First Congregational 

Church 1031 S. Euclid Ave., Sarasota. 

More information and tickets at 

www.ensrq.org. 

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Art Exhibits 

Sarasota Art Museum has David 

Budd: Motion Within Stillness running 

to March 20, 2022 in the third 

floor galleries. After painting for only 

six years, David Budd (1927-1991, 

Florida) dove into the New York art 

scene in the 1950s immersing himself 

in Abstract Expressionism and 

working alongside iconic names of 

the movement, such as Jackson Pollock, 

Willem de Kooning,and Franz 

Kline. His paintings, like others of the 

time, relied on the bodily relationship 

between the artist and canvas—each 

stroke and mark of the artist encapsulated 

in viscous gestures of paint and 

spontaneity; although, this is not to say 

that Budd painted hastily—each mark 

was placed with intention to animate 

the canvas’s surface. 

Budd’s work is entirely his own, 

signature for its short, vibrant 

rhythms of paint across the surface. 

To achieve this effect, Budd 

abandoned the paint brush, thickly 

applying the medium directly to the 

canvas in controlled motions with 

a palette knife. Budd continued to 

paint in this manner until he departed 

for Paris, only to revive it once 

back in New York in 1968. Shortly 

after his return, Budd painted his 

most significant and celebrated 

works, which reference his early 

favor for the palette-knife approach, 

but demonstrate a newly cultivated 

interest in landscape and interplay of 

color and line. 

Also on display: Judith Linhares: 

The Artist as Curator will run to 

April 3, 2022. Judith Linhares: The 

Artist as Curator is a collaborative 

exhibition between the artist and 

Museum composed of two elements 

that array throughout the entirety of 

the Museum’s second floor galleries. 

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continued on page 8 


out and about continued 

South galleries are dedicated to Linhares’ 

work from the 1980s forward 

and include ephemera, dream journals, 

and studio items; with North 

galleries encompassing the The Artist 

as Curator element, which explores 

Linhares’ curation of the work of five 

contemporary artists. 

Accompanying the artist’s paintings, 

items from Linhares’ studio, 

including collected objects, photographs, 

and journals, parallel to 

specific imagery and temperaments 

in the works, allowing us to imagine 

how she transposed these multifarious 

elements. 

■ Sarasota Art Museum is located at 

1001 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. 

www.SarasotaArtMuseum.org. 

Art Uptown Gallery has “The 

Imaginarium,” featuring whimsical 

creations by Melanie Carlstein using 

paper clay and recycled found objects 

through February 25 with public 

reception on First Friday, Feb. 4 

from 6-9 p.m. 

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■ Art Uptown is at 1367 Main Street 

in Sarasota. Call 941-966-5409 or 

visit www.artuptown.com. 

ArtCenter Manatee has the 

154th American Watercolor Society 

(AWS) Traveling Exhibit running 

February 8 to March 18. This premier 

exhibit, featuring the paintings by top 

watercolorists from around the world, 

will be shown in only three venues. 

ArtCenter Manatee will be the only 

venue in Florida. The opening reception 

will be Thursday, February 10 

from 5-7 p.m. Nominal charge for the 

exhibit; reception is free. Also showing 

will be Florida Suncoast Watercolor 

Society Aqueous exhibit. 

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■ ArtCenter Manatee Location: 

209 9th St W, Bradenton. Info: 941- 

746-2862 or ArtCenterManatee.org. 

Arts Advocates has special exhibits 

of Arts Advocates members’ 

works through April. These pop-up 

shows run in conjunction with the 

main Sarasota Art Colony artists exhibit 

and can be viewed Saturdays 

from 2-5 pm. 

The following pop-up shows will 

feature each artist painting live in the 

gallery on the opening day of his or 

her exhibit: 

• Elisabeth Trostli exhibit runs to 

February 19. Trostli creates fantastical 

photographic collages, in amazing 

detail, using her own original 

hand-rendered illustrations, antique 

papers, exquisite embellishments, 

photography and geometrical fractals. 

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■ Arts Advocates Gallery is located 

in The Crossings at Siesta Key, 3501 S. 

Tamiami Trail, in Sarasota. To learn 

more or register for a tour, visit 

ArtsAdvocates.org. 

SPAACES has “No Justice, No 

Peace,” A Solo Exhibit by Allan Mestel 

and “My Beautiful,” Ringling Student 

Jesse Clark in the Annex Gallery. 

Opening night reception is on February 

4, 6-8 p.m. Exhibition dates: 

February 5-12. By appointment 

only. Panel discussion on February 

12, 5-7 p.m. 

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Also in February: “Seeking Love: 

The Journey,” A Commemorative 

Exhibit of Ian North’s Works. Opening 

might Reception: February 25, 6-8 

p.m. Saturday brunch reception: February 

26, 11 

a.m.-2 p.m. 

By appointment 

only 

February 

28-29. 

■ SPAACES 

is located at 

2087 Princeton 

St., 

Sarasota. 

Info: 941-374- 

3492. 

The 

Harmony 

Gallery features 

local 

artists showcasing 

their 

work in solo 

exhibitions 

throughout 

the Orchestra’s 

season. 

The next artist is Cynthia Barbanera-Wedel 

with her exhibit “Feathered 

Florida.” Barbanera-Wedel’s 

photography has been characterized 

as both elegant and vivid. A native 

Floridian, Cindy’s heart has always 

been in South Florida. As a self-taught 

photographer who is passionate about 

the unique beauty of Florida, Cindy 

strives to capture Florida as she sees it, 

envisioning the lush subtropical landscape 

with birds as the centerpiece. 

Her photographs have been displayed 

in numerous locations from Naples 

to Bradenton, and she was recently 

published as a commended artist in 

the International Bird Photographer 

of the Year Collection 6 book. Exhibit 

dates: February 1-March 21. Public 

reception: February 3, 5- 6:30 p.m. 

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■ The Harmony Gallery is located 

in the atrium of the Beatrice Friedman 

Symphony Center at 709 North 

Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. The exhibitions 

are free and open to the public 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. For more information, 

visit https://www.sarasotaorchestra.org/about/community/ 

harmony-gallery. 

Artist Series 

Concerts of Sarasota 

February 6—Anthony Trionfo, 

flute with Albert Cano Smit, piano: 

Praised as a ‘musician of prodigious 

talent and scintillating personality,’ 

flutist Anthony Trionfo is fast gaining 

a reputation for virtuosic performances 

laced with his own vibrant 

music personality and compelling 

stage presence. Trionfo made his 

debut at age fourteen, performing 

with the Las Vegas Philharmonic as 

a winner of their Young Artist Concerto 

Competition. 

He is joined by Spanish/Dutch 

pianist Albert Cano Smit, winner of 

the 2017 Walter W. Naumburg Piano 

Competition and the 2019 Young 

Concert Artists International Auditions. 

Held at Temple Sinai, 4631 

Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota. 


ArtistSeriesConcerts.org. 

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Venice Symphony 

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A Night at the Oscars February 

4-5. World-renowned piper Eric Rigler 

will reprise his original soul-stirring 

performance of “My Heart Will 

Go On” from the movie Titanic, and 

music from Braveheart in a concert 

that includes beloved music from 

Forrest Gump, The Godfather, Rocky, 

The Magnificent Seven, La La Land, 

Breakfast at Tiffany’s and more. 

• Superheroes and Schumann is 

on February 25-26. The Venice Symphony 

Orchestra transports you from 

Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia to The Dark 

World of Thor, with stops in the Marvel 

and DC Universe. The concert will 

conclude with Robert Schumann’s 

Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, featuring 

Concertmaster Marcus Ratzenboeck. 

• Game of Romes March 18-19. The 

rousing score of Ben-Hur opens the 

program, followed by intermezzos 

from Mascagni and Puccini, the 

theme from Game of Thrones and 

Rossini’s masterpiece, the Overture 

from William Tell. The finale is Felix 

Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, also 

known as “The Italian Symphony.” 

Location: Venice Performing Arts 

Center, 1 Indian Ave, Venice. Tickets: 

https://www.thevenicesymphony.org/ 

Key Chorale 

On February 11, 7:30 pm: A.D. 387 

at Church of The Palms 3224 Bee Ridge 

Rd., Sarasota. According to ancient 

legend, in A.D. 387 the Te Deum was 

spontaneously composed and sung alternately 

by St. Ambrose and St. Augustine 

on the night St. Ambrose baptized 

St. Augustine in Milan. Experience this 

ancient text from its origins of Gregorian 

chant, to trumpets and timpani of 

the Baroque, to the soaring melodies 

and rich harmony of the Romanic period. 

Also offered on February 12, 4 p.m. 

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• Tomorrow’s Voices Tonight, Student 

Scholar Soirée is at Westcoast 

Black Theater, 1012 N Orange Ave., 

Sarasota, It’s a student Scholar Soirée 

and Recital showcasing solos and 

group numbers from the Key Chorale 

Student Scholars as they entertain 

with songs from Classics to Broadway. 

Come support and cheer their musicians 

of tomorrow while enjoying 

cocktails and light bites. 

Tickets: https://keychorale.org/ 

Sarasota Orchestra 

Sarasota Orchestra continues 

outdoor concert series, “On the Road 

with SO: Parks and Partners.” Small 

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ensembles 

will perform 

free concerts 

outdoors at 

local parks 

inSarasota 

and Manatee 

counties. 

Capacity 

at the outdoor 

venues 

is limited. 

Admission is 

free at all locations, 

but 

attendees 

are required 

to register 

for each performance 

to reserve a 

space. Registration 

will 

open one 

month prior 

to each concert. Registration links 

and additional information about the 

Parks and Partners series, venues, 

and parking are available at https:// 

www.sarasotaorchestra.org/concerts/parks-and-partners. 

Parks and Partners Schedule: 

• February 20, 2:30 p.m. at Payne 

Park Outdoor Amphitheater featuring 

Sarasota Brass Quintet 

• March 6, 2:30 p.m. at G.T. Bray 

Park Amphitheater featuring 

Sarasota Wind Quintet 

Choral Artists has A Night at the 

Opera— a musical journey with favorite 

opera arias, duets and choruses. With 

husband and wife team of Adelaide 

Boedecker, soprano, and Calvin Griffin, 

bass, on Feb. 10. 

Masterworks: 

• Beethoven and Tchaikovsky – February 

3 at Neel PAC, February 4, 5, 

6 at the Van Wezel with Yaniv Dinur, 

conductor; Augustin Hadelich, violin 

performing Gabriella Smith – Field 

Guide; Beethoven – Violin Concerto 

and Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4. 

• Fairy Tales and Fireworks on 

February 25 at Neel PAC and February 

26, 27 at the Van Wezel. JoAnn 

Falletta, conductor with Aaron Diehl, 

piano. Ravel – Mother Goose Suite; 

Gershwin – Concerto in F Major and 

Rachmaninoff – Symphonic Dances. 

The Great Escapes 2: 

• Be Mine is on February 9-13 with 

Sarah Hicks, conductor. 

Chamber Soirée: 

• Voices of Color is on February 

17. “BLK History Month” by Nikki 

Giovanni William Grant Still – Miniatures 

for Woodwind Quintet; Valerie 

Coleman – Red Clay and Mississippi 

Delta; Valerie Coleman – Umoja and 

Florence Price – String Quartet No. 2 

in A minor. 

Tickets: www.SarasotaOrchestra.org 

At The Ringling 

On exhibit is “As long as there 

is sun, as long as there is light.” Selections 

from the Bring Gift and The 

Ringling Collection of Modern and 

Contemporary Art. The exhibition 

runs through Aug. 13, 2023, in the 

museum’s Searing Wing. 

In 2020, The Ringling received a 

significant gift of art from Murray 

Bring and Kay Delaney Bring, in 

support of the modern and contemporary 

collection. Highlights from 

the gift include an important minimalist 

work by Anne Truitt and a 

monumental work on canvas by Gene 

Davis, both artists affiliated with 

the Washington Color School, an art 

movement during the 1950s to 1970s 

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in Washington D.C., made up of abstract 

expressionist artists. 

Additional works in the gift represent 

a generation of prominent 

artists who work, or have worked, 

in abstraction, including Clement 

Meadmore, Jules Olitski, Beverly Pepper, 

Rebecca Salter, Kenneth Snelson, 

and Yuriko Yamaguchi, among 

others. Also on view are sculptures 

and paintings by African American 

and Latin American artists from The 

Ringling collection, including William 

Edmondson, Eduardo Mac Entyre, 

Omar Rayo, Baruj Salinas, and 

Joyce de Guatemala. 

The Ringling welcomes Haitian-Canadian 

artist Rhodnie Désir 

for the world premiere of her first 

gallery installation. Rhodnie Désir: 

Conversations in the Ringling’s 

Monda Gallery. 

In her multidimensional choreographic 

career, dancer/choreographer 

Rhodnie Désir created BOW’T 

TRAIL, a choreographic-documentary 

journey in which she has conducted 

research throughout the Americas 

since 2015. Her work included visits 

to countries such as Martinique, 

Brazil, Haïti, Canada, Mexico, and 

the United States to immerse herself 

within the African and afro descendant 

cultures and rhythms generated 

from the ingenuity of her ancestors 

since the Slave Trade. 

The resulting nine choreographic 

works are archived in five hours of 

carefully recorded content accessible 

in 75 videos on the Webdocumentary 

platform (https://ici.artv. 

ca/bowttrail/fr). 

Désir’s inaugural exhibition, 

Conversations, is a co-creation with 

artists Paul Chambers, Lighting 

Design; Engone Endong, Music Composer; 

Manuel Chantre, Video and 

Sound Design; and Cecilia Bracmort, 

Curatorial adviser, who combine 

video, light, and sound to sculpt the 

space to explore Désir’s experiences 

on the BOW’T TRAIL and bring the 

onstage performance into a new gallery-based 

medium. 

The video installation work activates 

a new poetic signature from 

Désir’s original travels by using a specific 

documentary aesthetic to create 

a contemporary artistic work, and 

places the people and the lands she 

encountered in a common dialogue 

with each other. 

The John and Mable Ringling 

Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Rd., 

Sarasota. Info: www.ringling.org. 

Theatre 

Asolo Rep has Thornton Wilder’s 

1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, 

OUR TOWN (through March 26), directed 

by Desdemona Chiang. The inhabitants 

of a small American town go 

about their business: newspapers are 

delivered; people go to work; gardens 

are tended. And a boy and girl fall in 

love. But as life’s events unfold, one 

question remains: “Do any human 

beings ever realize life as they live it?” 

Long after it won the 1938 Pulitzer 

Prize for Drama, Our Town remains 

one of the most enduring American 

plays of all time, reminding us to celebrate 

love, family, community and the 

beauty in the ordinary. 

• Also running is GRAND HORIZONS 

(through April 1). Written by Bess 

Wohl, and directed by Asolo Rep 


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Associate Artistic Director Celine 

Rosenthal. You’re never too old to 

learn, but what if you learn that the 

person you’ve been married to for 

50 years is making you miserable? 

Bill and Nancy practically breathe in 

unison; they anticipate each other’s 

sighs, sneezes, and ends of sentences. 

But just as they settle into their new 

retirement home in Florida, Nancy 

wants out. As their two adult sons 

struggle to cope with the news, 

they’re forced to question everything 

they assumed about the people 

they thought they knew best. This 

new Broadway hit comedy takes an 

intimate look at the unpredictable and 

enduring nature of love. 

• THE GREAT LEAP runs February 

11-April 2 By Lauren Yee; Directed 

by Vanessa Stalling. Born in the United 

States but inextricably tied to far 

off and forbidden China, Manford 

Lum finds his home on the basketball 

courts of San Francisco’s Chinatown. 

As fast-talking as he is athletically 

skilled, Lum wisecracks and dazzles 

his way onto a college team headed for 

a “friendly” exhibition game in Beijing. 

As the story bounces between 1989 

and 1971, past relationships collide 

with present day revelations right up 

to the final buzzer. 

Tickets: asolorep.org or call the Box 

Office at 941-351-8000. 

At Urbanite Theatre: THE SMUG- 

GLER by Ronán Noone Directed by 

Brendan Ragan. Through February 

20. Irish immigrant Tim Finnegan 

wants to be a writer in America but 

struggles to find his path. That all 

changes when a stranger arrives with 

a plan to make people “disappear 

and reappear.” In this mischievous, 

one-man, rhyming-verse comedy, 

Tim learns the price he must pay to 

become an American. 

Location: 1487 2nd Street, Sarasota. 

Tickets: (941) 321-1397 or visit https:// 

www.urbanitetheatre.com/. 

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At Florida Studio Theatre: 

• The Play That Goes Wrong. By Henry 

Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry 

Shields. Welcome to the opening 

night of The Murder at Haversham 

Manor , where things are quickly 

going from bad to utterly disastrous. 

With an unconscious leading lady, 

a corpse that can’t play dead, and 

actors who trip over everything 

(including their lines), everything 

that can go wrong does go wrong 

during this 1920s murder mystery 

play. Will these accident-prone performers 

beat the odds and make it to 

their final curtain call? 

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• America in One Room By Jason 

Odell Williams through February 

27. When eight strangers receive 

an invitation to the America in One 

Room convention, nobody knows 

what will happen. However, as each 

attendee files into the aptly-titled 

Liberty Room, their insecurities, 

strengths, and beliefs are soon on 

full display. As everyone is convinced 

they are right – sparks fly, 

tempers flare, and humor abounds. 

Tickets on sale at FloridaStudio- 

Theatre.org or by calling the Box Office 

at (941) 366-9000. 

At Venice Theatre: 

• Ain’t Misbehavin’ The Fats Waller 

Musical Show runs to February 6. 

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• A Tribute to 

Journey starring 

starring 

The Majesty of 

Rock is on February 

6 at 7:30 

p.m. Majesty of 

Rock faithfully 

recreates the 

exact sounds 

and nuances of 

the super group, 

Journey. They 

pay special 

homage to Journey’s 

best years 

(1977-1998) 

when Steve 

Perry fronted 

the band. Lead 

singer John 

D’Agostino aces 

Steve Perry’s 

golden voice, 

capturing his power, range and tone. 

• Back Home Again, A Tribute to 

John Denver is on February 27 at 

7:30 p.m. and February 28 at 2 and 

7:30 p.m. Tom Becker recreates the 

style and sound of one of America’s 

immortal musical storytellers. Hear 

all your favorite John Denver songs 

like “County Roads,” “Annie’s Song,” 

and Rocky Mountain High” in an 

evening that is sure to have you singing 

along. 

• Folk Legacy Trio is on March 6 at 

7:30 p.m. and March 7 at 2 and 7:30 

p.m. The Folk Legacy Trio sings the 

Great American Folksong Book, the 

songs of the great Folk Era from the 

‘50s through the mid-‘70s, including 

songs from The Weavers, The Kingston 

Trio, The Limeliters, Peter Paul 

& Mary, The New Christy Minstrels, 

Tom Paxton, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, 

Gordon Lightfoot, Simon & Garfunkel, 

John Denver, and others. 

The Folk Legacy Trio are George 

Grove, formerly with the Kingston 

Trio for 41 years, Rick Dougherty, 

member of the Limeliters and 

Kingston Trio for 25 years and Jerry 

Siggins, former lead singer of the 

legendary doo-wop group The Diamonds 

for 27 years 

Tickets: https://venicetheatre.org/ 

They’re located at 140 Tampa Ave., 

Venice. 

Manatee Performing Arts Center 

has Temps, Tops, and Gladys: A Motown 

Review on February 11. 

• The Marvelous Martha by Jane 

Plitt on February 23 

• and Danny, King of the Basement, 

opening March 3. 

Manatee Performing Arts Center, 

502 Third Avenue West, Bradenton. 

Ticket/Box Office: 941-748-5875. 

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The Players Centre for Performing 

Arts has Beehive: The 60’s musical 

running February 16-19, 22-26 

at 7:30pm and February 20, 26-27 at 

2pm. Big voices with big hairdos! BEE- 

HIVE celebrates the powerful female 

voices of the 1960’s with such timeless 

hits as “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “Be My 

Baby,” “Son of a Preacher Man” and 

“Me and Bobby McGee.” Told from the 

perspective of six young women who 

come of age in this enigmatic decade, 

BEEHIVE takes us from their first Beehive 

Dance to the challenges we faced 

as a nation. 

www.theplayers.org. 

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New College Foundation’s next New Topics lecture is 

February 10: Rescuing the Planet: The Race We Can 

Win to Save a Million Species with Tony Hiss. 

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 

(WBTT) has “Ruby,” which was originally 

scheduled for the 2019-2020 season 

and highly anticipated, the next 

production is “Ruby,” a world-premiere 

musical. It tells the story of the 

1952 murder in Florida of a white 

doctor by a black woman, guaranteeing 

a conviction for the woman bold 

enough to commit such a shocking 

crime and bringing celebrated writer 

Zora Neale Hurston to town to cover 

the story for a northern newspaper. 

This powerful and haunting musical 

explores the secrets just beneath the 

surface of the idyllic, genteel exterior 

of a quaint Florida town. The book and 

lyrics are written by Michael Jacobs, 

Nate’s brother; Nate will direct. Runs 

through February 24. 

Call the Box Office at 941-366-1505 

or visit westcoastblacktheatre.org. 

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The Hermitage 

Artist Retreat 

February 18 at 5:30 p.m.: Say 

Their Names” with Hermitage 

Fellow Matthew Evan Taylor at 

Hermitage Beach (Entrance at 6660 

Manasota Key Rd., Englewood. Registration 

is required. 

The Hermitage Artist Retreat is 

partnering with Manasota ASALH 

in presenting saxophonist and composer 

Matthew Evan Taylor. Hailed 

as a “risk taker” (Huffington Post) 

whose music is “insistent and defiant” 

(Lucid Culture), Matthew is a leading 

voice at the intersection of musical 

virtuosity and social justice. Hear selections 

from Taylor’s solo concert Say 

Their Names, inspired by the fight 

against anti-Black racism and police 

brutality. Registration is required at 

HermitageArtistRetreat.org. 

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Sarasota Concert 

Association 

The Sarasota Concert Association 

has its 2022 Great Performers Series. 

Here’s what’s coming up: 

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• February 25, 7:30 p.m., Riverview 

Performing Arts Canter. Violinist 

Benjamin Beilman with pianist 

Alessio Bax. 

Beilman displays his astonishing 

virtuosity along with international 

competition-winning pianist Alessio 

Bax in Busoni’s Sonata No. 2 and 

Franck’s Violin Sonata. 

• March 15, 

7:30 p.m., 

Riverview 

Performing 

Arts Canter. 

Takács Quartet 

with pianist 

Joyce Yang. 

Grammy-nominated 

pianist 

Yang joins the 

internationally-renowned 


in their return 

to Sarasota, 

performing 

Ravel’s String 

Quartet and 

Schumann’s 

Piano Quintet. 

• April 4, 7:30 

p.m., Van Wezel. 

Warsaw 

Philharmonic with pianist Bruce 

Liu. Music Director Andrey Boreyko 

leads the Warsaw Philharmonic in 

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, and 

First Prize winner of this year’s International 

Chopin Piano Competition 

Bruce Liu joins the Orchestra in Chopin’s 

beloved Piano Concerto No. 1. 

For more information about SCA, 

visit www.scasarasota.org. 

The Circus 

CIRCUS SARASOTA runs February 

11 through March 6 under the 

Ulla Searing Big Top (in Nathan Benderson 

Park, on the island) Don’t miss 

this international cast of circus artists, 

many that appeared on America’s 

Got Talent, in thrilling performances 

under the Big Top. Box Office at (941) 

355-9805. 

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Farmer’s Markets 

The Sarasota Farmers Market is 

open on Saturdays with normal hours 

of 7 am-1 pm, rain or shine. http:// 

www.sarasotafarmersmarket.org/ 

(941) 225-9256. 

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Venice Farmers Market has more 

than 40 vendors on Saturdays, many 

based during the week in Venice, 

Englewood and other areas of Sarasota 

County. Held at Venice City Hall, 

401 W. Venice Avenue, Venice. Call 

(941) 445-9209 or visit https://www. 

thevenicefarmersmarket.org/site/ 

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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. 

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Bradenton Farmer’s Market offers 

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. 

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The Phillippi Farmhouse Market 

is Sarasota’s mid-week farmers market. 

The Farmhouse Market is open from 

9-2 every Wednesday through April at 

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Phillippi Estate Park, just a little south 

of Sarasota on 41. 

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. 

Food and produce vendors at 

the Phillippi Farmhouse Market are 

required to be growers to support the 

market’s mission of promoting local 

agriculture. The market is easily accessible 

from US 41 and has plenty of free 

parking and live entertainment. 

The Farmers Market at Lakewood 

Ranch is now at Waterside Place. Their 

Farmers Market currently has about 

60 vendors and went this past summer 

from a seasonal market (November to 

April) to a year-round event. When the 

market transfered to Waterside Place, 

taking up space all along Lakefront 

Boulevard and Kingfisher Lake, now 

more than 80 vendors line the street. 

The Farmers Market will stick to a 10 

a.m. to 2 p.m. time slot on Sundays. 

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Sarasota Ballet 

Program 5 – Mark Morris Dance 

Group, March 4-7 at FSU Center for 

the Performing Arts. 

Info at www.SarasotaBallet.org or 

call 941-359-0099. 

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Meetings 

The Venice Area Women’s College 

Club invites you to a lunch and speaker 

on February 8, 11:30am at the 

Plantation Golf & Country Club, 500 

Rockley Blvd, Venice. 

The February speaker is Jill Caltagirone 

from the Wildlife Refuge Center, 

Southwest Fl. Jill will speak about 

animals in your backyard: what to do 

and what not to do. The club meets 

the second Tuesday of the month (Oct- 

May). Call 941-202-4034 for more information 

and/or lunch reservations ($25). 

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Sarasota County Democratic Party 

Jewish Caucus is hosting U.S. Representative 

Val Demings via zoom on 

February 20 at 11am Demings broke 

many glass ceilings on her way to being 

the Chief of Orlando Police. She is 

currently a US Representative from the 

10th Congressional district, which is 

the Orlando area. Demings is running 

for US Senate against Marco Rubio. 

Register in advance to hear what she 

has to say; everyone is welcome to attend. 

Visit SrqJewishDems.org or contact 

them at mail@SrqJewishDems.org. 

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Lectures 

The New College Foundation’s next 

New Topics lecture will be presented at 

5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. Registration 

is required and can be made at ncf. 

edu/new-topics or by calling the New 

College events hotline at 941-487-4888. 

Reservations must be made at least 48 

hours in advance to allow for processing 

and receipt email for Zoom link. 

Next up: 

• February 10: Rescuing the Planet: 

The Race We Can Win to Save a 

Million Species with Tony Hiss. The 

earth faces two environmental emergencies 

brought about by human actions. 

The reality of the climate crisis 

became inescapable for many people 

during the unprecedented wildfires, 

hurricanes, floods, and droughts in 

the summer of 2021. Though equally 

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grave, the second crisis, the extinctions 

crisis—which threatens the 

lives of a million species of plants and 

animals—has remained more hidden 

and out of the headlines. Fortunately, 

there is some hopeful news: the extinctions 

crisis has a solution, and in 

2022 the whole world will assemble 

to face this growing calamity. 

“Half Earth” is the shorthand 

name for what needs to be done. The 

science is clear: most species can 

survive if at least half their original 

habitat is protected over the next 

30 years, and so the goal is 50 x 

50—protect half the earth by 2050. In 

May 2022, 196 countries will meet in 

China to take the first big step: 30 x 

30, 30% by 2030. 

Hiss’s illustrated talk, based on 

his book, Rescuing the Planet: Protecting 

Half the Land to Heal the 

Earth, published to excellent reviews 

in 2021, presents the problem, the 

solution, and his own further reasons 

for optimism. Traveling around 

North America from Canada to 

Mexico, from the Rockies to Florida, 

he met with extraordinary people 

and groups that, years before the 

China meeting, were already working 

tirelessly and inventively to save 

our continent’s beloved landscapes 

and iconic species. Hiss also shares 

information about the many ways 

anyone can join this movement. 

Hiss is the author of 15 books, 

including the award-winning “The 

Experience of Place.” He was a staff 

writer for “The New Yorker” magazine 

for 30 years, and a visiting scholar 

at New York University for 25 years. 

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 

at Ringling College (OLLI at Ringling 

College) presents its third annual 

“Listening to Women,” a seven-session 

series featuring women whose 

innovations and accomplishments are 

having an impact and influencing lives 

locally and globally. 

The series takes place on Thursdays 

at 1 p.m., through March 3 at the 

Ringling College Museum Campus, 

1001 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Registration 

for the seven-session series 

is $81 for OLLI Gold Members; $90 

for general admission. To register, 

call 941-309-5111, or visit www.OL- 

LIatRinglingCollege.org. Listening to 

Women is made possible, in part, with 

support from West Coast Woman. 

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Art Around 

the State 

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The Stebbins Collection: A Gift 

for the Morse Museum introduces 

to the public for the first time a 

previously held private collection 

of seventy works of art by 53 artists. 

From paintings and sculpture to 

works on paper, the Stebbins Collection 

includes American masters from 

Thomas Moran (1837-1926) and Albert 

Bierstadt (1830-1902) to Thomas 

Eakins (1844-1916) and Fidelia Bridges 

(1834-1923). 

Assembled over the course of fiftyfive 

years, the Stebbins Collection 

features artists of both great renown 

as well as many who have been 

largely forgotten. Each work of art, 

however, shares the common trait of 

presenting the artists at the height of 

their abilities. 

With particular strength in landscapes, 

as seen in 

the work of George 

Inness (1825–94) 

and Worthington 

Whittredge (1820– 

1910), and still 

lifes, exemplified 

through the paintings 

of George 

Cochran Lambdin 

(1830–96) and 

Martin Johnson 

Heade (1819– 

1904), the Stebbins 

Collection also 

offers superb watercolors 

by American 

Pre-Raphaelites 

such as Henry 

Roderick Newman 

(1843–1917) and 

Ellen Robbins 

(1828–1905). The 

Stebbins Collection 

complements 

the Morse’s wonderful 

collection 

of Tiffany’s work in 

all mediums, while At 

broadening the 

Museum’s holdings 

of American paintings. 

Morse Museum Info: https:// 

www.morsemuseum.org/on-exhibit/ 

the-stebbins-collection-a-gift-for-themorse-museum 

At The Museum of Fine Arts in St. 

Petersburg: 

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• Explore the Vaults: Black Portraits 

through February 27. Black 

Portraits spans two very different 

approaches to the portrait tradition: 

contemporary works on paper, and 

historical vernacular photographs. 

Taken together, this exhibition presents 

varied approaches to visualizing 

Black identity and experiences. 

• Pieced and Patterned American 

Quilts runs through January 23, 

2022. This exhibition features more 

than 30 quilts whose design, materials, 

and craft reflect the complexity 

and richness of American life 

from the brash first decades of the 

republic through the Great Depression. 

Pieced and Patterned includes 

examples of this quintessentially 

American art form, ranging from 

early appliqued textiles to boldly 

graphic bed coverings of the early 

modern era. 

More info at https://mfastpete.org/ 

At Boca Raton Museum: Machu 

Picchu and the Golden Empires of 

Peru. This will be the inaugural stop 

of its global tour in South Florida this 

fall. This combination of rarely seen, 

world-class museum artifacts alongside 

technological breakthroughs in 

virtual reality is unparalleled (watch 

the video announcing tickets on sale). 

The early access online ticket portal is 

now open to the public at BocaMuseum.org/Golden. 

Audiences will discover an all-new, 

immersive museum experience that 

will transport visitors to the jewel of 

the Southern Hemisphere’s cradle of 

civilization, the Incan city of Machu 

Picchu ‒ voted one of the new seven 

wonders of the world. The exhibition 

will encompass the entire museum, 

including all galleries on both floors. 

The experience will also feature the 

first-ever virtual reality expedition 

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At The Van Wezel: The Simon and Garfunkel Story on 

of Machu Picchu, recorded in 2020 

during the unprecedented closure 

of the site during the pandemic. It 

was the first time in recent history 

this majestic City in the Sky was 

completely empty, filmed using state 

of the art drone-VR technology. 

Many of these 192 priceless 

artifacts are from royal tombs, 

including spectacular objects that 

belonged to noble Andean lords, 

and have never-been-seen before 

out of Peru. Guided throughout the 

exhibition by Ai Apaec, a mythical 

Andean hero, visitors will gain a 

window into transformation through 

the forces of nature that result in his 

death and subsequent rebirth. In 

this exotic land nothing is fixed and 

beings can change from one form to 

another. Throughout this dramatically 

staged expedition, the sounds of 

roaring jaguars, screaming macaws, 

and torrential rainfall surround 

visitors as they unravel the mysteries 

of Andean cosmology and marvel at 

the sophistication of Andean artists. 

Visitors will behold the marvels 

of engineering that sheltered a truly 

spiritual civilization and the ornate 

riches they once cherished. Rivaled 

only by Ancient Egypt in longevity 

and by the Roman Empire in 

engineering, Andean societies. 

On view now at the Boca Raton 

Museum of Art through March 6, 

2022. https://bocamuseum.org/ 

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On display at Norton Museum 

of Art: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera 

and Mexican Modernism from the 

Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection 

on view through February 

6, 2022. Featuring over 150 works, 

including paintings and works on 

paper collected by Jacques and Natasha 

Gelman alongside photographs 

and period clothing, the exhibition 

includes the largest group of works by 

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera ever on 

view at the Norton. Presenting these 

artists’ creative pursuits in a broader 

context, the exhibition also includes 

work by Manuel and Lola Álvarez 

Bravo, Miguel Covarrubias, Gunther 

Gerzso, María Izquierdo, Carlos Mérida, 

David Alfaro 

Siqueiros, Juan 

Soriano, and Rufino 

Tamayo. 

The Gelmans’ 

close relationship 

with this 

community is 

underscored by 

the number of 

portraits of them 

made by their 

artist friends in 

the exhibition. 

Photographs 

related to Kahlo, 

Rivera, and their 

enduring legacy 

by a global roster 

of artists including 

Lucienne 

Bloch, Imogen 

Cunningham, 

Juan Guzmán, 

Graciela Iturbide, 

Nickolas Muray, 

Edward Weston, 

and Guillermo 

on February 12. 

Kahlo—Frida’s father—help 

round 

out our understanding 

of these iconic painters. 

More info at https://www.norton.org/ 

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At The Baker Museum: 

• Subject Matters; Selections from 

the Permanent Collection. Drawn 

from The Baker Museum’s permanent 

collection, this exhibition addresses 

subject matters commonly 

found in visual arts, while exploring 

a wide array of formal characteristics 

and styles in modern and contemporary 

art. It also demonstrates 

differing artistic approaches taken by 

different individuals, reflecting their 

personal experiences and concerns, 

as well as the time and places in 

which they lived and have lived. Subject 

Matters is organized into nine 

sections: the Human Figure, Plants 

and Animals, Landscapes, (Sub) 

Urban Life, Still-Life, the Home, Artist 

and Studio, Narratives and Nonfigurative 

Abstraction. Runs though 

March 2. Located on the second 

floor of The Baker Museum. 

• Baseball Heroes: Works from the 

Jay H. Baker Collection. Featuring 

more than 100 iconic artifacts from 

the unparalleled New York Yankees 

memorabilia collection of Jay H. 

Baker, this exhibition celebrates 

baseball as an integral part of American 

life for nearly 200 years. Baseball 

Heroes presents extraordinary 

objects and original documents 

from Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe 

DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Derek 

Jeter. Highlights include Babe 

Ruth’s earliest known game-used 

bat, Mickey Mantle’s first signed 

professional contract and the jersey 

worn by Derek Jeter for his Yankees 

debut in 1995. Runs through May 

15. Located on the third floor of The 

Baker Museum. 

• Love in All Forms: Selections from 

the Art Collection of Patty and Jay 

Baker. As a complement to Baseball 

Heroes, this exhibition will paint a 

fuller portrait of noted collectors and 

philanthropists Patty and Jay Baker 

through the presentation of selections 

from their remarkable collection 

of fine art. From the Impressionist 

painting of Claude Monet to 

the art deco portraits of Tamara de 

Lempicka to the abstract sculpture 

of Henry Moore, the works in this exhibition 

represent some of the most 

significant art historical movements 

of the past 150 years. Runs through 

May 15. Located on the third floor of 

The Baker Museum. 

• Florida Contemporary, an annual 

exhibition organized by Artis—Naples, 

The Baker Museum, highlights 

work by notable visual artists 

active in Florida. Three artists are 

invited for its ninth iteration this 

season: Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Akiko 

Kotani and Noelle Mason. A wide 

array of compelling works by these 

artists with distinct backgrounds 

and artistic interests testify to the 

creative energies and intellectual 

vigor present in the state’s visual 

art world. Runs through July 17. 

Located in the Kohan, Newell and 

Friends of Artis—Naples Galleries 

of Hayes Hall. 

Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg: 

has More Than Retro Art Photography 

Of The 1970s, through April 

3, 2022. 

The 1970s witnessed a dramatic 

shift from photojournalism, the dominant 

occupation of photographers 

since the 1930s, to art photography in 

the United States. More Than Retro: 

Art Photography of the 1970s celebrates 

and explores that remarkable 

change, revealing 1970s artistic trends 

including the snapshot aesthetic, 

the rebellion against purism, image 

manipulation, and social landscapes. 

This exhibition features both famous 

and lesser-known artists, and includes 

works by Andy Warhol (1928–1987), 

Garry Winogrand (1928–1984), Dianora 

Niccolini (b. 1936), Stephen 

Shore (b. 1947), and Jerry Uelsmann 

(b. 1934). 

The shift from photojournalism to 

art photography was due to a variety 

of factors, including the rising cost of 

ink and paper, which effectively put 

an end to weekly picture magazines 

such as Life and Look. In addition, 

students were graduating with advanced 

degrees in photography, while 

simultaneously museums, galleries, 

and critics were giving greater attention 

to art photography. Likewise, the 

field was impacted by the growing 

influence of the Society for Photographic 

Education (1962) and the 

Visual Studies Workshop (1969), both 

founded by Nathan Lyons (1930– 

2016) at the George Eastman House— 

the world’s oldest museum devoted 

to photography. New approaches, 

such as the highly influential 1966 

book The Photographer’s Eye by John 

Szarkowski (1925–2007), explored 

issues related to seeing and making 

photographs. Indeed, art photographers 

from the 1970s were largely 

preoccupied with the self-referential 

image, one that acknowledged and 

was ironically aware of the history of 

photography. 

More Than Retro: Art Photography 

of the 1970s is drawn mainly from the 

museum’s collection. https://mfastpete.org/exh/retro/ 

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Note: 

Be sure to send season schedules 

for 2022 to westcoastwoman@ 

comcast.net 

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to showcase amazing talent 

Bello Nock and other world-class circus arts to thrill audiences Feb. 1 - March 6 

Sarasota’s hometown circus, 

Circus Sarasota, is ready 

to bring chills, thrills and 

laughs aplenty to audiences 

of all ages from February 11 through 

March 6. Featuring new and innovative 

acts, Circus Sarasota 2022 will 

offer high-flying action, heart-stopping 

thrills, laugh-out-loud comedic 

antics, and acts that defy both expectations 

and the boundaries of physical 

limitations. Sarasota favorite Bello 

Nock returns to Circus Sarasota 

for the 2022 show, along with other 

incredible artists, many who have 

appeared on “America’s Got Talent.” 

“We are confident that audiences 

of all ages are going to love the talent 

we’ve assembled for Circus Sarasota 

2022,” said Circus Arts Conservatory 

Executive Vice President Jennifer 

Mitchell. “We are proud to feature 

world-class circus artists who will 

dazzle and delight locals and visitors 

to our area alike, with affordable 

ticket options for families seeking 

entertainment they can enjoy together.” 

Circus 

Sarasota 


Ringmaster 

Joseph 

Bauer Jr. 

photo by Cliff Roles 

‘DareDaughter’ 

Annaliese Nock 

performs a 

somersault in the 

‘Wheel of Death’ 

photo by Rick Purdue 

Comic daredevil Bello Nock headlines Circus 

Sarasota 2022 Courtesy photo/Circus Arts Conservatory 

The lineup includes: 

Noseph Bauer Jr.: The multi-talented 

Bauer returns to Circus Sarasota, serving 

as this year’s Ringmaster. Bauer, a 15th generation 

member of one of Switzerland’s oldest 

circus families, has traveled the world 

to many notable circus venues, as well as 

performed in numerous TV appearances 

and competitions. 

Bello Nock: It’s Bello’s unique blend of 

endearing comedy and jaw-dropping daredevil 

stunts that makes him one of the most 

exciting live performers in the world today. 

Whether he’s appearing on “America’s Got 

Talent,” performing a death-defying stunt 

or presenting his critically acclaimed theater 

show, Bello is always incredibly engaging 

and entertaining. Bello and his “Dare- 

Daughter” Annaliese will perform on the 

sway poles and Wheel of Destiny. 

Annaliese Nock: “DareDaughter” Annaliese 

Nock is the youngest daughter of 

circus superstar and daredevil Bello Nock. 

Annaliese made her performance debut 

at 11 years old in Ringling Bros. and Barnum 

& Bailey Circus, performing her solo 

hand-balancing act. She has traveled the 

globe performing at the most prestigious 

venues as well as appeared on “America’s 

Got Talent” and “Britain’s Got Talent: The 

Champions.” Annaliese earned her own 

Guinness World Record for performing 

four somersaults in the Wheel of Destiny 

in less than a minute during the opening 

weekend of Circus Sarasota 2016. 

The Alexis Brothers: Brothers Marco 

and Paulo Lorador radiate strength 

and perseverance in their hand balancing 

act. The two come from a circus family 

and their father, Alexis, inspired them to 

perform. Their first performance under a 

Jorge Pompeyo with two of his talented rescue dogs photo by Cliff Roles 

Big Top occurred when they were 7 and 9 

years old and they haven’t stopped working 

together since. They named their act as a 

tribute to their father. 

Evgeny Vasilenko graduated from 

the National Circus School of Moscow before 

working at the Old Moscow Circus. 

He started his slack wire act in 1999 and, 

in 2000, was a winner of the Grand Prix of 

the Circus Festival in Tunis. In 2001, Evgeny 

won a competition of the Delphic games 

in Saratov, Russia. He has performed in 

Cirque du Soleil’s “LUZIA,” Twisted Vegas, 

and Cirque Dreams. 

Nilson Escobar is a speed juggler from 

Peru who has traveled the world mesmerizing 

audiences wherever he performs. 

Maria Chimeno flies through the air 

on the single trapeze. Maria, who has always 

wanted to be a performer, fully embraces 

the artistry of the circus. She has 

dazzled audiences in South America, Europe 

and here in the U.S. 

Caleb Carinci arrived onstage at the 

age of 6 as an acrobat for the Pennsylvania 

Renaissance Festival. Hailing from 

performing parents, his enthusiasm for 

the performing arts is only rivaled by his 

love for horses. Caleb and his horses have 

toured through Europe, Canada and Peru. 

He was also featured in The Big Apple Circus 

and had a role in the filming of “The 

Greatest Showman.” 

Pompeyo Family Dogs: Jorge and 

Natalya Pompeyo, along with their troupe 

of rescue dogs, are ready to leap, jump and 

wag their way into audiences’ hearts! For 

over 10 years, the couple and their canines 

have performed together on “America’s Got 

Talent,” throughout the U.S., Canada and 

the Caribbean with extraordinary success. 

Their aerial somersaults, leaps through 

rings, ladder climbing and jump roping 

skills will astound and amuse. 

Slack wire artist Evgeny Vasilenko photo by Cliff Roles 

Performances take place under the Ulla 

Searing Big Top on Regatta Island at Nathan 

Benderson Park (5851 Nathan Benderson 

Circle, Sarasota). Circus Sarasota 

2022 runs from February 11 through March 

6; showtimes are: Tuesdays through Saturdays 

at 7 p.m.; Wednesday and Saturday 

matinees at 2 p.m; and President’s Day 

(February 21) and Sundays at 1 and 5 p.m. 

Tickets are $20-$60, with children under 

2 free. Visit CircusArts.org or call the Box 

Office at 941-355-9805. 

The CAC – one of the original members of the 

#SafeArtsSarasota initiative – has continued 

stringent COVID-19 mitigation protocols to keep 

patrons, artists, students, staff and volunteers 

safe. Some of the protocols include required 

masking, proof of a negative COVID-19 test (or 

proof of vaccination, if patron prefers), temperature 

checks, reduced available seating to 

enable social distancing, enhanced cleaning and 

disinfecting of the facilities (including fogging 

after each performance), pre-packaged concession 

stand items, ongoing COVID-19 testing for 

staff and artists, and more. 

For more information or to purchase tickets, 

visit CircusArts.org or call the Box Office at 

941-355-9805. 


your health 

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. 

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 the dural tube 

that encases the spinal cord into the lower 

and upper back, the neck, the cranium and 

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 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 

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. 

Babies and Children can benefit 

■ Our little boy Leo, four years of age, had a 

difficult birth and at 7 months was put on antibiotics 

for an ear infection and as a result developed 

c-diff. His development came to a stop. 

At 3 years, with the help of an OT, he started 

to walk and talk. In spite of the improvements, 

he was unable to answer questions and his 

communication skills were very poor. Leo 

had very poor muscle tone, a lot of stress in 

his body and physical activities such walking, 

jumping and climbing were difficult for him. 

Beginning with the first session with Terry, 

he began showing improvement and with each 

following session. Everyone from his teachers 

to his grandparents noticed an increase in his 

■ “I was in awful pain and the 

MRI showed 2 pinched nerves 

and stenosis. I scheduled surgery. 

My daughter suggested Craniosacral therapy. 

After only 2 visits the pain was reduced to 

advanced craniosacral about 80% and therapy I canceled the surgery. I went 

for a 3rd visit and I am about 90% better.” 

■ “Simply Amazing! One visit was all it took for 

Terry to relieve 85% of my year long, nagging 

(sometimes severe) neck/shoulder tightness/ 

pain!! My breathing improved tremendously.” 

physical strength, as well as improvements in 

comprehension, speech and communication 

skills. For the first time, he started participating 

in class lessons and interacting with his 

classmates. Terry has made a huge impact on 

getting Leo to a place a little boy should be at 

age four. We cannot thank Terry enough. 

■ Terry’s treatment helped our 6 week old 

baby boy from recent hospitalization into 

the first series of healthy bowel movements 

when seemingly nothing could help. Our son 

was able to latch onto the breast and for the 

first time completed his feeding. He was much 

calmer after working with Terry. 

Terrence Grywinski 

of Advanced 

Craniosacral Therapy, 

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

Testimonials from Clients 

■ “He was able to relieve tension that I have 

been carrying around for 15 years or more. 

I left his office table with more energy than I 

have had in years.” 

■ “I began working with him because I was 

dealing with anxieties, depression and lots of 

emotional pain inside and out. You don’t realized 

how much stress can cause damage to 

your body, mind and soul. I can say Terry was 

a big help.” 

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 Advanced 

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Therapy. 

■ “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 

advanced craniosacral therapy 

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.” 

■ “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.” 

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Stars on the Rise Building on our Legacy 

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This will be the 70th anniversary 

of the Humane Society of 

Sarasota County (HSSC) and in 

2022, it’s off to an auspicious start. 

In 2020, in steps a new Executive 

Director, Anna Gonce, who 

had to navigate a major construction 

project while managing staff and keeping 

the doors open. And yes, there was COVID to 

contend with. Considered an essential service, 

she and her team showed up every day even as 

COVID took hold and their old adoption building 

was torn down. 

HSSC re-emerged back in September, 2021, 

after its long overdue expansion was completed. 

The beautiful, gleaming, state-of the-art facilities 

you see now bely a tricky remodeling job. 

It could be summed up as knock this down and 

move over there, then move back. Then refurbish 

this part, and move over here. 

Break rooms were converted to offices, a 

trailer was brought in, they even used a shed 

for space. “There are no ivory towers in animal 

services,” notes Anna, adding, “but we found 

a way to make it work.” But, she admits with 

a laugh, that by the grand re-opening, “I was 

done with it.” 

Now stands a facility encompassing almost 

40,000 square feet of space. It offers play rooms 

for cats, training spaces, and, most importantly, 

more space for animals. The $8.5 million expansion 

and renovation project allows them to 

take in close to 1,000 more animals each year, 

bringing the total to 2,700. 

Anna’s influence can be seen in the addition 

of a memorial courtyard, a new sensory and 

enrichment garden designed to reduce stress for 

the shelter animals leading to more successful 

transitions to and from life in the shelter, no-cost 

medical care for special needs pet adoptions, 

and collaboration with Paws and Warriors that 

give free dogs to first responders and veterans. 

HSSC is a no-kill shelter, but not every shelter 

in Florida is. So Anna has created a leadership 

collaboration around the state to help the state 

become a no-kill state. Compared to the rest 

of the country, Florida is the 4th worst state in 

the nation for dogs and cats dying in animal 

shelters. Last year alone, 45,500 animals did not 

have the chance for a loving home. 

Anna moved to Sarasota in 2014 after a career 

out west working with several animal welfare 

agencies. Upon arriving, she first stayed home 

to raise her daughter, but after two years she 

knew, as a self-described “workaholic,” she 

needed to get back to work. Anna worked at 

Habitat in Sarasota initially as volunteer coordinator, 

but moved up to development. But when 

she saw the opportunity at HSSC she knew, “I 

admire their [Habitat] mission…but my passion 

has always been animals.” 

And that passion goes back to her childhood 

growing up on a farm in Alabama. “I had every 

pet imaginable,” she recalls and her “tough guy” 

dad would often bring home abandoned kittens. 

She considered vet school at Auburn, but knew 

surgery wasn’t for her. Instead it was the University 

of Alabama for a marketing degree that 

would take her to several animal nonprofits. 

Except for that three-year stint at Habitat, 

Anna has two decades of experience in animal 

welfare. First stop was as Executive Director of 

the Utah office of Best Friends Animal Society 

which runs the nation’s largest no-kill sanctuary 

for companion animals. Anna helped 

Best Friends launch several national initiatives 

designed to reduce the number of animals entering 

shelters. 

She then led their Salt Lake City–based 

program, delivering a strategy to make Utah 

a no-kill state. She operated a pet adoption 

center, high-volume spay/neuter clinic, mobile 

spay/neuter clinic, kitten nursery, and led a 

statewide coalition. Before that and in Denver, 

she was the Executive Director of the Gabriel 

Foundation, one of the country’s largest parrot 

sanctuaries. 

Prior to that, she was first Public Relations 

Manager and then Manager of Emergency Services 

at American Humane Association, also 

in Denver. 

Anna was the secretary of the National 

Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition and 

founding board president for Spay Neuter International 

Project, based in Costa Rica. She has 

presented at animal welfare conferences and 

workshops across the country. 

Her animal-welfare expertise includes domestic 

and international disaster response, 

delivering spay/neuter services, operating pet 

adoption centers, return-to-field programs for 

community cats, no-kill strategic plans, and 

coalition building. 

At their north Sarasota campus, dogs are 

on one side of the building; cats on the other 

(arranged by the cats, no doubt). Dogs have the 

typical kennel accommodations, but with large 

stalls and open spaces with lots of light. There’s 

also lots of space for walks indoors and out. Cats 

on the other hand, move about in their stacked, 

spaceship-like pods that give them privacy and 

small hideaways cats crave. There’s plenty of 

space for them to move about, explore and play 

in an adjoining “free-roaming” room. (It’s also 

fun to watch them play there.) 

The HSSC’s sparkling new facilities are a 

testament to how much we love our pets. The 

facility, by the way, never closed during construction 

and animals were still taken in and 

adopted out - just in lesser numbers. 

Shelters have changed dramatically. For example, 

Anna explains, shelter medicine is now 

a field of study. Animal sheltering itself is also 

very advanced. At HSSC, incoming animals are 

vaccinated right away. They also offer foster 

programs for the animals, and all animals are 

evaluated for possible behavioral problems. 

They offer humane education as well as pet 

therapy programs. There’s an affordable public 

veterinary clinic (whether you adopted a pet 

from HSSC or not). 

What has also changed is how we treat what 

are called “pet surrenders.” Sarasota County 

Animal Services doesn’t take them so the HSSC 

is the place of last resort. “Having a pet is a 

lifelong commitment,” Anna explains which 

you hear often about adopting a pet these days. 

Less heard is compassion for the pet owner 

who can’t care for a pet any longer. About 25 

per cent of the animals the HSSC receives are 

“surrenders” which tends to be cyclical. “We 

don’t want to shame people,” Anna explains. 

“Financial problems are the most common 

reason people give up their pets,” she explains. 

HSSC offers options to pet owners who may be 

going through a difficult time in the hope that 

they can later reclaim their pet. 

Back in the 1950s, towns had what was called 

“the dog catcher” and if you were lucky you 

might have gotten your runaway dog back. 

Donald Evans wasn’t so lucky. His dog was 

caught, but no one notified him and the dog 

was euthanized. Evans was so upset by the 

experience that he then and there started the 

Humane Society in Sarasota. Treatment, procedures, 

protocols have all changed dramatically 

since those days—thankfully—but one thing 

hasn’t changed: people are just as passionate 

about their pets as Evans was. 

Incorporated in 1952 as Sarasota’s first 

nonprofit animal welfare organization, the 

Humane Society of Sarasota County relies on 

contributions from individuals, organizations, 

and corporations. Thus no federal funding, or 

funding from any national humane organization. 

HSSC is the only animal welfare organization 

in Sarasota to earn the coveted 4-Star 

Rating from Charity Navigator 

HSSC’s original kennels held 48 dogs and the 

shelter had room for only 6 cats. Today, they 

have a total of 82 air-conditioned dog kennels 

that were newly built in 2010. They can shelter 

up to 80 cats in three different rooms. There 

are over 100 animals in the shelter on any given 

day. Every year, HSSC finds homes for over 

1,700 dogs and cats. 

There are numerous animal shelters who 

offer adoptions in our area, but none has such 

a long history of service or as many services as 

HSSC. And their Executive Director wants to 

grow it even further. Puppies and kittens are 

wagging their tails. For more information, visit 

www.hssc.org. 

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Chosen from a field of 150 

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2022. The exhibit will also feature 

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Admission is $5, which assists 

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participants also compete for 

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sharing more than $44,000 in 

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Choral Artists of Sarasota Presents 

“A NIGHT AT THE OPERA” 

Sunday, February 20, at Church of the Palms 

Adelaide Boedecker 

Calvin Griffin 

Joseph Holt, 

artistic director 

for Choral 

Artists 

CHORAL ARTISTS 

OF SARASOTA’s 43rd 

season, “Carried Away,” 

continues with “A Night 

at the Opera,” Sunday, 

February 20, 5 p.m., at Church of the 

Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota. 

The concert features favorite arias, 

duets, and choruses performed with a 

full orchestra. The husband and wife 

team of Adelaide Boedecker and Calvin 

Griffin will sing duets from Don Pasquale 

and Marriage of Figaro, along with 

solo arias and choruses with the Choral 

Artists’ singers. Even the Phantom of 

the Opera makes an appearance in this 

concert filled with passion and intrigue. 

The program includes works by Mozart, 

Handel, Rossini, Borodin, William 

Grant Still, Donizetti, Verdi, and Webber. 

Joseph Holt, artistic director for Choral 

Artists, says that one of the unusual 

components of the program includes a 

rarely heard overture, Lucio Silla, by 

a very young Mozart who was only 16 

when he wrote it. “It’s a fascinating piece 

because you can glimpse the turmoil 

the teen Mozart was experiencing at 

the time—and the depth and genius to 

come,” says Holt. 

Holt also points out that the concert 

pays tribute to Black History Month 

with the inclusion of two choruses from 

operas by William Grant Still, a noted 

Black composer of the 20th century. His 

opera, Troubled Island, premiered at 

the New York City Opera on March 31, 

1949, notably making it the first grand 

opera composed by a Black composer to 

be produced by a major company. “Choral 

Artists will be performing a chorus 

from this exceptional opera along with 

a chorus from Costaso, an opera set in 

the American Southwest under Spanish 

rule,” says Holt, adding that the opera 

received its world premiere 40 years after 

it was written in 1992. 

Other program highlights include 

Borodin’s exotic “Polovtsian Dances” 

from the opera 

Prince Igor. “If 

the music sounds 

familiar, you probably 

recognize 

‘Stranger in Paradise,’ 

because the 

music from Prince Igor was repurposed 

for the 1953 musical Kismet,” says Holt. 

Concert goers will also enjoy a beautiful 

chorus by Rossini from Moses in Egypt 

and the most popular opera chorus of all 

time, “Va, Pensiero” by Verdi. “The Verdi 

chorus was played at his funeral and EV- 

ERYONE in the funeral procession route 

sang it as he passed,” says Holt. “Most 

Italian audiences can sing this from 

memory.” Finally, rounding out the spectacular 

array of opera arias and choruses 

is the quintessential Phantom of the Opera, 

capping off, says Holt, “an evening of 

passion and vocal delight.” 

Holt adds that he is delighted to have 

the participation of the husband/wife 

team of Adelaide Boedecker and Calvin 

Griffin. “They are taking the opera world 

by storm,” he says, “performing in major 

houses throughout the country, including 

engagements at the Metropolitan Opera 

in NYC this current season.” Each has 

participated in Grammy award-winning 

recordings and are, according to Holt, 

“the stars of tomorrow. Their performances 

lend luster to a program which encompasses 

the major eras of opera: baroque, 

classical, romantic and contemporary.” 

Soprano Adelaide Boedecker has been 

described as “emotionally transparent 

and beguiling of 

tone” (The San 

Francisco Chronicle). 

Most recently 

she has covered 

the role of Frasquita 

in Carmen 

with Atlanta Opera and performed the 

role of Norina in Don Pasquale with Opera 

Las Vegas. Boedecker made her professional 

debut at age 17, as Barbarina, 

with the Sarasota Opera. She received 

her Bachelor of Music in vocal performance 

from University of Florida, where 

she graduated summa cum laude, and 

received her Master of Music in vocal 

performance from the Eastman School of 

Music. Acclaimed for his “darkly lustrous 

voice” (South Florida Classical Review), 

Calvin Griffin is an alum of the Florida 

Grand Opera Studio, where he made his 

debut with the company stepping in as 

a cover to sing the role of Escamillo in 

Bizet’s Carmen. 

In concert, Griffin has sung with the 

Richmond Symphony as the bass soloist 

in Handel’s Messiah, and as soloist in 

Opera Columbus’ Opera Swings Jazz 

concert. He made his Houston Symphony 

debut as first apprentice in the 

Grammy Award-winning production of 

Wozzeck. Griffin received his master’s 

degree in vocal performance from Rice 

University’s Shepherd School of Music 

under the tutelage of Dr. Stephen King, 

and his bachelor’s degree from The Ohio 

State University. 

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. “Incorporating young singers 

into the professional ensemble encourages 

them to further develop their musical 

talents and appreciation for singing 

in an ensemble.” 

FOR MORE INFORMATION and 

to purchase tickets, visit www.ChoralArtistsSarasota.org 

or call 941-387- 

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Accolades 

■ Jennifer Jaso, a social studies 

and critical thinking teacher 

at Sarasota Middle School, was 

named the 2022 Sarasota County 

Teacher of the Year at the annual 

celebration 

of educators 

hosted 

by the 

Education 

Foundation 

of Sarasota 

County. 

Event 

organizers 

Jennifer Jaso 

were happy 

to resume 

an in-person celebration, held 

this year at Michael’s on East in 

Sarasota, after producing the 2021 

tribute as a virtual event due to the 

pandemic. 

Before Jaso was named as the 

district’s 2022 Teacher of the Year, 

videos were shown of her and 

fellow district finalists—Shannon 

Haddad of Ashton Elementary 

School and Loridia Urquiza of 

Booker High School —and they 

were welcomed to the stage by their 

respective 2021 district finalists Emily 

O’BrienSwope, Samantha Miller, 

and Becky Satterly. 

In addition, Stephanie Vlahakis, 

the 2021 Innovation Award recipient, 

announced Jacob Lasorso, an 

industrial education instructor at 

Suncoast Technical College, as the 

2022 Innovation Award honoree. 

The award recognizes a Teacher 

of the Year who is creative in approach, 

willing to think outside the 

box, and able to connect students 

with learning in unique ways. 

The 43 Teacher of the Year designees 

representing their respective 

schools also were recognized and 

received cash awards. Dr. Jennifer 

Jaso will represent district teachers 

throughout the 2022 calendar year 

and serve as the district’s nominee 

for state Teacher of the Year. 

The Education Foundation 

presented Jaso with a $5,000 cash 

award and Haddad and Urquiza 

with awards of $2,500 each. Vigne 

thanked Sunset Automotive Group 

for providing the cash awards and 

other generous supporters who 

made it possible to sponsor the 

celebration event. 

■ Sarasota County Sheriff department 

has promoted two sheriff’s 

office members to new ranks. Deputy 

Justin Weaver is promoted to 

the rank of Sergeant assigned to the 

Patrol Bureau. Weaver began his law 

enforcement career in 2015 when 

he was hired by the sheriff’s office 

as a patrol deputy. He transferred 

to the Tactical Unit in 2017 and has 

served as a detective within the 

Special Investigations Section since 

2019. Weaver is a current member 

of the agency’s SWAT Team and has 

advanced training in several areas 

including rifle techniques, firearm 

instruction, explosive breaching, 

and more. 

from left: Sergeants Justin Weaver 

and Jenna Dubose with Sheriff 

Kurt A. Hoffman. 

Corrections Deputy Jenna 

Dubose was promoted to the rank 

of Sergeant assigned to the Corrections 

Operations Bureau. Dubose 

began her law enforcement career 

with the Florida Department of 

Corrections before joining the sheriff’s 

office in 2011. She is currently 

assigned to the Power Squad within 

the correctional facility and serves 

as the secretary for the county jail 

inspection group, participating in 

assessments by the Florida Model 

Jail Standards Committee. She 

received several nominations for 

Employee of the Month throughout 

her career, earning the distinction in 

2017. Dubose has advanced training 

in crisis intervention, firearms, defensive 

tactics, incident command 

systems, and hostage negotiation. 

Appointments 

■ The Jewish Federation of 

Sarasota-Manatee has announced 

the appointment of its new Chief 

Advancement Officer, Hermione 

Gilpin. Gilpin will be leading a team 

of development professionals and 

volunteers to support the Federation’s 

mission: 

to strengthen 

Jewish life, provide 

for people 

in need, and 

promote support 

for Israel. 

Gilpin joined 

the Federation 

on January 24. 

Hermione Gilpin 

As Vice 

President of 

Institutional Advancement and 

Planning at Marie Selby Botanical 

Gardens for the past several years, 

she was instrumental in securing 

many leadership gifts and building 

a winning team of development 

professionals. Gilpin also played 

key roles in the capital campaign 

for Selby Gardens’ Master Plan. She 

was a Philanthropic Advisor for the 

Gulf Coast Foundation for three 

years. She started her local development 

career in this community at 

the Asolo Repertory Theater. 

Gilpin said “I’ve long been 

impressed with the Jewish Federation’s 

mission, especially how the 

Federation inspires deep conversations, 

broadminded perspectives 

and dedication to learning. I’m 

energized by the vision for the 

Larry and Mary Greenspon Family 

Campus for Jewish Life. It will be a 

unique community gathering place 

where people with different backgrounds 

will exchange ideas and 

pass on Jewish values and traditions 

to the next generation. I can’t 

wait to help realize that vision.” 

For more information, contact 

Kim Adler at kadler@jfedsrq.org or 

941-552-6300. 

■ The Community Foundation of 

Sarasota County has announced 

the promotion of a longstanding 

staff member, appointment of a 

seasoned development professional, 

and the acceptance of a Vice 

President into a prestigious national 

fellowship. 

Representing the state of 

Florida, Ranata Reeder, Vice 

President of Knowledge and Equity, 

has joined 

the 2021- 

2022 class of 

the Hull Fellows 

Leadership 

Program, 

a philanthropic 

leadership 

development 

program of 

Ranata Reeder 

Philanthropy 

Southeast. 

Julie Avins 

Throughout the year, Reeder 

alongside 21 other philanthropic 

leaders from across the southeastern 

United States will explore the 

evolution of philanthropy in the 

South, emerging trends and best 

practices, and the challenges facing 

foundations today. 

Julie Avins has assumed the role 

of Director of Accounting. Since 

joining the 

Community 

Foundation 

as Senior 

Accountant 

in 2015, Avins 

has continually 

expanded 

her leadership 

in the day-today 

operations 

of the 

finance department from analyzing 

investment accounts to supervising 

two staff accountants to overseeing 

the processing of gifts at all levels. 

During her tenure, the foundation’s 

assets have grown from $274 million 

to $520 million. 

Newly appointed as Philanthropic 

Advisor, Laurie Scott will work 

closely with donors throughout our 

community 

to help them 

achieve their 

philanthropic 

goals through 

charitable 

investments. 

Scott joins the 

Community 

Foundation 

Laurie Scott 

with more 

than 30 years 

as a development professional with 

experiences in the United States, Japan, 

and New Zealand. She has held 

development roles at the University 

of South Florida, The Baker Institute 

for Public Policy at Rice University, 

the Medical University of South Carolina, 

and University of Auckland. 

For more information, visit 

www.CFSarasota.org or call (941) 

955-3000. 

■ Graci McGillicuddy, All Star 

Children’s Foundation’s co-founder 

and board chair, announced 

recently that the board of directors 

has appointed Sharon Ghazarian, 

Ph.D, as its new CEO. Dr. Ghazarian 

had served as 

All Star’s chief 

research officer 

since July 

2020. Before 

she joined All 

Star, Dr. Ghazarian, 

was the 

former senior 

director for 

Sharon Ghazarian 

health informatics 

at Johns 

Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. 

“Answering the call to lead All 

Star is an honor and a privilege,” 

says Dr. Ghazarian. “I hope to build 

upon the incredible foundation that 

has been created here and help the 

organization become a true leader 

in addressing childhood trauma, 

not only for Sarasota, but across the 

state and country. I am truly humbled 

by this opportunity.” 

Dr. Ghazarian is a research methodologist 

and an expert in complex 

statistical analysis and research processes 

for medical, behavioral, and 

social sciences. In her career with 

Johns Hopkins and other health 

organizations, Dr. Ghazarian pursued 

methodological advances in 

healthcare data, with a particular focus 

on pediatric development. She 

has also contributed substantively 

to the field of parenting behaviors, 

parent-child relationships and 

family dynamics by applying robust 

techniques to examine mechanisms 

by which parenting and 

family interactions affect child and 

adolescent outcomes. Her resulting 

expertise encompasses behavioral 

health, public health, social sciences, 

and hospital medicine. She also 

has an extensive background as a 

methodology consultant for federally 

funded research grants 

During her time at All Star, Dr. 

Ghazarian has provided leadership 

and oversight for the research 

department and served as the Data 

Security and Privacy Officer ensuring 

safe, reliable, and robust process 

and procedure for all aspects of data 

entry, collection, and storage. 


allstarchildren.org. 

Board News 

■ Island Gallery West welcomes 

our three newest member artists 

— Renee Pagan, Steve Oliver and 

Dawn Gerardot. Their works in 

diverse styles are now on display at 

Island Gallery West. 

Renee Pagan loves capturing 

the beauty of the world through 

an imaginative lens of brilliant 

color. “There is creativity within 

every individual and as an educator 

and therapist, I strive to help 

others tap into this expression by 

cultivating talents and increasing 

skills.” Although a life-long graphite 

artist, Renee discovered her love for 

watercolors about 10 years ago. She 

prefers to paint landscapes, nature, 

seascapes and the animal kingdom. 

Steve Oliver is a flintknapper, 

primitive artist and painter. His 

flintknapping journey began 15 

years ago while traveling Denmark, 

and the art form continues to 

intrigue him. Steve takes rock, glass 

and other materials in the raw form 

and chips (or knaps) it into tools 

and weapons. What was an absolute 

prehistoric necessity for survival 

is now a beautiful art form, one 

that links the past to the present. 

Spray painting is a much newer medium, 

which allows Steve to express 

himself in a whole new way. It is a 

fast form of art that requires careful 

conception and planning as well as 

careful execution. 

Dawn Gerardot says “From a 

very early age, the passion to create 

has always been present in all that I 

see and do. I feel a creative energy 

that tugs at the artist in me and this 

is where “happy accidents” happen: 

an exciting unpredictable result, 

an unexpected color mingling or 

a combination of mediums that 

causes a turn in direction. Every 

painting is an experiment and for 

me, pushing the boundaries is what 

it is all about.”Dawn graduated 

from the University of St. Francis 

and taught secondary education 

for 14 years. She loves to teach and 

this background provides the tools 

to share her knowledge of multiple 

mediums, including painting on 

silk fabric. Dawn has taught classes, 

workshops and seminars in Indiana 

and Florida for the past 20 years 

and has won numerous awards in a 

variety of media. 

Island West Gallery is located at 

5368 Gulf Drive in Holmes Beach, 

Trolley Stop 15, on Anna Maria 

Island. For updates, visit www. 

islandgallerywest.com or call the 

gallery at 941-778-6648. 

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Announces 2022 

OUTDOOR ART EXHIBIT & TOP WINNERS 

Exhibit runs through April 10 in Bayfront Park 

S 

ince 2004, Embracing 

Our Differences has 

used the power of art and 

prose to promote diversity. 

One way it achieves this is 

through its annual, juried international 

outdoor art exhibition comprising 50 

billboard-sized works of art, each accompanied 

by an inspirational quotation. 

This year’s response to the call for 

artwork and inspirational quotations 

broke last year’s record, with 17,413 

entries pouring in from 123 countries 

and 47 states. Students from 423 

schools around the world submitted 

artwork or quotations to the juried exhibit. 

The winning quotations and art 

will be showcased in the 19th annual 

exhibit running through April 10, in 

Sarasota’s Bayfront Park. 

Sarah Wertheimer, Embracing Our 

Differences’ executive director, is delighted 

by the outpouring of global 

response to this year’s call for submissions. 

“Yet again, thousands of caring 

people jumped at the 

chance to celebrate 

the values of diversity 

and inclusion,” 

she says. “Our art 

selection jury was 

deeply touched and 

inspired by their 

heartfelt honesty 

and level of artistic 

excellence.” According 

to Wertheimer, 

the submissions cover 

a broad spectrum 

of personal conviction 

and artistic 

expression. But one 

core belief unites 

these diverse voices. 

“It boils down to 

Sarah 

Wertheimer, 

Embracing Our 

Differences’ 

executive 

director. 

respecting each individual 

for who they 

are,” Wertheimer 

says. “Human identity is an intricate tapestry 

of culture, nationality, sexual orientation, 

personal experience, the social 

construct of race, and more. That incredible 

diversity is a beautiful 

thing. Embracing Our 

Differences honors that 

beauty, and we select the 

quotations and artwork 

that best express it.” 

Wertheimer adds that 

only a fraction of the powerful 

submissions are chosen 

for each year’s outdoor 

exhibit. “What you’ll 

see is only the tip of the 

iceberg,” she says. “We’re 

profoundly moved to see 

how many people share 

Best in Show, Student: “You Are Enough” by Jenai Barco, a 9th grade student 

from Waipahu, Hawaii. 

Waipahu, Hawaii, won the Bestin-Show 

Student award for her 

painting, “You Are Enough,” which 

depicts a figure inscribed with positive 

words. Barco notes: “Body positivity is 

a social movement initially created to 

empower and shed light on plus-size 

women and men, while challenging 

the ways in which society presents 

and views the physical body. The 

movement advocates the acceptance 

of all bodies, regardless of physical 

ability, size, gender, race, or appearance. 

My artwork serves as a reminder 

to never change yourself for society; 

society should change for you.” 

—————————— 


QUOTATION 

WINNER 

The award for the Best-in-Show 

Best in Show, Adult: “Cultivation” by Samantha Miller of Sarasota. 

inspirational quotation was 

given to Alicia Chalmers of 

Bradenton for: “We are so much 

better united in kindness 

than divided in anger.” 

Wertheimer stresses the 

importance of the statements 

accompanying each artwork. “Every 

quotation opens a window 

into our common humanity,” she 

says. “They touch us with their 

wit, insight, and empathy.” 

Embracing Our Differences’ 

annual outdoor exhibits are the 

heart of a year-round program of 

“Pushing Away Demons” by Celene Krempp of Washington, D.C. 

activities designed to use art as a 

catalyst to create awareness and 

promote diversity. 

—————————— 

our core philosophy all over the world.” 

Selection criteria boil down to medium 

and message. What is the core idea 

of each submission? How well is it expressed? 

“Our judges try to imagine the 

impact the artwork will have when it’s 

enlarged to the size of a billboard. Will 

it stop me in my tracks? Will it move me 

and make me think? Will its truth stay 

with me on the ride home? That’s what 

we’re going for.” 

Awards are given for “Best-in-Show 

Adult,” “Best-in-Show Student,” and 

“People’s Choice” categories, with the 

last chosen by visitors to the exhibit. 

Adult art winners each receive $1,000; 

students receive $1,000, which they split 

with their school’s art program. The person 

who pens the winning quotation is 

awarded $1,000. 

—————————— 

2022 ART WINNERS 

The Best-in-Show Adult winner for 

art is for “Cultivation” by Samantha 

Miller of Sarasota. The work shows a 

“A Mile in My Shoes” by Madison Olszewski of Menasha, 

Wisconsin, 10th Grade, Menasha High School. 

garden of flowers—some blooming, others 

withered or dead. The stems are illustrated 

with words designating attitudes 

and emotions, including “Love,” “Hate,” 

and “Integrity.” In her artist statement, 

Miller says, “just like plants, we grow depending 

on what we feed ourselves. If we 

continually live with hate, jealousy, and 

resentment then we will fail to bloom. 

By feeding ourselves positive attributes 

we can grow and help others. If we continue 

to build each other up, we can create 

a healthy and thriving community.” 

Jenai Barco, a 9th grade student from 

ABOUT 

EMBRACING OUR 

DIFFERENCES 

Embracing Our Differences 

is a not-for-profit organization 

that uses the transformational 

power of art and education to 

celebrate and promote the 

diversity of the human family. It 

accomplishes this through an 

annual, large-scale outdoor juried art exhibition 

and a comprehensive series of educational 

initiatives, programs and resources 

designed for teachers and students. 

Visit www.embracingourdifferences.org. 

For more information about 

Embracing Our Differences, 

call 941-404-5710 or visit 

www.embracingourdifferences.org. 


Anne Abgott, Artist 

ur art gallery has 50-plus 

displaying artists and 

some of our well-known artists are 

conducting Zoom Classes. 

Information on our website. 

Check out our website at: 

www.amiartistsguildgallery.com 

Sarasota Concert Association 2022 Great Performers Series 

Pianist Emanuel Ax performs Chopin 

Feb 1 | 7:30 pm | Van Wezel 

Violinist Benjamin Beilman 

and pianist Alessio Bax 

Feb 25 | 7:30 pm | Riverview PAC 


with pianist Joyce Yang 

March 15 | 7:30 pm | Riverview PAC 

Warsaw Philharmonic 

with pianist Bruce Liu 

April 4 | 7:30 pm | Van Wezel 

3-Concert Subscriptions Available 

ORDER TICKETS TODAY! 

SCAsarasota.org 

941-966-6161 

S R SOT CONCERT 

SSOCI TION 

Artists and programs are subject to change 



Fri, Feb 11, 7:30pm | Sat, Feb 12, 4pm 

CHURCH OF THE PALMS 

Masterwork Concert with Orchestra and Soloists. Experience this ancient 

Te Deum text from its origins of Gregorian chant, to trumpets and timpani of the 

Baroque, to the soaring melodies and rich harmony of the Romantic period. 

Sarasota Opera’s 63rd Season 

STARTS THIS MONTH 

Suzanne Karpov Blake Friedman Jamal Sarikoki Amy Connours 

Purchase your tickets today at: 

KeyChorale.org 

941.552.8768 

(2015) Tosca. photo by Rod Millingon 

The e 2022 Winter Opera Festival 

will open on Saturday, February 

12, , with Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca. 

Set in Rome, a diva’s jealousy plays into the 

hands of the lecherous chief of police, Baron 

Scarpia. An escaped political prisoner seeks 

the help of his friend, the painter Mario 

Cavaradossi, the lover of the famous diva 

Floria Tosca. 

In an attempt to recapture the fugitive, 

Scarpia plants a seed of suspicion in Tosca 

and sets a dreadful trap. Eight performances: 

February 12, 16, 20, 22, 24, 27 and March 

11, 19, 2022. Tosca was last seen in 2015. 

The Daughter of the Regiment 

(La fille du régiment) 

by Gaetano Donizetti. 

Love for Marie, a girl raised by a French 

regiment, will lead the young Tonio to unexpected 

lengths in this colorful comedy set 

in the Tyrol during the Napoleonic Wars. 

Seven performances: February 19, 23, 26 and 

March 1, 3, 6, 18, 2022. The Daughter of the 

Regiment was last seen in Sarasota in 1987. 

The Pearl Fishers (Les pêcheurs 

de perles) by Georges Bizet. 

Set in legendary Ceylon, longtime friends 

Nadir and Zurga are reunited. Their friendship 

faltered when they shared the same 

forbidden love for the priestess Leila—a 

love they swore to renounce. Six performances: 

March 5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 19, 2022. 

The Pearl Fishers was last seen in 2013. 

Attila by Giuseppe Verdi. 

Attila the Hun has conquered most of 

Western Europe and is about to take Rome 

itself, but is brought to his knees by his love 

for a female warrior, Odabella. Five performances: 

March 12, 15, 17, 20, 22, 2022. 

Attila was last seen in 2007. 

Tours of the 

Sarasota Opera House 

On Mondays during opera season you 

can take a a tour of the historic Sarasota 

Opera House, complete with backstage 

tour. Along the way, you’ll hear some 

great stories. A tour is being offered on 

February 21, 10:30 a.m. Call (941) 328-1300 

for information. 

Opera Ticket Information 

Visit SarasotaOpera.org, 

or call (941) 328- 

1300. Sarasota 

Opera Box Office 

is located at 61 N. 

Pineapple Avenue, 

Sarasota. 

(2013) Pearl Fishers. photo by Rod Millingon 


health and wellness 

The weather is perfect for a guided hike 

EcoWalks are a great way to discover plants, nature and serenity 

UF/IFAS Sarasota County Extension 

services is a partnership 

between state, federal, 

and county governments to 

provide scientific knowledge 

and expertise to the public. The University 

of Florida (UF), together with Florida 

A&M University (FAMU), administers the 

Florida Cooperative Extension Service. 

The goal is to develop knowledge about 

our natural resources. 

They offer numerous classes in 

Sarasota both online and in person. 

Here we’re highlighting their EcoWalks 

since you may want to be outside enjoying 

nature and our beautiful weather. 

Best to register ASAP as their walks are 

very popular. If you miss out, note that 

there are similar events offered on future 

dates. For questions or further information, 

call 941-861-5000 or email sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu. 

FEBRUARY 11 

■ EcoWalk: For the Love of 

Nature - Sleeping Turtles 

Preserve South 

Join a UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota 

County educator and learn more about 

Florida ecosystems. Join a UF/IFAS 

Sarasota County Extension educator, 

Dr. Katherine Clements and her husband 

Tony Clements, Sarasota County 

Parks Manager at one of their favorite 

County Preserves. 

Take a leisurely stroll through some 

beautiful and environmentally sensitive 

lands that have been preserved in 

Sarasota County and learn more about 

what makes these areas so unique and 

important, the plants and animals that 

inhabit them. 

Meet by preserve sign off River Road 

south of I-75, just before entrance to 

interstate (not in parking lot). Carefully 

pull off onto grass. Register for this 

event only at ufsarasotaext.eventbrite. 

com rather than any third party websites, 

as they are not affiliated with their 

classes and events. 

FEBRUARY 25 

■ EcoWalk: Invasive Plants at 

Pinecraft Park 

Learn more about invasive plants and 

their impacts on our ecosystems during 



National Invasive Species Awareness 

Week (NISAW). Join Dr. Katherine Clements,UF/IFAS 

Extension Sarasota County 

ecology and natural resources educator 

at Pinecraft Park for a walking tour to 

identify non-native, invasive plants. 

Learn about how and when they were 

introduced to our region, their impacts 

on our Florida ecosystems, and find out 

what you can do to be a responsible 

property owner. Non-native invasive 

plants and animals are one of the leading 

threats to native biodiversity around 

the world. They can negatively affect 

property values, agricultural productivity, 

public utilities, fisheries, tourism, 

outdoor recreation, and ecosystem 

function, and are estimated to cost the 

United States as much as $120 billion in 

economic damages and control measures 

each year. 

Masks and social distancing are recommended 

and expected at all University 

of Florida events. NOTE: Appropriate 

for ages 12 and up. Register for this event 

only at ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com 

rather than any third party websites, as 

they are not affiliated with their classes 

and events. 

MARCH 1 

■ Mindful Movement in the 

Mangroves at The Bay 

Join in for an exploration of finding 

peace within nature along a mostly 

silent walk amongst the mangroves of 

The Bay Park. Face masks and social 

distancing are recommended and expected 

at University of Florida events. 

They’ll draw upon 

many traditions 

and cultures for a 

non-denominational 

approach to 

connecting with 

ourselves and nature 

and get healthier 

along the way. Many 

traditions use some 

form of meditation, 

focus, contemplation, 

reflection, or 

breath work to quiet 

the mind and center 

the body and spirit. 

Recent scientific 

research has shown 

that Shinrin yoku 

(a form of “forest 

bathing” practiced 

in Japan) decreases 

levels of cortisol- a 

stress hormone, lowers 

pulse rate and 

blood pressure, and 

decreases sympathetic 

nerve activity 

(our fight or flight 

response). Research 

also indicates being in 

nature increases brain 

alpha waves (relaxed 

awareness), improves 

concentration 

and problem-solving 

ability, improves self-esteem, and has 

immune system benefits that may decrease 

our risk for developing disease. 

Meet (and park) at the Blue Pagoda 

building at The Bay Park. No prior experience 

needed. Recommended to wear 

comfortable, loose clothing and bring 

water and a portable chair or blanket to 

sit upon as we will stop to sit along the 

trail. Appropriate for ages 12-102. 

Register for this event only at ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com 

rather than any 

third party websites, as they are not affiliated 

with their classes and events. 

Instructor: Dr. Katherine Clements, 

UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County 

ecology and natural resources educator, 

or Noreen Delaney, UF/IFAS Extension 

Sarasota County volunteer 

MARCH 2 

■ EcoWalk: Unique Preserves 

of Sarasota County - 

Manasota Scrub 

Join us to learn more about our amazing 

and unique Florida ecosystems. Take a 

leisurely stroll through some of our most 

beautiful and enviroFace masks and social 

distancing are recommended and 

expected at University of Florida events. 

Limited tickets available and you must 

be registered to attend. Join us to learn 

more about our amazing and unique 

Florida ecosystems. Take a leisurely stroll 

through some of our most beautiful and 

environmentally sensitive lands that 

have been preserved in Sarasota County 

and learn more about what makes 

these areas so unique and important, the 

plants and animals that inhabit them, 

how to be watershed wise, and the management 

issues faced when trying to 

preserve these lands 

for future generations. 

Register early 

through ufsarasotaext.eventbrite. 

com to reserve your 

spot and receive notice 

of any changes. 

For this walk, meet 

at the boardwalk 

parking lot on the 

left after turning 

onto Bridge Street. 

Most appropriate 

for ages 12 and up. 

S. Venice Lemon Bay Preserve 

Manasota Scrub 

Instructor: UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota 

County educator For questions or further 

information, call 941-861-5000 or 

email sarasota@ifas.ufl.edu. 

MARCH 8 

■ EcoWalk: Scrub Stroll and 

Eagle watch - South Venice 

Lemon Bay Preserve 

Join in for a stroll through the scrub as we 

look for interesting plants and animals!- 

Face masks and social distancing are 

REQUIRED at University of Florida events. 

Limited tickets available and you must 

be registered to attend. Join Dr. Katherine 

Clements, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota 

County ecology and natural resources 

educator, for a stroll through the scrub, 

a unique environment in an ancient dune 

system. Register for this event ONLY 

at ufsarasotaext.eventbrite.com rather 

than any third party websites, as they are 

not affiliated with our classes and events. 

This unique habitat is home to a variety 

of plants and other animals. Learn about 

threatened, endemic, and keystone species 

such as the Florida scrub-jay and 

gopher tortoise. Appreciate the wonders 

of the scrub and how we can help protect 

this dwindling habitat. Participants 

should wear comfortable footwear for 

walking in soft sand. Be prepared for 

limited shade. Most appropriate for ages 

12 and up. Instructor: UF/IFAS Extension 

Sarasota County educator. 

For a full listing of classes, visit 

https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/events/ 

?location=sarasota 


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Sweets for your sweetie (or maybe yourself) 

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour 

3/4 cup (2¼ ounces) unsweetened 

cocoa powder 

1/2 teaspoon baking soda 

1/4 teaspoon table salt 

8 ounces semisweet chocolate, 

chopped 

12 tablespoons unsalted butter, 

cut into 12 pieces 

1-1/2 cups (10½ ounces) sugar 

1 cup buttermilk 4 large eggs 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

FROSTING: 

7½ ounces (1½ cups) fresh or 

thawed frozen raspberries, 

plus about 20 fresh raspberries, 

divided 

8 ounces white chocolate, chopped 

1-1/2 cups (10½ ounces) sugar 

6 large egg whites 

FOR THE CAKE: 

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325°F. 

Grease 8-inch square baking pan a d 8-inch round cake pan, line each with parchment 

paper, grease parchment, and flour pans. 

Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together in bowl. Microwave chocolate and 

butter in second bowl at 50 percent power, stirring occasionally, until melted and 

smooth, 2 to 4 minutes. Whisk sugar, buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla together in third 

large bowl. 

Whisk chocolate mixture into sugar mixture until combined. Whisk in flour mixture 

until smooth. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans and bake until toothpick 

inserted in center of each cake comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes, rotating pans halfway 

through baking. Let cakes cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes. Run thin knife 

around edge of pans, remove cakes from pans, discarding parchment, and let cool 

completely on rack, about 1 hour. 

FOR THE FROSTING: 

Serves 10 to 12 

F Chocolate-Raspberry Heart Cake 

Process 1½ cups raspberries in food processor until smooth, about 30 seconds.Strain 

purée through fine-mesh strainer into bowl; discard solids and set aside purée. 

Microwave chocolate in bowl at 50 percent power, stirring occasionally, until melted, 

1 to 2 minutes; let cool slightly. 

Combine sugar, egg whites, and salt in bowl of stand mixer. Set bowl over saucepan 

filled with 1 inch barely simmering water, making sure the water does not touch the 

F Chocolate Pudding Cake 

3/4 cup all-purpose flour 

2/3 cup granulated sugar 

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa 

powder, divided 

1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1/2 cup milk 


melted 

1/2 cup packed light brown 

sugar 

1/2 cup mini semisweet 

chocolate chips 

1-1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla 

extract 

1-1/4 cups hot water 

Your favorite ice cream 

Chocolate Pudding Cake T 

Preheat oven to 350˚F. You’ll need an 8-inch square metal baking pan. 

Whisk flour, granulated sugar, 1/4 cup of the cocoa, the baking powder and salt in a 

medium bowl until blended. 

Whisk in milk and butter until blended. 

Pour into pan and smooth into an even layer. Sprinkle top evenly with brown sugar, then 

remaining 1/4 cup cocoa and the chocolate chips. Mix the vanilla and hot water and 

pour over top. 

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until the top looks dry but center of cake is still jiggly. 

Cool on wire rack until warm. Spoon into serving dishes and top with ice cream if desired. 

Note: When you’re preparing it don’t be alarmed —it doesn’t look like a typical cake 

when you pop it in the oven. Pouring hot water over the batter seems crazy, but magic 

happens in the oven-forming a cake with a fudgy sauce on the bottom. 

Chocolate-Raspberry Heart Cake T 

1/8 teaspoon table salt 


cut into 24 pieces and softened 

bottom of the bowl. Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture reaches 160 

degrees, 5 to 8 minutes. 

Remove bowl from heat and transfer to stand mixer fitted with whisk 

attachment. Whip warm egg mixture on medium-high speed until stiff peaks 

form, about 5 minutes. 

Reduce speed to medium-low, add butter 1 piece at a time, and whip until 

smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add melted chocolate and mix until just 

combined. Slowly add raspberry purée and mix until incorporated. 

Place 1 corner of square cake against lower edge of large (about 16-inch 

diameter) cake platter. Using serrated knife, shave domed top from round cake 

to make it level withsquare cake; discard top. Cut round cake in half. Place 

halves, with cut sides facing in, against top 2 edges of square cake to form 

heart shape. 

Spread 2½ cups frosting over top and sidesof cake in thin, even layer. Fill pastry 

bag fitted with star tip with remaining frosting and pipe roses (spiraling from 

inside out) over top and sides of cake. Place fresh raspberries between roses. 

F Coconut Layer Cake with Ambrosia Filling 

Coconut Layer Cake with Ambrosia Filling T 

CAKE LAYERS: 

1/2 cup unsalted butter, at 

room temperature 

1-1/4 cups sugar 

3 eggs, separated 

3 cups soft winter-wheat 

flour such as White Lily 

1 tablespoon baking powder 


1-1/2 cups unsweetened 

coconut milk 

2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

1/2 teaspoon coconut extract 

FILLING: 

1-1/2 cups heavy cream 


2/3 cup unsalted butter, room 

temperature 

4 egg yolks, lightly beaten 

2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

1/2 cup chopped pecans, 

lightly toasted 

1/3 cup sweetened flaked dried 

coconut, lightly toasted 

1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple 

in its own juice, drained and 

squeezed dry 

Serves 12 

1 navel orange, peeled, seeded, and 

chopped 

1/4 cup maraschino cherries 

ICING: 



4 egg whites 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

1/4 teaspoon coconut extract (optional) 

4 cups (1 pound) sweetened flaked 

dried coconut 

To make the cake layers, preheat oven to 350˚F. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans. Line 

the bottoms with parchment paper. Coat with butter and dust with flour. In a bowl, 

using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat the butter and 1 cup of the sugar 

for about 5 minutes. add the egg yolks one at a time, beating for 20 seconds after each 

addition. On a piece of parchment paper, sift the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add 

to the butter mixture in 3 batches, alternately with the coconut milk, beginning and 

ending with the flour mixture. Beat in the vanilla and the coconut extract, if using. 

In a clean bowl, using clean beaters, beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Add 

the remaining 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon at at time, beating until the whites hold their 

shape. Using a rubber spatula, stir one-third of the egg white mixture into the batter. 

Fold the batter into the remaining egg whites. Divide between the prepared pans. Bake 

until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 28-32 minutes. Transfer to 

racks, let cool in the pans for 5 minutes, then invert onto the racks. 

To make the filling, in a saucepan over medium heat, combine 3/4 cup cream, the 

sugar, and the butter. Cook, stirring, until the butter melts. In a bowl, whisk together 

the remaining 3/4 cup cream and the egg yolks. Stir into the saucepan. Cook over 

medium heat, whisking, until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir 

in the vanilla, pecans, and coconut. Let cool, stirring occasionally. Fold the pineapple, 

orange, and maraschino cherries into the filling. 

To make the icing, in a heavy saucepan over low heat, combine the sugar, salt, and 2/3 cup 

water. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Raise the temperature to medium-high and bring to 

a rolling boil. Cook until a syrup forms and registers 230˚F on a candy thermometer. In a 

bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat the egg whites until they form 

soft peaks. When the sugar syrup has reached 240˚F, pour in a thin steady stream into the 

egg whites while beating on high speed. Beat until the frosting is cooled, thick, and glossy, 

about 7 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and the coconut extract, if using. 

Place 1 cake layer, top side down, on a serving plate. Spread with half of the cooled 

filling. Top with the second layer, top side up. Spread the top and the sides with icing. 

Press the flaked coconut onto the cake. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Pass 

the remaining filling at the table. 


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